Disney will release A BUG'S LIFE - COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD on November 23, 1999. The Disney/Pixar
film, which crosses the Western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (a remake of Akira
Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI) with Aesop's THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, is
about an inventive ant named Flik who hires what he believes are "warrior
bugs" to defend his colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers. As
with the TOY STORY laserdisc box set, the supplemental features are
plentiful:


DISC ONE: THE MOVIE


Direct - digital transfer; two viewing options - widescreen (16x9
anamorphic) and full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround
soundtrack; audio commentary featuring John Lasseter (director), Andrew
Stanton co-director and co-writer) and Lee Unkrich (supervising film
editor); isolated music track - 2.0 stereo; isolated sound effects track -
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround


DISC TWO: SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL


Academy Award-winning short, GERI'S GAME; introductions and explanations by
the filmmakers; early presentation reel (FLEABIE); original story treatment
and pitch boards; character designs, concept art and color script; deleted
sequences; storyboard-to-final film split-screen comparison;
behind-the-scenes featurette on the creation of A BUG'S LIFE;
behind-the-scenes look at voice talent; early production tests; production
progression demonstration; sound engineer Gary Rydstrom on the movie's
sound design; trailers and posters (domestic and international); a
behind-the-scenes look at how the movie was recomposed from its original
widescreen presentation to a full frame presentation for home video
release; plus both sets of credit sequence outtakes, and a
behind-the-scenes look at their production. Retail price is US$49.99.