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(1998)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Francis is heckled during his act and is asked if he wants to pollinate with a real bug.
  • The character Francis is a ladybug who often plays in drag, and is mistaken for being a female by two flies. This becomes a recurring joke throughout the rest of the film.

Violence & Gore

  • A bug sits next to a sign saying that a kid pulled his wings off.
  • A bug asks a larger bug to squish his head off.
  • Hopper grabs Dot by her head and attempts to feed her to a grasshopper.
  • P.T. Flea is burnt by a fiery explosion, but he survives and it is played for comedic effect.
  • While a bird is chasing the band of bugs, a rock falls on Francis breaking his leg (he is later seen with a cast), and a second rocks falls on his head knocking him unconscious.
  • Hopper crushes three grasshoppers to death by launching mounds of grains on them as they scream in terror.
  • Grasshoppers reveal they will "squish" the ant queen.
  • A grashopper chases Dot through a field of thistles, and one of the spiky flowers is launched towards him and he squeals.
  • Bugs spread red berry-juice on themselves to trick other bugs into thinking they're mutilated. (Played for laughs).
  • Some bugs pull out Hopper's antenna.
  • A grasshopper hits Flik several times, beating him with a broomstick
  • After a rainstorm interrupts that, Hopper grabs Flik by the neck and starts to strangle him for fooling him with a fake bird, but a real bird comes along, grabs Hopper and feeds him to its babies.
  • Some young bugs draw a mural that portrays a lot of blood (including a severed caterpillar).

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • 1 use of BYOB.
  • A mosquito at a bug size bar orders an "O-positive" "Bloody Mary," which is just a drop of blood. He then slurps up the blood and falls off his stool as if drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Hopper and other grasshoppers have menacing appearances, along with their meanspirited disposition and treatment of the ants. Their deranged pet grasshopper "Thumper" in particular is the most frightening of the gang.
  • Dim is portrayed as a raging monster. The scene ends when he is accidentally hurt and starts crying.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Hopper is picked up by a bird and fed alive to a few chicks. Hopper gets lowered into a chick's mouth and his scream reverberates as darkness fills our view. Not recommended for toddlers.

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