Get back! Get back! Get back, you horrible beast! I have no fear!
[Dim stars crying. The other flies start booing]
Oh, I'm so sorry, Dim. An owie?
Okay, show Rosie the owie. All right, Dim. It's okay.
FM Fly Mom
[disappointed sighs]
I have been in outhouses that didn't stink that bad. This is ridiculous. What a disappointment.
CF Complaining Fly
You! Come here! I want my money back!
Uh, no refunds after the first two minutes!
C Cockroach
Popcorn! Stale popcorn!
We're losing the audience! You clowns get out there now!
I hate performing on an empty stomach!
Do your act, Heimlich, then you can eat!
Slim P.T., what's the point?
Slim What's the point of going out there? They'll only laugh at me.
That's because you're a CLOWN!
Slim No, it's because I'm a PROP! You always cast me as the broom! The pole! The stick! A splinter!
You're a walking stick! IT'S FUNNY! NOW, GO!
Slim You parasite.
Slim [The other flies are booing. Slim and Francis prance in the arena with flowers on their heads] [dryly]
Tra-la-la-la-la. Spring is in the air, and I'm a flower with nothing interesting to say.
Slim A bee!
I am a cute little bumblebee!
[Heimlich begins chasing Slim and Francis around the arena]
Here I come!
[Slim and Francis are dramatically screaming] [panting]
Slow down, you flowers! Oh! Candy corn! [pants] Here. Let me help you to finish it.
FB Fly Brother #1
[to Francis]
Hey, cutie! Wanna pollinate with a real bug? [laughs]
[flies up to the pair of flies and angrily throws his hat off]
SO, being a ladybug automatically makes me a girl! Is that it, flyboy?! Huh?!
FB Fly Brother #1
She's a guy!
[holding a candy corn]
Francis, leave 'em alone! They are poo-poo heads!
Judging by your breath, you must have been buzzing around a dung heap all day!
Slim Come on, Francis, You're making the maggots cry.
[The baby maggots wail. Large wings with eye spots fan out. They belong to a moth, Gypsy, who preens and warms up her voice in a dressing room. Gypsy operatic vocalizing]
All right, we're dying out there. Gypsy, quick, you and Manny...
[An elderly praying mantis, Manny, is shown in the room rubbing his temples with his eyes closed]
Well, get him out of it! You and your husband are up now!
Oh? Yet again, it is up to me to rescue the performance. Gypsy, come.
[Gypsy humming. Manny crashes and groans]
Stage is the other way, dear.
[We cut to Francis, whose face is reflected multiple times in the fly's eyes]
Anytime, pal! I'm gonna pick the hairs out of your head one by one!
FB Fly Brother #1
Take your best shot!
FB Fly Brother #2
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, 'cause when you get there, YOU ARE DEAD!
Slim [picks up Francis]
Francis, let me handle this. That's no way to speak to a lady.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present Manto the Magnificent and his lovely assistant, Gypsy!
[?]
From the most mysterious regions of uncharted Asia, I give you the Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis!
Rosie, whole troupe! On stage! Finale! Now!
[trying to put a band-aid on Dim]
Okay, I just need a little time to...
Coming. Coming. Tuck, Roll. Let's get moving, guys. We're up next.
[?]
Don't you understand? We are up!
Up-a! Up-a! [speaking gibberish]
[Tuck jumps onto Roll's shoulders]
Hey!
Hey! They don't understand me.
I summon the voice of Confucius...
CF Circus Fly
Get off the stage, you old hack!
[yelps]
I demand to know who said that! [grunts]
[A berry splatters in his face]
How dare you! [yelps]
[More berries hit Manny. The other flies, booing]
Ingrates!
[Fruit continues to hit Manny as he storms offstage. Gypsy remains inside the food container] [muffled]
Manny? Manny!
FB Fly Brother #2
I only got 24 hours to live, and I ain't gonna waste it here! Come on!
[P.T. runs to a matchbox and takes a match]
I've just about had it with these losers! [Strikes the match and hops onto his thimble in the center ring] FLAMING DEATH!!!
[The leaving flies stop to look]
I hold in my hand the match! The match that decides whether two bugs live or die this very evening! In a moment, I will light this trail of matches, leading to a sheet of flypaper doused in lighter fluid! Aimed directly at the flypaper are Tuck and Roll, the pillbug cannonballs! The cannon will be triggered by Dim, trained to jump at the sound of this bell, set to go off in 15 seconds. Our pill bugs' only hope of survival is our mistress of the high wire, Rosie! Secured to a web line of exact length, Rosie will plummet down to these two posts, spinning a web of safety in less than 15 SECONDS!!! Not good enough, you say? Well, what if they were all BLINDFOLDED?! [The cast puts on blindfolds. The flies hurry back to their seats.] Ladies and Gentlemen, may I suggest that those of you with weak constitutions leave the arena, for this act is so dangerous that if the slightest thing should go wrong...
[Roll tightens Tuck's blindfold too tight, and they both slap each other, launching Tuck into P.T. He drops the lit match and triggers the line of Matches]
No!
Go?! Whoa! Okay, through the tunnel...
[Gypsy falls onto the timer, causing it to ding and signalling Dim to jump. Dim laughs]
Okay, that's done!
[P.T. flies through a hole left in Rosie's web and sticks to the flypaper]
Whoa!
Slim Oh, no!
[The flame continues approaching. P.T. Flea attempts to pull himself off. P.T. Flea panics and grunts]
Water! We need some water!
Slim Water, water, water, water!
[The other flies laughing] [panicking]
Help! [grunting] Get me out of here.
FB Fly Brother #1
[P.T. successfully pulls himself off the flypaper and walks off laughing triumphantly until the flypaper falls on top of him and is ignited by the flame]
Wow!
[The flypaper burns away, leaving behind a charred P.T.standing midstep]
It's the-the web. I'm sorry, it's--
Slim We'll save you.
FB Fly Brother #1
[Francis, Slim and Heimlich toss water onto P.T. Flea, who floats within it] [clapping]
Whoo! Whoa!
FB Fly Brother #2
Burn him again!
C Cockroach
[Inside, bugs sit, drink and talk as a saloon piano plays]
I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly...
F Fly
Hey, waiter! I'm in my soup! I've been working out. Feel my wing. Yo! Two Black Flags over here! All right.
B Bug
Hair of the dog you bit.
CW Cockroach Waitress
[in the bar]
Hey, who ordered the Poo Poo Platter? [a bunch of flies swarm the dish she holds in the air]
MW Mosquito Waitress
Here you go, Slick. Enjoy.
S Slick
[takes one bite and his mouth starts to bubble]
Ow! OW!! HEY I SAID NO SALT!!
Oh, pardon me, sir. I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment. I represent a colony of ants, and I'm looking... I'm looking for tough bugs, you know, mean bugs, the sort of bugs...
Slim Fired by a flea, how humiliating!
[in disgust]
Oh, will you SHUT UP?!
Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly, and then everything will be better.
I can't believe the troupe is breaking up. We've always been together.
To the audience we'll never have.
Slim [Slim sips his drop of water, the Fly Brothers enter the Bug Bar.] [gasps and whispers]
Francis! Your boyfriends from the circus are here!
FB Fly Brother #1
[Thug enters, Francis gasps]
There she is.
FB Fly Brother #2
[Francis nervously popping lips]
Hello there, girlie bug.
Shoo, fly. Don't bother me.
FB Fly Brother #1
Say, why don't you tell our pal, Thud.
FB Fly Brother #1
[Thud slams down behind Francis. Thud growls]
What you said to us at the circus?
FB Fly Brother #2
Yeah. Something about buzzing around a dung heap?
Excuse me. Hi, I represent an ant colony, and we're just...
DM Drunk Mosquito
Hey, bartender! Bloody Mary, O-positive. Aha! [given a drop of blood] Oh, yeah... [slurps it quickly and passes out]
FB Fly Brothers
[singing]
Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home.
FB Fly Brother #1
Not so tough now, are you? All right, clown. Get up and fight like a girl.
Get ready to do the Robin Hood act.
I want to be Little John!
Slim What part can I play?
You see, I'm looking for tough, warrior bugs.
Stand back, ye flies! We are the greatest warriors in all bugdom!
[from a distance, to himself]
My sword!
[Francis grabs Slim and brandishes him like a sword]
[singing]
I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich, I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich, I'm gonna be the richest flea in the land! Ka-Ching! The Streets'll be paved with golden retrievers, I'm rich, rich, rich, that's who I am!
Slim [Inside the wagon, the Circus bugs looks at Flik from behind feels depressed]
Poor fellow.
Hey, maybe we can cheer him up a bit.
Don't worry, Flik. The circus life isn't so bad.
Slim Yes, you can be part of our act.
Slim Slapstick! Get it? I... I'm a walking stick. Oh, never mind.
[Noticed Dot Calling Her Friend]
Dot?
Dot, you're flying! What are you doing here?
[panting]
You have to go back; Hopper moved into the anthill & his gang's eating everything!
And I heard a grasshopper say that when they're finished, Hopper's gonna squish my mom!
Slim How?
Come on, you guys, think!
Slim The bird! That's brilliant.
[depressed]
The bird won't work.
What are you talking about? It was your idea.
But you said that everything...
[depressed]
Forget everything I ever told you All right Dot? Let's face it. The colony is right; I just make things worse. That bird is a guaranteed failure. [sighs] Just like me.
You listen to me, my boy, I've made a living out of being a failure, and you, sir, are not a failure!
Oh, but Flik, you've done so many good things.
Oh yeah, okay, show me one thing I've done right?
Dim is right, my boy. You have rekindled the long-dormant embers of purpose in our lives.
Slim And if it wasn't for you, Francis would have never gotten in touch with his feminine side.
Oh, yeah?! Well... [chuckles] You know what? He's right.
Lieutenant Gypsy reporting for duty.
Kid, say the word, and we'll follow you into battle.
We believe in you, my boy.
[Flik doesn't move as Dot flies off and picks up a rock from the ground and brings it to her best friend]
Pretend it's a seed, okay?
[slowly lifts his head up with a smile spreads on his face]
Thanks Dot.
[Dot hugs her friend] [to Slim]
Hey, what's with the rock?
Slim Must be an ant thing.
That's the Flik we know and love.
[Yelled To The Ant Colony Like A Slave Driver]
ALL RIGHT, GET MOVING! [Pushing All The Ants Into Line] Get Going, Move Your Abdomens Now!
[Watches The Grasshoppers Gather The Ants]
They're Rounding Everyone Up.
[To The Firefly]
Hey, Turn Your Butt Off.
[Watched The Ants Gather The Food]
Oh No, They've Finished Collecting The Food. We've Got To Get The Queen Now. Once She's Safe, We Move On Gypsy's Signal.
[Last lines; The next morning, in a conch sounds. Thorny and other ants, using their own harvesters to cut down and harvest grain stalks, stop work at the sound of the conch]
Come on boys!
AB Ant Boy
[Dot and other children are playing in the frame of the fake bird, now surrounded by flowers]
Hey, Princess Dot! Wait up!
I finally get a second to relax, and I got to get out of my chair. Come on! You can rub lotion on me later, shade boy.
F Firefly
[The Queen and Cornelius walk down toward the ants and circus bugs joyfully gathering among blooming flowers]
Oh, thank you!
Slim The least we could do.
Slim Any time.
[Dim opens his shell to reveal ant kids attempting to secretly ride him]
Oh...
[The ant boys moaning]
I'm so sorry, kids. I wish you could come along too.
[Daisy tearfully hugs Francis. Daisy and the Blueberry troops are all crying with Dot] [quavering]
I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry.
[Tuck and Roll perform a skit using Hopper's severed antenna.]
Hey, let's go. We got a schedule to keep. Come on. Let's go.
AA Ant acrobats
[A number of acrobat ants cartwheel into the wagon]
Hup, hup, hup, hup, hey!
Hey, Tiny! Let's get this show packed up! We got paying customers hatching!
[Molt carries supplies into the wagon] [last words]
Yes, Mr. Flea. Yes, sir. Of course, sir. Right away, sir. And, um, I just wanted to thank you for giving me a chance, because it's an honor to work with creative giants such as yourself. [P.T. motions the fireflies to close the wagon door] Shutting up.
[P.T. jumps on top of the wagon]
You sure you can't come on tour with us?
Oh, well. Your loss. One minute, insects!
[Flik and Atta walk over to the circus troupe]
I want to thank all of you for giving us back our hope, our dignity... and our lives.
Slim And to you, Princess Atta. You have given us so much. Please accept this gift from us bugs to you ants.
[Manny twirls a leaf and produces a large rock, handing it to Atta]
For you!
Oh! [chuckles] It's a rock.
[Manny, Slim, & Francis congratulate each other]
What's with the rock?
Well, Flik, you really goofed up. [quavering] Thanks.
[quavering]
Yeah, You too.
[Rosie begins to congratulate Flik as a hero, followed by the rest of the troupe and the entire ant colony celebrating their victory. Atta kisses him on the cheek. The queen removes her crown, placing it on Atta's. Atta tosses her tiara to Dot, who flies up and catches it on her head and giggles] [sniffles]
All right. Now it's getting mushy. We're out of here! [Snaps the reins and the millipedes pulling the wagon move as the bugs take off and Dim grabs lifts the wagon into the air]
Slim See you Flik!
Bye! We miss you already!
Slim [gasps]
We forgot Heimlich!
[A chrysalis hangs on a nearby tree root. It opens to reveal Heimlich's face]
I'm finished! Finally, I'm a beautiful butterfly!
[Heimlich struggles and slides out of the chrysalis, looking largely the same as before but now a green and blue color and with two bulges on his back. Heimlich grunts. Two tiny butterfly wings pop out of the bulges]
Mein wings! Oh, they're beautiful!
Heimlich! The wagon's taking off! You better start flying!
[Flik and other ants lift up Heimlich]
But I am flying! And from way up here, you all look like little ants!
[Francis and Manny fly down and carry Heimlich away.]
Auf Wiedersehen!
Slim And thank you!
[Atta and Dot lift Flik and land on the root. They wave goodbye to the circus troupe. Thorny and the harvester-wearing ants line up.]
Present stalks!
[The ants face backwards]
Harvester, salute!
[The harvesters launch their stalks into the air, crashing into each other and producing firework-like showers of grain. Flik and Atta hold hands as they and Dot continue waving goodbye. The circus troupe flies away from the island, now surrounded by water and whose tree now bears pink blossoms]
RN Randy Newman
Was a bug, little bug, hardly there / How he felt, what he dreamed, who could care? / Without any evidence / His flaws were many / He was full of confidence / Some people haven't any / Didn't have much common sense / It's highly overrated / He just knew that he'd come through...| It's the time of your life so live it well / It's the time of your life so live it well...| We may only go 'round one time / As far as I can tell / It's the time of your life so live it well...| We may only go 'round this one time / As far as I can tell / He could be wrong about that / It's the time of your life / It's the time of your life / It's the time of your life so live it well.
Are you saying I'm stupid?
Do I look... stupid... to you?
[beeps]
Are you saying I'm stupid? Oh!
I'm sorry! I got it. No, no. Just do it again. I'm fine.
[beeps]
Are you saying I'm stupid?
This is the 15th take, I cannot work like this. I will be in my trailer.
M2 Man #2
[beeps]
Marker.
Whoa, Flik, honey, we are not about to... [hammer banging] Is someone hammering? [Slim sighs] Could we hold the work, please? People?
Slim [ringing]
Am I in this shot? You can see me, right?
D Director
[beeps]
And action!
To infinity and beyond! [laughs] I'm sorry. I couldn't resist. Really, can y... can you blame me? Okay. Okay, let's go for real now.
[beeps]
Why go back to Ant Island at all? I mean, you don't even like grain!
WHAT?!? [stand up and walks to Molt threateningly]
[scared]
You're right! I didn't think it was such a good idea myself. Actually, it wasn't even my idea. It was...
[crashing]
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Is the camera broke? Oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Did I ruin the take?
[beeps]
And thank you for findin' 'em, Flik.
Uh, oh, oh no. Oh no, oh...
[beeps]
So, is there a Mrs. Ant, you have to tunnel home to? Oh, I'm sorry! I thought he was real. [laughs] Ooh, dear. Put that thing in my car.
M2 Man #2
[beeps]
Marker.
Flik, after much deliberation... Whoa! [rattling, banging, Flik and other ants laughing]
Slim [beeps]
Ohh, I... Ow. Oh. My eye! Oh. No, no. Seriously, I've got berry juice in my eye! [Hopper laughs] It stings! Stop acting. I'm serious. Oh, stop the camera!
[beeps; laughing; gurgling; liquid trickling]
Uh-oh. Towel! I need a towel over here! [Flik laughs]
T Thumper
[beeps; roars]
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. [Dot groans] Can we... Can we cut? It's just that I don't think I'm coming across. Hmm. Oh, oh, I know. I know. I could lather up a bunch of spit. Ooh, ooh, that's good. I got it, J.L. Alright! One more for me.
Spinning a web of safety in less than 15... Bleh!
RN Randy Newman
It's the time of your life so live it well / It's the time of your life so live it well...| We may only go 'round one time / As far as I can tell / It's the time of your life so live it well...| Like us all, he started small / Then he grew / When the time came he knew what to do / He knew in order to succeed / They'd have to work together / He turned a rock into a seed / And they were changed forever / Then they had the strength they'd need / To get through stormy weather / Do or die, you gotta try...| It's the time of your life so live it well / It's the time of your life so live it well...| We may only go 'round one time / As far as I can tell / He could be wrong about that / It's the time of your life so live it well...| Isn't it a bit surprising / How one's fortunes ebb and flow / And only to the enterprising / Does the magic fortune cookie go / Believe me...| It's the time of your life so live it well / It's the time of your life so live it well...| We may only go 'round one time / As far as I can tell / It's the time of your life / It's the time of your life / It's the time of your life so live it well... [chorus singing]
