The battle for the lawn is on A young boy learns the importance of teamwork & gains self-confidence in this animated feature written & directed by John A Davis (Jimmy Neutron Boy genius) & based on the book by John Nickle Misfit Lucas (Zach Taylor Eisen) doesn't have any friends & suffers daily at the hands of the neighbourhood bully Lucas's mother (Cheri Oterie) might call her 10-year-old " Peanut" but to the ants inhabiting the colony in his front yard Lucas is "the Destroyer" Lonely & frustrated by his small stature Lucas repeatedly takes his aggressions out on the colony leaving the ants running for their lives Tired of the unprovoked attacks Zok (Nicolas Cage) an ant wizard devises a potion that will shrink the Destroyer down to their size so that he can stand trial for his actions Soon Lucas is ant-sized & sentenced to live among the ants where he has to learn their ways in order to earn his freedom Zok's ever cheerful girlfriend Hova (Julia Roberts) becomes Lucas's mentor teaching him the ways of the ant world & helping him gain a whole new perspective He begins to understand the meaning of teamwork & how working with others can help an individual accomplish great things He also learns that danger lurks everywhere for an ant killer wasps hungry frogs even sunlight reflected off a mirror can mean certain death Even worse before being shrunk Lucas was tricked into signing a contract with a slimy exterminator Stan Beals (Paul Giamatti) who will soon be returning to destroy the colony unless Lucas can find a way to stop him An amusing smart script & likeable characters are hallmarks of this pleasant romp through a secret underground world Meryl Streep voices the ant Queen while Lily Tomlin is Mommo Lucas's grandmother & Ricardo Montalban is the Head of the Ant Council Special Features Hilarious animated shorts Additional scenes It takes a colony explore the the giant filmmaking process from a tiny perspective Ant habitat TV screensaver Languages English French German Subtitles English French German Approx Run Time 85 Mins