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Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)

Denis Leary: Francis

A Bug's Life

Denis Leary credited as playing...

Francis

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  • Slim: [stuck among branches] Francis! Francis, I'm stuck!
  • Francis: Where are you?
  • Slim: I'm over here.
  • Francis: Where?
  • Slim: Here!
  • [irritated]
  • Slim: I'm the only stick with eyeballs!
  • Heimlich: [dressed as baby] Bottle all gone. Baby wants pie!
  • Francis: Pie? He asked for it. Should I give it to him?
  • Molt: Yeah! Give him pie! Give him pie!
  • Francis: Stand back, ye flies! We are the greatest warriors in all Bugdom.
  • Flik: [from a distance, to himself] Warrior bugs!
  • Francis: My sword.
  • [Grabs Slim and brandishes him like a sword]
  • Slim: [dryly] Swish, swish. Clang, clang.
  • Francis: Little John.
  • Heimlich: What ho, Robin! Justice is my sword and truth shall be my quiver.
  • [Dot gets a rock]
  • Dot: Pretend it's a seed, okay?
  • Flik: Thanks, Dot.
  • Francis: Hey, what's with the rock?
  • Slim: Must be an ant thing.
  • Francis: So! Bein' a ladybug automatically makes me a girl. Is that it, fly boy? Eh?
  • Fly: Yikes! She's a guy!
  • Flik: Hopper's afraid of birds!
  • Francis: [after being vigorously pursued by a bird] And I don't blame him!
  • Francis: Your majesty. Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls of all ages. Our troupe here guarentees a performance like no other. Why, when your grasshopper friends get here, we are gonna knock... them... dead!
  • [ants cheer]
  • Slim: Boy, these folks are sure hard up for entertainment.
  • [Francis is being harassed by two flies at the bar]
  • Francis: Shoo, fly. Don't bother me.
  • Francis: Hey, turn your butt off!
  • Slim: That's no way to speak to a lady.
  • Francis: I heard that, you twig.
  • Francis: Anytime, pal! I'm going to pick the hairs out of your head, one by one!
  • Fly Brother: Take your best shot!
  • Francis: You name the place!
  • Fly Brother: Oh, yeah?
  • Francis: Yes! When you get there, you are dead!
  • Slim: Francis, let me handle this.
  • [to the fly brothers]
  • Slim: That's no way to speak to the lady.
  • Francis: I heard that, you twig!

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