Paul Rugg

The Ant Bully -- Adaptation of the John Nickle picture book about a boy who gets shrunk to insect size after hosing down the inhabitants of an anthill with his water gun.

The Country Bears -- Based on the 'The Country Bear Jamboree' at Disneyland, Reid Thimple is an evil banker trying to foreclose and demolish the Country Bear Hall.

Adaptation of the John Nickle picture book about a boy who gets shrunk to insect size after hosing down the inhabitants of an anthill with his water gun.

Adaptation of the John Nickle picture book about a boy who gets shrunk to insect size after hosing down the inhabitants of an anthill with his water gun.

From Academy Award nominated filmmaker John A. Davis and producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, THE ANT BULLY tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.

Like so many other bands of their era and stature, the members of the legendary group The Country Bears were torn apart by the perils of their own success: ego, women, jealousy, and a little too much honey. In the 1970s The Country Bears - brothers Ted and Fred Bedderhead, Tennessee O'Neal, and Zeb Zoober - pioneered a unique southern rock sound that still influences music today. After ten years of separation and unfulfilling existences, the band has now reunited to film their first major motion picture. "The Country Bears" is the story of a band reuniting to save their birthplace. A greedy banker (Christopher Walken) is about to foreclose on the historic country bear hall - unless the group's one-time manager Henry Dixon Taylor and eager young fan Beary Barrinson can convince the bitter ex-members of the rock band to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save the musical venue.

Based on the "The Country Bear Jamboree" at Disneyland, Reid Thimple is an evil banker trying to foreclose and demolish the Country Bear Hall.

Based on the "The Country Bear Jamboree" at Disneyland, Reid Thimple is an evil banker trying to foreclose and demolish the Country Bear Hall.

Beary Barrington (voice of Haley Joel Osment) is an adolescent bruin raised by a human family after he was found by a park ranger, abandoned in the forest. Curious about his biological roots, Beary travels to Tennessee to seek out his birth parents while attempting to locate the members of his favorite musical group -- a defunct country music act called the Country Bears.

From Academy Award nominated filmmaker John A. Davis (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius) and producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (The Polar Express), The Ant Bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. In this strange new world Lucas will learn important lessons about friendship, get a whole new perspective on life and ultimately find the courage to stand up for himself.