Cars (movie)

2006 American animated film

Cars is a 2006 movie made by Pixar. In it, cars are living beings and there are no humans. The movie is about Lightning McQueen, a racecar who is on his way to California where he is scheduled to race for the Piston Cup. He gets lost on his way and finds himself in Radiator Springs, a fictional town on Route 66. There, he makes new friends who help him get to his Piston Cup race.

Cars
Logo
Directed byJohn Lasseter
Screenplay by
Story by
  • John Lasseter
  • Joe Ranft
  • Jorgen Klubien
Produced byDarla K. Anderson
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jeremy Lasky
  • Jean Claude Kalache
Edited byKen Schretzmann
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million[1]
Box office$462 million[1]

Plot change

"Cars" follows Lightning McQueen, a hotshot race car, stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town along Route 66. To leave, he must fix the town's road, but along the way, he discovers the value of friendship and community. The film explores themes of humility, slowing down, and finding joy in the journey rather than just the destination.

Sequels and spin-offs change

A sequel, Cars 2, was released on June 24, 2011. A second sequel, Cars 3, was released on June 16, 2017.[2] Both sequels were also made by Pixar.

A spin-off movie, Planes, was released on August 9, 2013. Its sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue was released on July 18, 2014. The Planes movies were made by DisneyToon Studios and not by Pixar. A third film was planned, but was cancelled due to the closure of DisneyToon Studios in June 2018.

There has also been a spin-off television program on the Disney Channel called Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales.

Cast change

In the additional voices part, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Dave Foley reprise their roles from previous Pixar movies. In fact, there's a scene during the credits where Mack watches car-versions of earlier Pixar hits, commenting on the fine actor in each scene before realizing it's the same actor playing different characters in each movie. Additional voices were also provided by:

Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Rodger Bumpass, Torbin Xan Bullock, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jess Harnell, Erik Langley, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaugnessey, Jan Rabson, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Jay Ward and Jim Ward also provided additional voices.

Release dates change

Country Premiere
  Australia 8 June 2006
  New Zealand 8 June 2006
  Philippines 8 June 2006
  Singapore 8 June 2006
  Canada 9 June 2006
  Taiwan 9 June 2006
  United States 9 June 2006
   Switzerland 14 June 2006 (French speaking region)
  France 14 June 2006
  Hungary 15 June 2006
  Puerto Rico 15 June 2006
  Russia 15 June 2006
  Ukraine 15 June 2006
  Uruguay 16 June 2006
  Netherlands 21 June 2006
  Bolivia 22 June 2006
  Chile 22 June 2006
  Israel 22 June 2006
  Colombia 23 June 2006
  Iceland 23 June 2006
  Poland 23 June 2006
  Serbia 24 June 2006
  Argentina 29 June 2006
  Portugal 29 June 2006
  Brazil 30 June 2006
  Mexico 30 June 2006
  Panama 30 June 2006
  Venezuela 30 June 2006
  Japan 1 July 2006
  Belgium 5 July 2006
  Czech Republic 6 July 2006
  Spain 7 July 2006
  Hong Kong 13 July 2006
  Peru 13 July 2006
  Malaysia 14 July 2006
  South Africa 14 July 2006
  South Korea 20 July 2006
  United Kingdom 28 July 2006
  Ireland 28 July 2006
  Bulgaria 4 August 2006
  India 4 August 2006
  Latvia 4 August 2006
  Estonia 11 August 2006
  Kuwait 16 August 2006
  Croatia 17 August 2006
  Lithuania 18 August 2006
  Vietnam 18 August 2006
  China 22 August 2006
  Italy 23 August 2006
  Slovenia 24 August 2006
   Switzerland 25 August 2006 (Italian speaking region)
  Finland 25 August 2006
  Norway 25 August 2006
  Slovakia 31 August 2006
  Denmark 1 September 2006
  Sweden 1 September 2006
  Egypt 6 September 2006
  Austria 7 September 2006
  Germany 7 September 2006
  Lebanon 7 September 2006
   Switzerland 14 September 2006 (German speaking region)
  Greece 14 September 2006
  Romania 15 September 2006
  Turkey 15 September 2006
  Thailand 5 October 2006
  Indonesia 11 October 2006
  Madagascar 22 November 2006
  Togo 10 December 2006
  Tunisia 3 January 2007
  Bhutan 21 March 2007
  Guyana 1 May 2007

3-D Version change

Country Premiere Format
  Turkey December 25, 2013 Blu-ray 3D

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cars". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. "Michael Wallis confirms there will be a "Cars 3″". Route 66 News. August 17, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

Other websites change