Cars (movie)

Cars
Cars
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Directed by	John Lasseter
Screenplay by	Dan Fogelman; John Lasseter; Joe Ranft; Kiel Murray; Phil Lorin; Jorgen Klubien;
Story by	John Lasseter; Joe Ranft; Jorgen Klubien;
Produced by	Darla K. Anderson
Starring	Owen Wilson; Paul Newman; Bonnie Hunt; Larry the Cable Guy;
Cinematography	Jeremy Lasky; Jean Claude Kalache;
Edited by	Ken Schretzmann
Music by	Randy Newman
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	March 14, 2006;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$120 million
Box office	$462 million

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.

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

Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera
Paul Newman as Doc Hudson
Cheech Marin as Ramone
Tony Shalhoub as Luigi
Guido Quaroni as Guido
Jenifer Lewis as Flo
Paul Dooley as Sarge
Michael Wallis as Sheriff
George Carlin as Fillmore
Katherine Helmond as Lizzie
John Ratzenberger as Mack
Joe Ranft as Red, Jerry Recycled Batteries and Peterbilt
Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks
Richard Petty as The King
Jeremy Piven as Harv
Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass
Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
Richard Kind as Van
Edie McClurg as Minny
H.A. Wheeler as Tex Dinoco
Tom Magliozzi as Rusty Rust-eze
Ray Magliozzi as Dusty Rust-eze
Lynda Petty as Lynda Weathers
Andrew Stanton as Fred
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as Junior
Michael Schumacher as Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Jay Leno as Jay Limo
Mario Andretti as himself
Sarah Clark as Kori Turbowitz
Mike Nelson as Not Chuck
Jonas Rivera as Boost
Lou Romano as Snot Rod
Adrian Ochoa as Wingo
E.J. Holowicki as DJ
Lindsey Collins as Mia
Elissa Knight as Tia
Larry Benton as a motorhome race fan
Douglas Keever as another motorhome race fan

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:

Andrea Boerries as Andrea
Marco Boerries as Marco Axelbender
Richard Cawood as Richard Clayton Kensington
Scott Clark as Sven
Kathy Coates as Kathy Copter
Brian Fee as Al Oft
Artie Kempner as Artie
Hooman Khalili as Hooman
Sonoko Konishi as Chuki
Bob Peterson as Wide Chick Pitty
Steve Purcell as Tractors and Frank
A.J. Riebli III as Albert Hinkey
Dan Scanlon as Dan Sclarkenberg
Matty Straudt as Matti
Colette Whitaker as Coriander Widetrack

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