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 who’s also best friends with Luke Foust and Tow Mater, 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 prepare for his Piston Cup race. Which he ends up selflessly losing to help a car that crashed. Cars was Pixar's final movie released before Disney's acquisition of the studio.
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| Directed by | John Lasseter |
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| Produced by | Darla K. Anderson |
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| Edited by | Ken Schretzmann |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 117 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million[1] |
| Box office | $462 million[1] |
Plot
change"Cars" follows Lightning McQueen, a hotshot race car, On the way to one of his biggest races, Accidentally gets stranded on route 66. with this being said he finds his way to a town near by looking for a way out. 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. Within this, he goes on learning a lot of lessons but making life long friends that in the end, he doesn't want to leave. The film explores themes of humility, slowing down, and finding joy in the journey rather than just the destination.
Sequels and spin-offs
changeA 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
- Matt Staudt 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 T. McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Jan Rabson, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Jay Ward and Jim Ward also provided additional voices.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cars". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Michael Wallis confirms there will be a "Cars 3″". Route 66 News. August 17, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
