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Cars (movie)

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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
  • June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million[1]
Box office$462 million[1]

Cars is a 2006 animated sports film produced by Pixar theatrically released on June 9, 2006 in the U.S. and Canada.

The film focuses about Lightning McQueen who also best friends with Mater the tow truck. A racecar 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 film released before Disney's acquisition of the studio.

Plot

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Lightning McQueen, a hotshot race car, on the way to one of his biggest races, who gets stranded on Route 66. He being said he finds his way to a town near by looking for a way out. He repaves shoddily in a rush 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

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The first sequel, Cars 2, was released on June 17, 2011. The second sequel, Cars 3, was released on June 16, 2017.[2] Both sequels were also made by Pixar.

A spin-off film, Planes, was released on August 9, 2013. Its sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue was released on July 18, 2014. The Planes films were made by DisneyToon Studios. A third film was planned, but was cancelled due to the closure of DisneyToon Studios on June 29, 2018.

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

Cast

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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 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

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  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.

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