Cars (film)
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Cars is an animated film series and Disney media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft and Jorgen Klubien. The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was followed by Cars 2 in 2011.
Sort by List order. 1. Cars. 2006 1h 56m G. 7.2 (472K) Rate. 73 Metascore. On the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life. Director John Lasseter Joe Ranft Stars Owen Wilson Bonnie Hunt Paul Newman.
A list of 22 titles of Cars movies and shorts in chronological release order, from 2006 to 2017. Includes ratings, genres, summaries, directors and stars of each title.
Explore the world of Disney Cars, a franchise of movies and series featuring anthropomorphic cars and their adventures. Watch trailers, clips, videos and learn about the characters, locations and products of Cars on Disney+.
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- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales
The story of Cars is set in an alternate universe where every character is a vehicle of various sorts, whether that be an automobile, an aircraft and a watercraft. The film focuses on a rookie race car named Lightning McQueen who discovers the lost town of Radiator Springson his way to the biggest race of his life.
During the last race of the 2006[citation needed] Piston Cup racing season, a skilled but arrogant rookie racecar named Lightning McQueen overtakes seven-time champion Strip "The King" Weathers and perennial runner-up Chick Hicks. However, due to Lightning's refusal to have his tires changed during pit stops, his rear tires burst into flames on the...
Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueenPaul Newman as Doc HudsonBonnie Hunt as Sally CarreraLarry the Cable Guy as MaterDevelopment
While Pixar was wrapping up production on A Bug's Life in the Fall of 1998, story development artist Jorgen Klubien began writing a story for a brand-new animated feature. The original script was called The Yellow Car, about an electric car living in a gas-guzzling world. Some of the original drawings and characters were produced in 1998. However, when John Lasseterreviewed the script, he didn't think it was strong enough to support an entire animated feature, saying that a bigger, stronger c...
Animation
Unlike most anthropomorphic cars, the eyes of the cars in this film were placed on the windshield (which resembles Disney's own Susie the Little Blue Coupe), rather than within the headlights. According to production designer Bob Pauley, "From the very beginning of this project, John Lasseter had it in his mind to have the eyes be in the windshield. For one thing, it separates our characters from the more common approach where you have little cartoon eyes in the headlights. For another, he th...
Setting
The landscape in the distance behind Radiator Springs is made up of rock formations intentionally reminiscent of Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. The road map shown in the montage history of the town calls the area, "Cadillac Range." Some of the mountain peaks in the Cadillac Range, shown during the movie, resemble the quarter panels of late-50's Cadillacs, with their distinctive tailfins. The setting for the fictional town of Radiator Springs is situated between Gallup, New Mexico, and Kin...
Box office results
In its opening weekend, Cars grossed $60.1 million, lower than previous Pixar films such as The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. In the United States, the film held onto the #1 spot for two weeks before being surpassed by Click and then by Superman Returns the following weekend. It went on to gross $461,981,522 worldwide (ranking #6 in 2006 films) and $244,082,982 in the U.S. (the third highest-grossing film of 2006 in the country, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Night at t...
Critical reception
Cars received positive reviews, and has 75% on the Tomato meter. Critics stated that Cars did not do as well critically as the other films. "The movie is great to look at and a lot of fun", says critic Roger Ebert, "but somehow lacks the extra push of the other Pixar films." Reeling Reviews wrote that the film's only real drawback is its failure to inspire awe with its visuals and to thoroughly transport with its storytelling.
Theatrical and home video releases include One Man Band, released in 2005, a year before this movie is released. Another short film, Mater and the Ghostlight, featuring the film's characters, is released exclusively on DVD and Blu-ray.
A sequel titled Cars 2 was released on June 24, 2011. Another sequel titled Cars 3 was released on June 16, 2017.
Pixar produced several episodes of a new short TV series Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Taleswhich aired on Disney Channel on October 27, 2008. The plot features Mater telling a story of something he has done in the past. In his story, Mater often finds himself in an inescapable predicament. When Lightning questions Mater over whether the events in the s...
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Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
Cars is a feature film released by The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios on June 9, 2006. It is the first film in the Cars series, as well as the first installment of the overall series, being released only three days after Cars: The Videogame and Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures.
