Cars (movie)

***Cars*** is a 2006 American animated sports film produced by Pixar theatrically released on June 9, 2006 in North America.

The film focuses about Lightning McQueen who also best friends with Mater the tow truck. He 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, an Arizonian 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

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 lifelong 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.

## Cast

- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
- Larry the Cable Guy as Tow 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.

### Short films

_Mater and the Ghostlight_ was released on November 7, 2006 on DVD. After the credits closing, the screamin' banshee is missing, but Mater couldn't find him and he went back to bed.

### Ripoffs

This is a two ripoff films featured by _A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure_ on November 21, 2006 and _CarGo: The Autobots_ on July 4, 2015.

### Sequels and spinoffs

The first sequel, _Cars 2_, was released on June 17, 2011. The second sequel, _Cars 3_, was released on June 16, 2017. Both sequels were also made by Pixar. A fourth film was planned in June 14, 2024.

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 Pixar. A third film was planned in June 29, 2018.

There has also been a spinoff television series on the Disney Channel called _Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales_ and _Cars on the Road_.

## Infobox (film)

- **image**: Cars Logo Black.svg
- **caption**: Logo
- **director**: John Lasseter
- **producer**: Darla K. Anderson
- **music**: Randy Newman
- **editing**: Ken Schretzmann
- **distributor**: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- **runtime**: 117 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $120million
- **gross**: $462million