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Cars

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2006 American animated film

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Cars is a 2006 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. The screenplay was written by Dan Fogelman, Joe Ranft, John Lasseter, and Jørgen Klubien, with Darla K. Anderson serving as producer. Produced by Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, and Disneytoon Studios, the movie features voice acting from Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, and Paul Newman. The narrative is set in Arizona, California, and Radiator Springs, focusing on the subject of cars.

The film has a runtime of approximately 116 to 117 minutes and was composed by Randy Newman. It was distributed by Netflix, Disney+, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Cars was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Critical reception included a rating of 7.3 from IMDb and an average vote of 7.029 on TMDb. The production budget was $120,000,000, resulting in revenue of $461,983,149. It is part of the list of Pixar films.

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Film · TMDB

7.0

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Released: 2006-06-08117 minDir: John LasseterAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, FamilyBudget: $120MBox office: $462MPart of: Cars Collection
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Disney Plus

Cast

  • Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (voice)
  • Paul Newman as Doc Hudson (voice)
  • Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera (voice)
  • Larry the Cable Guy as Mater (voice)
  • Cheech Marin as Ramone (voice)
  • Tony Shalhoub as Luigi (voice)

Themes

  • friendship
  • car race
  • sports
  • villain
  • success
  • route 66
  • porsche
  • retirement
  • road trip
  • anthropomorphism

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

538,242 votes

Year
2006
Runtime
116 min
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

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Encyclopedic overview

Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, who co-wrote it with Joe Ranft, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin and Jorgen Klubien, the film stars Paul Newman and Owen Wilson, with an ensemble voice cast consisting of Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger, and Richard Petty.

Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic vehicles, the film follows a young self-obsessed racecar named Lightning McQueen who, on the way to the most important race of his life for the Piston Cup, becomes stranded in a forgotten town along U.S. Route 66 called Radiator Springs, where he learns about friendship and begins to reevaluate his priorities.

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