Cars

2006
G
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

487K

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Paul Newman, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Owen Wilson, George Carlin, Lindsey Collins, Bob Costas, Paul Dooley, Richard Kind, Jenifer Lewis, Edie McClurg, Adrian Ochoa, Richard Petty, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Michael Wallis, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, E.J. Holowicki, Michael Schumacher, Mike Nelson, Lynda Petty, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, and Sarah Clark in Cars (2006)

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

487K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

326

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 28 wins & 34 nominations total

Mater
(voice)

Cheech Marin

Ramone
(voice)

Tony Shalhoub

Luigi
(voice)

Guido Quaroni

Guido
(voice)

Jenifer Lewis

Flo
(voice)

Paul Dooley

Sarge
(voice)

Michael Wallis

Sheriff
(voice)

George Carlin

Fillmore
(voice)

Katherine Helmond

Lizzie
(voice)

John Ratzenberger

Mack
(voice)
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Joe Ranft

Red
(voice)
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Michael Keaton

Chick Hicks
(voice)

Richard Petty

The King
(voice)

Jeremy Piven

Harv
(voice)

Bob Costas

Bob Cutlass
(voice)

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Trivia
This was Paul Newman's last American feature film before his death of lung cancer in 2008. It turned out to be the highest-grossing movie of his career. George Carlin died of heart failure three months earlier. This was the highest-grossing film of his career as well.

Goofs
In the courtroom there is a Latin motto over the doorway, that should read "Justitiae via strata veritate" (The way of justice is paved with truth). But the first word is misspelled as "Justitae."

Quotes
Lightning McQueen: He's won three Piston Cups!
Mater: [spits out fuel] He did WHAT in his cup?

Crazy credits
The credits contain a dedication and retrospective of characters voiced by Joe Ranft, a Pixar writer who died in 2005.

Alternate versions
The UK version features Top Gear (1978) host Jeremy Clarkson as the voice of Harv instead of Jeremy Piven. This version is also available worldwide as an audio track on Disney .

Connections
Featured in Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006)

Soundtracks
Life Is a Highway
Written by Tom Cochrane (as Thomas Cochrane)
Performed by Rascal Flatts
Produced by Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts
Recorded by Justin Niebank and Mark Hagen
Mixed by Justin Niebank
Rascal Flatts appear courtesy of Lyric Street Records

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Featured review

8/10

Exquisite and fun. Visuals steal the show.

Pixar again shows us their superior skills in 3D animation and to a lesser extent this time, the storytelling. There is so much attention to detail, that you are left gazing at the screen in awe. The 2 hours races by, and afterwards you are left with the satisfaction of having just seen something quite unique and surreal.

It's a kids film of course, so there is little need to point out the predictable story elements - which exist in Cars more so than previous Pixar films such as The Incredibles. Cars is less daring, is safer in its approach. There are no surprising or wild deviations on the fairly straight road the story follows. But nevertheless, it's all very cool stuff, and the story is entertaining enough. Cars is a must see Pixar film - even if the visuals steal the show.