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Cars
Owen Wilson and Paul Newman
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Overview

Talking cars rediscover the quirky originality of middle America in this inventive animated film from the folks at Pixar (TOY STORY, FINDING NEMO). Owen Wilson does the voice of arrogant rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, who winds up stranded in the small desert town of Radiator Springs on his way west to a big showdown. Sentenced to community service after literally tearing up the road in a high-speed chase, at first all Lightning can think of is getting back to the world of corporate sponsorship and merchandising tie-ins he loves so well. Eventually, however, the eccentric residents of Radiator Springs begin to grow on him, especially the attractive lady Porsche lawyer (Bonnie Hunt) and a rusty old tow-truck (Larry the Cable Guy). There's also a hippie Volkswagen (George Carlin), a low-riding T-bird (Cheech Martin) and Paul Newman as the gruff, curmudgeonly Doc Hudson, the town judge who harbors his own checkered-flag past. The story may not be new, but Pixar's precision-engineered animation brilliantly illuminates the town and its surrounding cactus-studded vistas down to the minutest detail, and director/writer John Lasseter keeps the film's satiric wit and generous heart in perfect alignment. Adults in the audience should appreciate the film's celebration of old-school American eccentricity, and the kids will dig all the thunderous grit and high-octane wheel burning. Randy Newman composed the score; James Taylor sings one of the songs.

Awards:
2006 - Academy Awards - Best Animated Feature Film - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
Joe Ranft - Director
John Lasseter - Director
Rodger Bumpass
Owen Wilson
Paul Newman
Bonnie Hunt
Richard Petty
Cheech Marin
Larry the Cable Guy
Larry The Cable Guy (Larry The Cable Guy)
Mario Andretti
Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Widescreen)
  • Run Time: 116
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 786936271898
  • Genre: CARTOONS & ANIMATION
  • Rating: G (MPAA) (Bonus material not rated.)
  • Release Date: November 2006

Movie Reviews

Notes:
Theatrical Release: June 9, 2006

Reviews:
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "CARS is family fun, brimming with surprises....A class act all the way. Pixar does it again." - 06/15/2006 Rolling Stone, p.106


"[Powered] by warmth, emotion and good-hearted charm. It offers the kinds of sensations all Hollywood once did, and it makes us remember why those films made us care..." - 06/09/2006 Los Angeles Times, p.E1


3 stars out of 5 -- "As a technical achievement, CARS is peerless....[The cars] are alive and the team has faithfully crafted an environment for the characters." - 06/01/2006 Total Film, p.38


3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CARS is all about shifting to a lower gear, getting out of the fast lane and how the journey in life is its own reward." - 07/01/2006 Box Office, p.62


"The voice-cast is given a lift by Paul Newman, whose deep tones dignify his character....Its eye-boggling giant stadiums and desert vistas fill the biggest cinema screen..." - 08/01/2006 Sight and Sound, p.66


"When it comes to unlikely anthropomorphization, Pixar isn't afraid to raise the bar." -- Grade: A - 11/17/2006 Entertainment Weekly, p.107


"[A]ll of its automobiles brim with personality....The story makes some typically Pixar points on community and friendship, and the design and animation is typically thrilling." - 12/01/2006 Premiere, p.129


Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "John Lasseter's witty, enchanting, gorgeously designed NASCAR fantasia is a luscious piece of American pop art..." - 12/29/2006 Entertainment Weekly, p.108

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