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Year:
Duration:
117 min
Genres:
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
John Lasseter
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 24 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2006-06-09
Earnings
Budget: $120,000,000
Opening Weekend: $60,119,509 (USA) (11 June 2006)
Gross: $244,052,771 (USA) (15 October 2006)
Cast
Actor
Character
Owen Wilson
Lightning McQueen
Paul Newman
Doc Hudson
Bonnie Hunt
Sally Carrera
Larry the Cable Guy
Mater
Cheech Marin
Ramone
Tony Shalhoub
Luigi
Guido Quaroni
Guido
Jenifer Lewis
Flo
Paul Dooley
Sarge
Michael Wallis
Sheriff
George Carlin
Fillmore
Katherine Helmond
Lizzie
John Ratzenberger
Mack
Joe Ranft
Red
Richard Petty
The King
Jeremy Clarkson
Harv
Jeremy Piven
Harv
Bob Costas
Bob Cutlass
Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Cartrip
Richard Kind
Van
Edie McClurg
Minny
Humpy Wheeler
Tex
Tom Magliozzi
Rusty Rust-eze
Ray Magliozzi
Dusty Rust-eze
Lynda Petty
Mrs. The King
Andrew Stanton
Fred
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Junior
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Jay Leno
Jay Limo
Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti
Sarah Clark
Kori Turbowitz
Mike Nelson
Not Chuck
Jonas Rivera
Boost
Lou Romano
Snotrod
Adrian Ochoa
Wingo
E.J. Holowicki
DJ
Elissa Knight
Tia
Lindsey Collins
Mia
Larry Benton
Motorhome Race Fan
Douglas Keever
Albert Hinkey
Tom Hanks
Woody Car
Tim Allen
Buzz Lightyear Car
John Goodman
Sullivan Truck
Dave Foley
Flik Car
Jack Angel
(voice)
Michael Bell
(voice)
Bob Bergen
(voice)
Susan Blu
(voice)
Andrea Boerries
(voice)
Marco Boerries
(voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Wide Chick Pitty
Torbin Xan Bullock
(voice)
Richard Cawood
(voice)
Scott Clark
(voice)
Kathy Coates
(voice)
John Cygan
(voice)
Jennifer Darling
(voice)
Paul Eiding
(voice)
Bill Farmer
(voice)
Brian Fee
(voice)
Teresa Ganzel
(voice)
Craig Good
(voice)
Jess Harnell
Sven 'The Governator'
Artie Kempner
(voice)
Hooman Khalili
(voice)
Sonoko Konishi
Chuki
Erik Langley
(voice)
Sherry Lynn
(voice)
Danny Mann
(voice)
Mickie McGowan
(voice) (as Mickie T. McGowan)
Laraine Newman
(voice)
Teddy Newton
(voice)
Colleen O'Shaughnessey
(voice)
Bob Peterson
(voice)
Steve Purcell
(voice)
Jan Rabson
(voice)
A.J. Riebli III
(voice)
Dan Scanlon
(voice)
Stephen Schaffer
(voice)
Ken Schretzmann
(voice)
Bob Scott
(voice)
Matt Staudt
(voice)
Jay Ward
(voice)
Jim Ward
(voice)
Colette Whitaker
(voice)
Sheryl Crow
Elvis
Did you know?
Trivia
Guido is an Italian name. But it is also the Italian for "I drive".
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The Piston Cup commentators, Bob Cutlass and Darrell Cartrip, are based on and voiced by real sport commentators - Bob Costas and Darrell Waltrip respectively, whose names were "vehiclized" to create the corresponding characters (Cutlass is an Oldsmobile model).
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In one of the short sequences during the end credits, a green Hummer says to Sarge at the SUV boot-camp: "Yo, I've never been off-road." This is a sarcastic reference to the tendency for Hummers, while designed as off-road vehicles, often to be purchased and used in pristine suburban surroundings.
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Goofs
In the opening race, both the "Re-Volting" and the white "Apple" car are #84.
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At the tow yard, the center disc of the boot on the left front wheel on Lightning becomes much larger in the courtroom scenes.
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When the reflective C from Chick's fender is seen on Lightning, it's shown properly, but should be reversed.
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Quotes
Chick Hicks: Hey, Lightning! Yo, McQueen! Seriously, that was some pretty darn nice racing out there - by me!
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Chick Hicks: Hey, McQueen, that must be really embarrassing. But I wouldn't worry about it... because I didn't do it! HA-HA-HA!
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Mater: We'll talk later, Mater... hehe - later, Mater - that's funny!
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Faq
Q
Why does Lightning change his paint scheme for the final race?
A
During the course of living in Radiator Springs, Lightening decides to join the community by getting Luigi to change his tires and having Ramon give him a metal flake red paint job. It can be assumed that Harv and Mack made his change back into his racing mode for the final race. However, no answer can be found for why his bumper stickers disappear after the old lady car puts them on him.
Q
Was Lightning McQueen named after actor Steve McQueen?
A
No. The character was actually named after Glenn McQueen, a Pixar animator who died in 2002.
Q
What town is "Radiator Springs" based on?
A
Although the town was based loosely on Amboy, California (a town on Route 66 that also saw a drastic decline after the grand opening of a section of I-40; additionally, there are also suggestions of Seligman, Arizona and Gallup, New Mexico), its landmarks are said to be based on buildings in other Route 66 towns. For example, Ramone's body-art business closely resembles the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas; the neon sign from Sarge's Army Surplus Store is a reference to a similar sign that advertised a now-defunct business in Galena, Kansas; The Cozy Cone Motel is similar to the Wigwam Village in Holbrook, Arizona; and cacti filling the landscape, as well as the red mountain backdrop, suggest that the town might be in Arizona or New Mexico. Seligman, Arizona has a white "S" in the nearby mountains just as Radiator Springs had "RS" in the film. The real "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" upon which Doc Hudson was based can be found at the Darlington Raceway museum in Darlington, South Carolina. The geological rock formations around the town seem to resemble automobiles in a few different ways. Specifically, the so-called Cadillac Range features hills resembling the up-ended cars of Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, while other formations resemble the front-end grilles, wheel-wells and headlight arrays of non-distinct 40's and 50's autos.
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