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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 28 wins & 34 nominations total
Owen Wilson
- Lightning McQueen
- (voice)
Bonnie Hunt
- Sally Carrera
- (voice)
Paul Newman
- Doc Hudson
- (voice)
Larry the Cable Guy
- 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)
- …
Michael Keaton
- Chick Hicks
- (voice)
Richard Petty
- The King
- (voice)
Jeremy Piven
- Harv
- (voice)
Bob Costas
- Bob Cutlass
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis 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.
- GoofsAfter Mater tips two tractors, McQueen attempts to follow suit. When the camera pulls back to show all of the tractors tipping, the two Mater tipped initially are nowhere to be seen. Mater has not moved appreciably, so the tractors he tipped should have been on-screen right next to him.
- Quotes
Lightning McQueen: He's won three Piston Cups!
Mater: [spits out fuel] He did WHAT in his cup?
- Crazy creditsThe credits contain a dedication and retrospective of characters voiced by Joe Ranft, a Pixar writer who died in 2005.
- Alternate versionsThe 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+.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006)
- SoundtracksLife 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
Featured review
Pixar keep the good line
I found this movie to be enjoyable enough: Even when it is true that it wasn't at the same level than some of previous Pixar films (Such as "Toy Story" and "The Incredibles") it was a good film anyway, with an entertaining story and likable characters.
Despite the strangeness of the premise of a world inhabited by living cars, the execution is fairly convincing, with a neat character development and many funny and heartwarming moments.
Without being perfect, it managed to be something totally worth-watching from beginning to end, and in many ways this could be easily considered one of the best animated films from the year 2006 (Which was a terrible year, in my opinion)
7.5/10
Despite the strangeness of the premise of a world inhabited by living cars, the execution is fairly convincing, with a neat character development and many funny and heartwarming moments.
Without being perfect, it managed to be something totally worth-watching from beginning to end, and in many ways this could be easily considered one of the best animated films from the year 2006 (Which was a terrible year, in my opinion)
7.5/10
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- Jan 14, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kars
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $120,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $244,082,982
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $60,119,509
- Jun 11, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $461,996,328
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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