Cars (film)

Movie
German title	Cars
Original title	Cars
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2006
length	116 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0 JMK 0
Rod
Director	John Lasseter , Joe Ranft
script	Dan Fogelman , John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Kiel Murray , Phil Lorin , Jorgen Klubien
production	Darla K. Anderson
music	Randy Newman
camera	Jeremy Lasky , Jean-Claude Kalache
cut	Ken Schretzmann , Torbin Xan Bullock , Kevin Nolting , Stephen Shaffer , Stan Webb , Nicholas C. Smith , Lee Unkrich
synchronization
chronology
Successor  → Cars 2

Cars is an animated film released by Pixar in 2006. It is the first film on which director John Lasseter has worked again as a director and not just as a producer since Toy Story 2 (1999) . The official cinema release in Germany was September 7, 2006.

In "Cars" all characters are cars that behave like humans or animals. There are no people in the film. On July 28, 2011, the sequel to the film, Cars 2 , was released in Germany . In addition, a series of computer-animated short stories were created between 2008 and 2011 under the title Cars Toon - Hooks Unbelievable Stories , which are kept in the style of the film and were or can be seen as a supporting film for other Pixar productions in the cinema and on television. The third part of the film series was released in 2017 under the title Cars 3: Evolution .

action

After there was a triple draw in the last race for the "Piston Cup", "Lightning McQueen", a speaking NASCAR car (according to Mister "John Gunnell" is a Trans Am), has to go to a decisive race in Los Angeles . On the way, however, he is separated from his transport truck at night. So he has to find his way to California on his own . Disoriented (like all real NASCAR cars, he has no headlights) he ends up on Route 66 in “Radiator Springs”, where he accidentally destroys the only village street. He is sentenced to repair it.

While he is busy, he befriends Hook (in the original: Mater), the tow truck. He also falls in love with Sally, a Porsche. She explains to him how lively Radiator Springs used to be, but has lost all customers with a new interstate and has disappeared from the map. Sally was a successful lawyer in LA. She fled the big city life and lives here because of the stunning scenery. There is also a conflict with Doc Hudson, who used to be a famous racing car himself. After a serious accident, he was no longer accepted by his racing team, which is why he initially viewed racing cars like Lightning with contempt. When the road is finished, Lightning made friends with all the residents of the village and actually doesn't want to leave. The media and his racing team find him again because Doc Hudson called them and pick him up for the big race.

During the race, Lightning is at first unable to concentrate and is far behind because he keeps thinking back to Radiator Springs. But suddenly he realizes that his friends are at the pits and by his side. With this support he takes the lead and is close to winning when his competitor "King", for whom this is the last race before retirement, is knocked out. Instead of claiming the already certain victory for himself, Lightning stops and pushes the badly damaged King over the finish line so that he can finish his last race. So he loses the Piston Cup, but wins the respect of all other cars and prevents the King from suffering the same fate as Doc Hudson.

After Lightning opened its new racing headquarters in Radiator Springs, the place became known and popular again. In addition, he and Sally reopen the previously very popular “Wheel Well” car hotel.

synchronization

→ Main article : List of characters from Cars

The synchronization was carried out on behalf of Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Munich . The dialogue book is by Benedikt Rabanus , who directed the dialogue together with Kai Taschner .

role	Original speaker	German speaker	automobile
Lightning McQueen	Owen Wilson	Daniel Brühl	NASCAR racing car
Sally	Bonnie Hunt	Bettina Zimmermann	2002 Porsche 996
Doc Hudson	Paul Newman	Friedrich Schoenfelder	1951 "Fabulous" Hudson Hornet
Hook (orig. Mater)	Larry the Cable Guy	Reinhard Brock	1955 Chevrolet Stepside
Luigi	Tony Shalhoub	Rick Kavanian	1960 Fiat Nuova 500
Guido	Guido Quarino	Marcantonio Moschettini	1955 VESPA forklift truck
Flo	Jenifer Lewis	Sandra Schwittau	1957 Motorama Show Car
Coffins	Paul Dooley	Ekkehardt Belle	Willys MB
sheriff	Michael Wallis	Jochen Striebeck	1949 Mercury (Eight) Club Coupe (Police version)
Fillmore (Bully)	George Carlin	Helmfried von Lüttichau	1960 VW T1 bus
Lizzie	Katherine Helmond	Nadja Tiller	Ford Model T
Ramone	Cheech Marin	Gudo Hoegel	1959 Chevrolet Impala
Red	Joe Ranft	Joe Ranft	1960 Seagrave fire engine
Chick Hicks	Michael Keaton	Christian Tramitz	1980 Buick Regal Coupe
Strip "The King" Weathers	Richard Petty	Niki Lauda	# 43 Plymouth Superbird
Mrs. King	Lynda Petty	Eva Maria Bayerwaltes	1972 Chrysler Town & Country station wagon
Tex Dinoco	HA Wheeler	Norbert Gastell	1975 Cadillac DeVille Coupe
Mack	John Ratzenberger	Hartmut Neugebauer	1980 Mack Superliner
Harv	Jeremy Piven	Hans-Georg Panczak	Ford Granada (United States)
Heiko Water (original Bob Cutlass)	Bob Costas	Heiko Wasser	Oldsmobile Aurora
Chris Dinner (orig. Darrell Cartrip)	Darrell whale trip	Christian Danner	1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Kori Turbowitz	Sarah Clark	Franziska van Almsick	1997 Ford Puma
sound	Ray Magliozzi	Mario Barth	1964 Dodge A100
Kling	Tom Magliozzi	Oliver Kalkofe	1963 Dodge Dart V10
Fred	Andrew Stanton	Claus Brockmeyer	Lada Nova
Van	Richard child	Ulrich Frank	1999 Toyota Sienna
Minny	Edie McClurg	Ulrike Jenni	1997 Ford Windstar or 1996-2000 Dodge Caravan
Jay Limo	Jay Leno	Walter von Hauff	2004 Lincoln Town Car
Mia and Tia	Lindsey Collins , Elissa Knight	Cora Schumacher	1990 Mazda MX-5
Michael sSchumacher	Michael sSchumacher	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari F430
Mika Häkkinen (orig. Mario Andretti)	Mario Andretti	Mika Hakkinen	1967 Ford Fairlane
Claude Scruggs	James Earl Jones	Ingo Albrecht	1994 Buick Regal Coupe
Sven "The Governor"	Jess Harnell	Christian Tramitz	HUMVEE

In the Austrian theatrical version, Heinz Prüller , the former ORF Formula 1 sports commentator, can also be heard as a racing commentator.

Soundtrack

The score was written by the composer Randy Newman . The following pieces form the soundtrack for Cars . The titles of the German soundtrack are in brackets.

1. Real Gone - Sheryl Crow
2. Route 66 - Chuck Berry
3. Life Is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
4. Behind the Clouds - Brad Paisley
5. Our Town - James Taylor ( Our Town - Ole Soul )
6. Sh-Boom - The Chords
7. Route 66 - John Mayer
8. Find Yourself - Brad Paisley
9. Opening Race - Score ( The Opening Race )
10. McQueen's Lost - Score ( McQueen has disappeared )
11. My Heart Would Know - Hank Williams
12. Bessie score
13. Dirt Is Different - Score ( sand is not asphalt )
14. New Road - Score ( The New Road )
15. Tractor Tipping - Score ( tractor-Erschrecker )
16. McQueen and Sally - Score ( McQueen and Sally )
17. Goodbye score ( farewell )
18. Pre-Race Pageantry - Score ( Showtime before the race )
19. The Piston Cup - Score ( The Piston Cup )
20. The Big Race - Score ( The Great Race )

criticism

“A detailed animated film with lots of funny ideas and bizarre supporting characters. The animators consistently focused on the facial expressions of the virtual tin workers. The arsenal of movement of the painted 'faces on wheels' is limited to driving forwards and backwards and gesturing with the tires, but this reduction arouses protective instincts in a lovable way. "

- Lexicon of international film

"Rush right into the heart at full throttle."

- TV feature film

“Technically breathtaking as usual, very funny, very cute. And yet this is also the first Pixar film with small hangers "

- cinema.de

In the end, “Cars” is one of the few Pixar films that doesn't have to be classified as an absolute must-see. For an entertaining evening at the cinema, however, it is clearly better than most competing productions. "

- filmstarts.de

“Using the latest technology, a film world is being created in which modern technology has negative connotations. The filmmakers of the previous Pixar films avoided this balancing act and did not even address the topic. But in Cars it is a central part of the story. John Lasseter's film is one of the animated films that, despite spectacular images and wonderful little details, never really gets going. "

- Critic.de

Awards

• Golden Globe for the best animated film
• Grammy for the song Our Town
• Oscar nomination for best animated film
• Oscar nomination for the song Our Town
• BAFTA nomination for best animated film
• OFCS Award nomination
• The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.

backgrounds

• The working title of the film was "Route 66", but was changed to "Cars" in 2002 so that the film would not be confused with the television series of the same name from the 1960s. " Cars - Autos wie wir " was originally intended for the German version, but is now only marketed under the original title in Germany.
• During the crossing to California there is a cameo of the birds from Pixar's short film Der Vogelschreck (original title: For the Birds ) on the interstate . These are the only non-motorized living things in the film.
• One scene during the final race shows the Pizza Planet truck from Pixar's first movie Toy Story , which has since appeared in most Pixar films.
• The plot of Cars shows strong parallels to the film Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox .
• Lightning and Hook have fun with "tractor pushing". This refers to the urban legend of cow pushing .
• During production, Joe Ranft , who was co-director, died in a car accident. The film was dedicated to him.
• Heiko Waßer and Christian Danner , the Formula 1 commentators from RTL , also synchronize the commentators in the film.
• The town of Radiator Springs was inspired by original locations on Route 66. "Ramone's Body Shop" is based on the "U-Drop_Inn" in Shamrock (Texas) . The “Brownlee Diner” in Glenrio (Texas) is also one of the building models, as is the “Midpoint Café” on Route 66 in Adrian (Texas) , which was the inspiration for the “Flo's V-8 Café” . The model for the figure of the "Hook" ( "Tow Mater" ) was an old rusty "L-170 Truck" from International Harvester. It stands as a decoration in front of the "Four Women on the Route Diner" on Main Street in Galena (Kansas) .
• The Disney film Planes is set in the same series as Cars, but was not produced by Pixar.
• Strip "The King" Weathers is spoken in German by the three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda . The main character Lightning McQueen is voiced by Daniel Brühl , who later portrayed Lauda in his biopic Rush - Alles für die Sieg .
• The budget for this film was $ 120 million. The gross profit was around 462 million US dollars worldwide.

Sequels

Two sequels of the film were released: Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3: Evolution (2017).

Web links

Commons : Cars (film)  - Collection of images

• Cars in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Cars in the online film database
• cars-derfilm.de
• Official website for the Disney film
• Official Pixar Movie Website
• Technical Facts (English)
• Cars inrotten tomatoes(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Release certificate for cars . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2006 (PDF; test number: 106 671 K).
2. ↑ Age rating for cars . Youth Media Commission .
3. ↑ morgenpost.de: The CARS are back! Article from June 24, 2011, accessed on July 4, 2011.
4. ↑ filmstarts.de
5. ↑ ^{a b} Cars. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 21, 2012 . 
6. ^ Cars (2006) - IMDb. Retrieved July 12, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Cars. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
8. ↑ TV feature film
9. ↑ cinema.de
10. ↑ filmstarts.de
11. ^ Critic.de
12. ↑ Cars looks like a computer-animated Doc Hollywood (English); Accessed: July 31, 2010.
13. ^ Cars (2006) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .