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Making Of
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Characters
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No Hands
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Radiator Springs
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Graphics
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Cars Acting
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Darrel Waltrip
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  • About the Film

    Aspiring champion race car

    Lightning McQueen is on the fast track to success, fame, and everything
    he's ever hoped for—until he takes an unexpected detour on dusty Route 66. His have-it-all-now attitude is thrown into a tailspin when a small-town community that time forgot shows McQueen what he's been missing in his high-octane life.

  • The Story

    It was a matter of time

    before Pixar found a story to indulge John Lasseter’s lifelong passion for cars. Between Lasseter’s growing interest in professional racing and a family RV trip across America, the premise started coming together. Cars would be the story of a fast car that learns to slow down, and the film itself would take the time to pull off and appreciate its characters.

  • The Characters

    The filmmakers needed

    the cars to look and feel authentic. Only then would the audience relate to them as characters. A hotshot racecar was the early choice for lead character Lightning McQueen. A rusty real-life tow truck found off Route 66 came to life as Mater. The Pixar team chose other cars to reflect people it had met on the road.

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  • The World

    With a cast made entirely

    of cars, the world of Cars required a lot of road. Fast-track motor speedways would provide some of the pavement, but the story needed a sleepier locale. The filmmakers found it on Route 66, the fabled highway where American car culture took off in the 1950s. When the highway was replaced by the federal interstate system, hundreds of towns virtually fell off the map.

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  • Believable Characters

    Pixar had given audiences

    a reason to believe that toys, bugs, and rats had souls. The cars of Cars offered a new challenge: how do characters without arms, legs, elbows, or knees emote? What if your cast consists entirely of heads on wheels? And the heads weigh 3000 pounds and are made of steel? The Pixar team would have to balance the physics of real automobiles with the fine points of acting to assemble a cast of believable characters.

  • Awards

    Academy Awards
    Nominated for Animated Feature Film: John Lasseter
    Nominated for Music (Original Score): "Our Town" - Randy Newman

    Annie Awards
    Winner for Best Animated Feature Winner for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production: Randy Newman
    Nominated for Best Animated Effects: Keith Klohn, Erdem Hamsi Taylan
    Nominated for Best Character Animation in a Feature Production:
    Carlos Baena, Bobby Podesta
    Nominated for Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production:
    John Lasseter
    Nominated for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: William Cone
    Nominated for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production: Dan Fogelman

    Broadcast Film Critics Association
    Winner of Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature

    Golden Globe Awards
    Winner for Best Animated Feature Film

    Grammys
    Winner for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("Our Town"): Randy Newman, composer

    Hollywood Film Festival
    Winner for Animation of the Year

    Motion Picture Sound Editors
    Winner for Best Sound Editing Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Animation: Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, Jonathan Null, Bruno Coon, Teresa Eckton, Shannon Mills, Dee Selby, Steve Slanec, Christopher Barrick, Jana Vance, Dennie Thorpe, Ellen Heuer

    Movie Guide
    Winner for Best Family Film

    National Board of Review
    Winner for Best Animated Feature

    People's Choice
    Winner for Favorite Family Movie Winner for Favorite Song from a Movie: Life is a Highway, Rascal Flatts
    Winner for Favorite Remake: Life is a Highway, Rascal Flatts

    Producers Guild of America Winner of Producer of the Year Award:
    Animated Theatrical Motion Picture: Darla K. Anderson

    Rotten Tomatoes
    Winner of Golden Tomato Award for Animation

    Visual Effects Society
    Winner of Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture: Mater - Larry The Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato

  • Credits

    DIRECTED BY
    John Lasseter

    CO-DIRECTED BY
    Joe Ranft

    PRODUCED BY
    Darla K. Anderson

    ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
    Thomas Porter

    ORIGINAL SCORE COMPOSED
    AND CONDUCTED BY
    Randy Newman

    FILM EDITOR
    Ken Schretzmann

    ORIGINAL STORY BY
    John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Jorgen Klubien

    SUPERVISING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
    Eben Ostby

    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
    William Cone, Bob Pauley

    SUPERVISING ANIMATORS
    William Cone, Bob Pauley

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CAMERA
    Jeremy Lasky

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - LIGHTING
    Jean-Claude Kalache

    SHADING ART DIRECTOR
    Tia W. Kratter

    MATTE SUPERVISOR
    Lisa Forssell

    CHARACTERS SUPERVISOR
    Tim Milliron

    CHARACTERS SUPERVISOR
    Tim Milliron

    SETS SUPERVISOR
    Sophie Vincelette

    SHADING SUPERVISORS
    Chris Bernardi, David Munier

    EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
    Steve May

    CROWDS SUPERVISOR
    Ziah Sarah Fogel

    RENDERING SUPERVISOR
    Jessica Giampietro McMackin

    OPTIMIZATION SUPERVISOR
    Jessica Giampietro McMackin

    PRODUCTION MANAGER
    Jonas Rivera

    SOUND DESIGNER
    Tom Myers

    EXECUTIVE MUSIC PRODUCER
    Chris Montan

    PRODUCTION FINANCE LEAD
    Ali Rowghani

    CASTING BY
    Kevin Reher
     

    CAST

    Lightning McQueen
    Owen Wilson

    Doc Hudson
    Paul Newman

    Sally Carrera
    Bonnie Hunt

    Mater
    Larry the Cable Guy

    Ramone
    Cheech Marin

    Luigi
    Tony Shalhoub

    Guido
    Guido Quaroni

    Flo
    Jenifer Lewis

    Sarge
    Paul Dooley

    Sheriff
    Michael Wallis

    Fillmore
    George Carlin

    Lizzie
    Katherine Helmond

    Mack
    John Ratzenberger

    Red
    Joe Ranft

    Chick Hicks
    Michael Keaton

    The King
    Richard Petty

    Harv
    Jeremy Piven

    Bob Cutlass
    Bob Costas

    Darrell Cartrip
    Darrell Waltrip

    Van
    Richard Kind

    Minny
    Edie McClurg

    Tex
    Humpy Wheeler

    Rusty Rust-eze
    Tom Magliozzi

    Mrs The King
    Lynda Petty

    Fred
    Andrew Stanton

    Junior
    Dale Earnhardt Jr

    Michael Schumacher Ferrari
    Michael Schumacher

    Jay Limo
    Jay Leno

    Mario Andretti
    Mario Andretti

    Kori Turbowitz
    Sarah Clark

    Not Chuck
    Mike "No Name" Nelson

    Peterbilt
    Joe Ranft

    Boost
    Jonas Rivera

    Snotrod
    Lou Romano

    Wingo
    Adrian Ochoa

    DJ
    E.J. Holowicki

    Tia
    Elissa Knight

    Mia
    Lindsey Collins

    Motorhome Race Fans
    Larry Benton, Douglas "Mater" Keever