Cars (Film)

Cars is an animated film produced by Pixar from the year 2006. It is the first film to activities leading to the director John Lasseter since Toy Story 2 (1999) again as a director and not just as a producer. Official theatrical release in Germany was September 7, 2006.

In "Cars" characters are all cars that are as people or animals behave. People do not occur in the movie. On 28 July 2011, the sequel to the film, Cars 2 was released in Germany, but also dedicated between 2008 and 2011 under the title of Cars Toon - Mater's Tall Tales a series of computer animated short stories that are in the style of the film and partly as a supporting film to other Pixarproduktionen in the cinema and on television were or are.

Action

After the last race for the " Piston Cup " a triple draw was that it must " Lightning McQueen ", a talking NASCAR car ( loud Mister " John Gunnell " a Trans Am ), a decision to race to Los Angeles. On the way he is but at night separated from his transport truck. It must therefore be found only in California. (It has no headlights like all real NASCAR cars) he lands on Route 66 in " Radiator Springs " where he accidentally destroys the only village street disoriented. He is sentenced to repair it.

While he's busy, he befriends Hook ( in the original: Mater ), the tow truck to. He also falls in love with Sally, a Porsche. She explains to him as alive Radiator Springs was once, by a new interstate but all clientele has lost and has disappeared from the map. Sally was a successful lawyer in LA She's fled the big city life and living here because of the impressive landscape. It also comes into conflict with Doc Hudson, who was once himself a famous race car. After a serious accident, he was not accepted by his team, which is why he first considered race cars like Lightning with contempt. When the road is finished, Lightning has befriended all the inhabitants of the village and would not want to leave actually. However, the media and his racing team to find him again, since Doc Hudson called her, and pick him up to the big race.

During the race, Lightning is first unfocused and located far behind as he thinks back again and again to Radiator Springs. Suddenly, however, he notes that his friends and stand by his side in the pits. With this support, he takes the lead and is close to win it than his rival "King", for this is the last race before retirement, is thrown out of the race. Instead of the already secure victory for to take to complete, Lightning stops and pushes the heavily damaged King across the finish line so he can finish his last race. So he looses the Piston Cup, but won the respect of all other cars and prevents the King suffering the same fate as one day Doc Hudson.

After Lightning has opened its new racing headquarters in Radiator Springs, and the place is again known and popular. He also opened along with Sally formerly very popular auto Hotel " Wheel Well" again.

Synchronization

The synchronization was commissioned by the Film & Television synchronous in Munich. The dialog book comes from Benedict Rabnaus, which led dialogue director together with Kai Taschner.

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

Soundtrack

The soundtrack (English Score) wrote the composer Randy Newman. The following items make up the soundtrack to Cars. The title of the German soundtracks are in parentheses.

Criticism

"Detail lover animation film with many funny ideas and quirky secondary characters. "

" Roars at full throttle in the heart. "

"Trick Technically stunning as usual, very funny, very cute. Yet this is also the first Pixar film with small hangers "

" So, " Cars " in the end one of the few Pixar films that you do not have to classify as an absolute must-see. But for an entertaining evening at the cinema it is nevertheless clearly better than most competing suitable productions. "

" Using the latest technology will create a film world in which modern technology has negative connotations. The filmmakers of the previous Pixar films avoided this balancing act, saying the issue not only of. Only it is in cars a central part of the story. John Lasseter's film belongs to the animated films that never really get to ride despite spectacular images and wonderful little details. "

Awards

• Golden Globe for best animated film
• Grammy for the song Our Town
• Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature
• Oscar nomination for the song Our Town
• BAFTA nomination for Best Animated Feature
• OFCS Award nomination

Background

• The working title of the film was " Route 66", but in 2002 changed to "Cars " so that the film would not be confused with the eponymous television series from the 1960s. " - Cars like we Cars" provided now he will also be sold in Germany only under the original title for the German version was originally.
• During the crossing to California, there are on the interstate a cameo of birds from Pixar's short film The scarecrow (Original Title: For the Birds ). These are the only non-motorized creatures in the film.
• In one scene at the final race of the Pizza Planet truck from Pixar's first feature film Toy Story can be seen, which occurs in most Pixarfilmen ever since.
• The plot of Cars has strong parallels to the movie Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox.
• Lightning Hook and have fun with "Traktor Pushing ". This refers to the urban legend of Kuhschubsens.
• During production, died Joe Ranft, who has worked as co-director, in a car accident. The film was dedicated to him.
• The small town of Radiator Springs has been inspired by the original places on the route 66. " Ramone's Body Shop " is similar to the "U- Drop_Inn " in Shamrock (Texas ). The " Brownlee Diner " in Glenrio (Texas ) is also part of the building models, such as the " Midpoint Café" on Route 66 in Adrian (Texas), the inspiration for the " Flo's V -8 Café" was formed. Model for the figure of the " Hook" ( " Tow Mater" ) was an old rusty "L -170 Truck" of International Harvester. It stands as a decoration before the " Four Women on the Route Diner " at the Main Street Galena (Kansas).
• The Disney movie plan plays in the same series as Cars universe, which was not produced by Pixar.