| | | From the Creators of The Incredibles & Finding Nemo!
Disney/Pixar's Cars, the high-octane adventure comedy from the creators of Toy Story, The Incredibles and Finding Nemo, now looks and sounds better than ever in this Blu-ray disc created from the original source file. Hotshot race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in the fast lane - until he hits a detour and gets stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on Route 66. There he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) and a heap of hilarious characters who help him discover there's more to life than trophies and fame. Go deeper into the world of Cars than you ever dreamed possible in eye-popping visual clarity. Feel the sound of roaring engines and rock to the rhythm of some smokin' roadhouse riffs with audio enhancement that puts the pedal to the metal! Experience Cars for the first time on Disney Blu-ray -- Magic in High Definition.
"...it's more fun to follow than a televised freeway chase." Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
"What's surprising about this supremely engaging film is the source of its curb appeal: It has heart." Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
"A work of American art as classic as it is modern." Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"The first great movie of the summer." Richard Corliss, Time
"All told, Cars is a knockout." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS JUNE 9, 2006 John Lassater (TOY STORY, A BUG'S LIFE) brings his Pixar touch to a story of a charming but egomaniacal race car (the voice of Owen Wilson) who finds himself stranded in a small town, where he gets back in touch with his values.
| Features | Carfinder: Delve Deeper Inside The World Of Cars Than Ever Before - 217 Individual "Car-acters" In This Immersive Game | | Cine-Explore: For The Ultimate Interactive, Behind-The-Scenes Experience | | Movie Showcase: Instant Access To Select Movie Scenes That Showcase The Ultimate In High Definition Picture & Sound | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Creator John Lasseter Gets His Kicks On Route 66 | | Deleted Scenes: Top-Down Truckstop, Lost, Community Service, & Motorama Girls | | Interactive Menus | | Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scene: Traffic School | | Pixar Shorts: Mater & The Ghostlight & One Man Band | | Radiator Springs Featurettes: Radiator Springs, Character Design, Animation & Acting, Real-World Racing - Getting Geeky With The Details, Hudson Hornet, Graphics, & Darrell Waltrip Museum Tour | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 11/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 5428503 | | UPC: 00786936734041 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Billy Crystal - Voice Of | | Bob Pauley - Production Designer | | Bonnie Hunt - Voice Of | | Cheech Marin - Voice Of | | Darla K. Anderson - Producer | | George Carlin - Voice Of | | Jeremy Lasky - Cinematographer | | Joe Ranft - Director | | John Goodman - Voice Of | | John Lasseter - Director | | John Lasseter, et. al. - Writer | | Ken Schretzmann - Editor | | Larry the Cable Guy - Voice Of | | Michael Keaton - Voice Of | | Owen Wilson - Voice Of | | Paul Newman - Voice Of | | Randy Newman - Original Music By | | Thomas Porter - Producer | | Tim Allen - Voice Of | | Tom Hanks - Voice Of | | Tony Shalhoub - Voice Of | | William Cone - Production Designer |
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | British Academy Awards, John Lasseter, Best Animated Feature Film | |
Winner (2007) | | | Golden Globe, Cars, Best Animated Film | |
Nominee (2007) | | | Oscar, Randy Newman, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | | | Oscar, John Lasseter, Best Animated Feature Film of the Year | |
Winner (2007) | | | People's Choice, Cars, Favorite Family Movie | |
Nominee (2007) | | | People's Choice, Cars, Favorite Movie |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "CARS is family fun, brimming with surprises....A class act all the way. Pixar does it again." 06/15/2006 p.106Los Angeles Times
"[Powered] by warmth, emotion and good-hearted charm. It offers the kinds of sensations all Hollywood once did, and it makes us remember why those films made us care..." 06/09/2006 p.E1 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "As a technical achievement, CARS is peerless....[The cars] are alive and the team has faithfully crafted an environment for the characters." 06/01/2006 p.38 Box Office
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "CARS is all about shifting to a lower gear, getting out of the fast lane and how the journey in life is its own reward." 07/01/2006 p.62 Sight and Sound
"The voice-cast is given a lift by Paul Newman, whose deep tones dignify his character....Its eye-boggling giant stadiums and desert vistas fill the biggest cinema screen..." 08/01/2006 p.66 Entertainment Weekly
"When it comes to unlikely anthropomorphization, Pixar isn't afraid to raise the bar." -- Grade: A 11/17/2006 p.107 Premiere
"[A]ll of its automobiles brim with personality....The story makes some typically Pixar points on community and friendship, and the design and animation is typically thrilling." 12/01/2006 p.129 Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "John Lasseter's witty, enchanting, gorgeously designed NASCAR fantasia is a luscious piece of American pop art..." 12/29/2006 p.108 ReelViews 8 of 10
Although Cars is arguably the weakest animated feature to emerge from the virtual drawing board at this successful company, it's also the best animated film to come along since Disney distributed The Incredibles. The flaws in Cars relate to how younger viewers will see the film - it's a little too long and a little too slow. While adults may not mind sitting through "filler," children, with their notoriously short attention spans, may become restless...The humor, as is typical of Pixar, is comprised of jokes aimed at all age ranges. Some of the comedy will go over the heads of younger viewers, but there are plenty of gags for the junior members of the audience. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
The message in "Cars" is simplicity itself: Life was better in the old days, when it revolved around small towns where everybody knew each other, and around small highways like Route 66, where you made new friends, sometimes even between Flagstaff and Winona. This older America has long been much-beloved by Hollywood, and apparently it survives in Radiator Springs as sort of a time capsule...The movie is great to look at and a lot of fun, but somehow lacks the extra push of the other Pixar films. Maybe that's because there's less at stake here, and no child-surrogate to identify with. I wonder if the movie's primary audience, which skews young, will much care about the 1950s and its cars. Maybe they will. - Roger Ebert
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