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Actors: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cars |
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In a world where cars are the only “people,” Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), the newest rookie racecar in the Piston Cup series, is the world's newest celebrity. Just when Lightning is about to win the last race of the season, his two back tires blow out, allowing for a three-way photo-finish tie. The three winners (rookie McQueen, racing legend The King, and hopeful “second” Chicks Hicks) are forced into a race-off at a track in Los Angeles. Desperate to get to the racetrack first in order to smooth over the Dinoco race sponsors, Lightning forces his big rig hauler Mack to drive through the night. Unfortunately for Mack, he falls asleep on the road, knocking Lightning out of his trailer in the middle of the Midwestern desert. While trying to find his way back to the interstate, he ends up speeding through a small town called Radiator Springs.
Forced to stay and repair the road he tore up, Lightning meets a host of interesting characters including a loyal tow truck named Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), local hotel owner Sally (Bonnie Hunt), and the town's doctor and Judge who is fittingly called Doc (Paul Newman). As the road is repaired Lightning becomes friends with these eccentric characters, but time is running out before his big race. Can he give up his career for his new friends and budding romance with Sally, or will he choose to go for the big Piston Cup finish?
--Alyssa Feller, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Cars |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of sports story:
- auto racing
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
How much in movie?
- 60%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Desert?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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