Eric Carpenter (June 13, 2012). "Life changed at her café when Pixar dropped in: Fran Houser said her Route 66 Midpoint Café in Texas was a sleepy spot – until the "Cars" movie premiered". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021 . Retrieved October 8, 2012. Many characters and places in the movie are directly inspired by real Route 66 places and people. To quote the Pixar crew: Technical director Lisa Forsell explained that to enhance the richness and beauty of the desert landscapes surrounding Radiator Springs, the filmmakers created a department responsible for matte paintings and sky flats, saying: "Digital matte paintings are a way to get a lot of visual complexity without necessarily having to build complex geometry, and write complex shaders. We spent a lot time working on the clouds and their different formations. They tend to be on several layers and they move relative to each other. The clouds do in fact have some character and personality. The notion was that just as people see themselves in the clouds, cars see various car-shaped clouds. It's subtle, but there are definitely some that are shaped like a sedan. And if you look closely, you'll see some that look like tire treads. The fact that so much attention is put on the skies speaks to the visual level of the film. Is there a story point? Not really. There is no pixel on the screen that does not have an extraordinary level of scrutiny and care applied to it. There is nothing that is just throw-away." [11]

a b c d "PREVIEW: Disney Planes Franchise to Launch High-Flying Sequel". NYC Aviation. May 13, 2014 . Retrieved July 28, 2014. He offers Lightning the chance to become the new face of Dinoco but is turned down. He later lets Mater ride in the Dinoco team helicopter. In Lightning's dream about a "Lightning Storm" film, a car gets zapped by a tripod sparkplug bot and emits the Wilhelm scream. The Wilhelm scream is a sound effect used in many movies, including the original Star Wars film.The opening race at Motor Speedway contains 60,000 cars seated in the audience while an additional 700 are in the infields and aisles. In comparison, the final race at Los Angeles International Speedway has 100,000 cars seated and 1,500 in the infields, plus an additional 13,000 entering the stadium to find seats. [9] Find out what we have for other Pixar films like Toy Story, The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc. Clothing At the tie-breaking race at the Los Angeles International Speedway, while three fighter jets pass over the stadium, Pixar Animation Studios can be seen among the nearby buildings, although the real studio is located at Emeryville, near San Francisco, and not at Los Angeles. Dane Cook Leads the Voice Cast for Disney's Planes". ComingSoon.net. February 28, 2013 . Retrieved June 18, 2013.

Cars 3 Cast: Meet New Characters Voiced by Nathan Fillion, Kerry Washington & Lea DeLaria". 9 March 2017. Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) is Radiator Spring's attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off Porsche 911 as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special". [7] Sally as an Eddie Paul custom vehicle for the promotional tour for the first filmWilly's Butte resembles the landmark of Mexican Hat, Utah, but also resembles a classic Pontiac hood ornament. There is an "Ornament Valley" (a reference to Monument Valley). Cars". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021 . Retrieved October 5, 2021. In 2001, the movie's working title was Route 66 (after U.S. Route 66), but in 2002, the title was changed to prevent people from thinking it was related to the 1960 television show with the same name. In addition, Lightning McQueen's number was originally going to be 57 (Lasseter's birth year) but was changed to 95 (the year Toy Story was released). Gene Seymour of Newsday gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "And as pop flies go, Cars is pretty to watch, even as it loops, drifts and, at times, looks as if it's just hanging in midair." [55] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film a positive review, saying, "It takes everything that's made Pixar shorthand for animation excellence -- strong characters, tight pacing, spot-on voice casting, a warm sense of humor and visuals that are pure, pixilated bliss -- and carries them to the next stage." [56] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "What's surprising about this supremely engaging film is the source of its curb appeal: It has heart." [57] Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post gave the film a positive review, saying, "It's the latest concoction from the geniuses at Pixar, probably the most inventive of the Computer Generated Imagery shop -- and the film's great fun, if well under the level of the first Toy Story." [58] Jessica Reaves of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "While it's a technically perfect movie, its tone is too manic, its characters too jaded and, in the end, its story too empty to stand up to expectations." [59] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "While Cars may cross the finish line ahead of any of 2006's other animated films, it's several laps behind its Pixar siblings." [60] Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post gave the film three out of four stars, saying, " Cars idles at times. And it's not until its final laps that the movie gains the emotional traction we've come to expect from the Toy Story and Nemo crews." [61] Amy Biancolli of the Houston Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "It thunders ahead with breezy abandon, scoring big grins on its way." [62]