Cars (movie) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cars |
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A rendered frame from the film.
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| Directed by | John Lasseter Joe Ranft (co-director) |
| Produced by | Darla K. Anderson |
| Written by | Story: John Lasseter Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien and Brenda Chapman Screenplay: John Lasseter Joe Ranft Jorgen Klubien Dan Fogelman Kiel Murray Phil Lorin Robert L. Baird Daniel Gerson Bonnie Hunt Don Lake Steve Purcell and Dan Scanlon |
| Starring | Owen Wilson Larry the Cable Guy Paul Newman Bonnie Hunt Tony Shalhoub John Ratzenberger George Carlin Cheech Marin Michael Keaton Jenifer Lewis Katherine Helmond Joe Ranft |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Lasky Jean Claude Kalache |
| Editing by | Ken Schretzmann |
| Studio | Pixar Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | United States June 9, 2006 United Kingdom July 28, 2006 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Money made | $244,082,982 (USA) $217,898,622(Overseas) |
Cars is a 2006 movie made by Pixar. In it, cars are living beings and there are no humans. This is a story of "Lightning McQueen", a top race car who gets a lot of new friends after going to a small town in the desert called Radiator Springs in Route 66, while getting ready for the Piston Cup in California Dinoco.
A sequel Cars 2 was released on June 24, 2011. Michael Wallis said in August 2013 that Pixar will make a third film in the series. A spin-off Planes was released on August 9, 2013. A sequel Planes 2: Fire and Rescue was released on July 18, 2014. A second sequel Planes Three will be released on 2015. The Planes trilogy was produced by DisneyToon Studios.
Release Dates
| Country | Premiere |
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 Australia |
8 June 2006 |
 Philippines |
8 June 2006 |
 Singapore |
8 June 2006 |
 Canada |
9 June 2006 |
 Taiwan |
9 June 2006 |
| United States |
9 June 2006 |
 Switzerland |
14 June 2006 (French speaking region) |
 France |
14 June 2006 |
 Hungary |
15 June 2006 |
 Puerto Rico |
15 June 2006 |
 Russia |
15 June 2006 |
 Ukraine |
15 June 2006 |
 Netherlands |
21 June 2006 |
 Bolivia |
22 June 2006 |
 Colombia |
22 June 2006 |
 Israel |
22 June 2006 |
 Iceland |
23 June 2006 |
 Poland |
23 June 2006 |
 Argentina |
29 June 2006 |
 Portugal |
29 June 2006 |
 Brazil |
30 June 2006 |
 Mexico |
30 June 2006 |
 Panama |
30 June 2006 |
 Venezuela |
30 June 2006 |
 Chile |
1 July 2006 |
 Japan |
1 July 2006 |
 Belgium |
5 July 2006 |
 Czech Republic |
6 July 2006 |
 Spain |
6 July 2006 |
 Hong Kong |
13 July 2006 |
 Peru |
13 July 2006 |
 South Africa |
14 July 2006 |
 South Korea |
20 July 2006 |
 United Kingdom |
28 July 2006 |
 Ireland |
28 July 2006 |
 Bulgaria |
4 August 2006 |
 India |
4 August 2006 |
 Latvia |
4 August 2006 |
 Estonia |
11 August 2006 |
 Kuwait |
16 August 2006 |
 Croatia |
17 August 2006 |
 Lithuania |
18 August 2006 |
 China |
22 August 2006 |
 Italy |
23 August 2006 |
 Slovenia |
24 August 2006 |
| Switzerland |
25 August 2006 (Italian speaking region) |
 Finland |
25 August 2006 |
 Norway |
25 August 2006 |
 Slovakia |
31 August 2006 |
 Denmark |
1 September 2006 |
 Sweden |
1 September 2006 |
 Egypt |
6 September 2006 |
 Germany |
7 September 2006 |
| Switzerland |
14 September 2006 (German speaking region) |
 Greece |
14 September 2006 |
 Turkey |
15 September 2006 |
Images for kids
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Writer and director John Lasseter in 2009
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A rendered frame from the development of the film.
See also
In Spanish: Cars para niños
