Cars 3 (2017)
Cars 3 is the third film in Disney/Pixar’s popular franchise centering on anthropomorphic talking cars. This time, Brian Fee takes over directing duties with a story following Lightning McQueen as he tries to prove that he’s still the best in the racing game. Owen Wilson returns as the voice of Lightning, along with Larry the Cable Guy as the lovable Mater.
Cars 3
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- Director
- Brian Fee
- Release Date
- June 15, 2017
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Owen Wilson , Bonnie Hunt , Armie Hammer , Lea DeLaria , Nathan Fillion , Kerry Washington , Cheech Marin , Cristela Alonzo , Chris Cooper , Larry the Cable Guy , Margo Martindale , Tony Shalhoub , Jenifer Lewis
- Writers
- Brian Fee , Ben Queen , Eyal Podell , Jonathon E. Stewart , Kiel Murray , Bob Peterson
- Runtime
- 109minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Cars 4
- Budget
- 175million$
Summary
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage. Wanting to get back on the winners’ list, he approaches Rust-eze, who is now owned by Sterling. Sterling is a fan of McQueen but has suggested he spend his days endorsing Rust-eze new products instead. However McQueen makes a deal that if he wins, he will decide when his retirement will be and if he loses, he will retire immediately. He went on to meet his trainer Cruz Ramirez who actually dreams of racing herself. McQueen felt the old training method was better for him so he looked for Smokey, who was his mentor Doc’s mentor. There he learned that Doc continued to feel victorious in the race by mentoring him when he was no longer capable of winning himself. When the next racing season began, it slowly dawned on McQueen that it is time to mentor instead of racing and, he gets Cruz to race for him. Cruz wins and continued to race with McQueen as her trainer. The ending gave Cars movie franchise fans hope that a fourth installation could happen. However no sequel has been officially announced yet. Cars 3 was directed by Brian Fee, written by Bob Peterson, Kiel Murray and Mike Rich and produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Actor Owen Wilson is the voice behind Lightning McQueen. Other stars that lent their voices to various characters include Armie Hammer, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Chris Cooper, Cristela Alonzo, Jennifer Lewis, Kerry Washington, Larry the Cable Guy, Lea DeLaria, Margo Martindale, Nathan Filion, and Tony Shalhoub. The movie premiered in the United States on June 16, 2017.
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