RIP Paul Newman, voice of Doc Hudson. As a NASCAR fan for most of my life, I cannot tell you how HYPED the opening to this movie makes me feel. The classic sights, sounds, camera angles, fans, etc. THEY EVEN BROUGHT IN THE ACTUAL NASCAR BOOTH ANNOUNCERS! They made a real love letter to racing here and I can't get enough of it.
This movie made me become a Nascar fan. It's my favorite movie ever and the best movie ever, in my opinion. I remember watching it on DVD in 2007 after my dad bought it from Walmart. Three years later, February 14th, 2010, I saw the Daytona 500, my first race. Been hooked ever since
Bilingual bonus: when Guido is yelling at the other forklifts, he's saying "Who do you think you're talking to, huh? Who are you talking to?" The Ferrari says to Guido "I hope your friend gets better. I was told y'all are fantastic."
as a mexican whose family works on low riders, my family loved the low rider w a classic Chicano accent! It was appreciative and not appropriation, in my opinion.
The Ferrari in the tyre shop was voiced by the legendary Michael Schumacher, the #43 car the King was voiced by the King himself Richard Petty, tons of celebrity cameo voice overs in these movies
I'm going to need you to understand how important the number 43 is in Nascar (and how it relates to this movie). 43 belongs to Richard Petty. The reason it's important they included it, and in Nascar, is that he won 200 races between 1960 and 1984. His career ended in a crash (as did the 43 in this movie). Furthermore, the voice of 43 IS Richard Petty. And yes, that was Mario Andretti, although I don't know why he was there in the first place... He was an Indy driver. Also, those 'car bugs'... They're all Volkswagen. Literally VW "Bugs".
@@kjprodouctions9050I believe what they’re saying is not that they had a crash that forced them to end their career early, rather that they both crashed in what they had already decided would be their last race.
It's a tense race, 3 cars/drivers duking it out for the championship.. doesn't seem that out of place for other cars/drivers to also be present to watch it live.
Cow tipping is actually a myth mainly made by how city folk think country folk act. In fact, it's kind of impossible. Cows can in fact can get up on their own, they don't sleep standing, they're so heavy you can't tip them with even a stronger human body, and they can get mad and hurt you.
27:59, the fire truck "Red" is emotional because the person who was supposed to voice act him died in a car crash before they could record his lines. And they didnt want to re-cast the voice, as he had worked for Pixar for years as an animator, voice actor, director and writer. Cars was the last movie he co-directed and co-wrote, which is why his name also appears at the end of the movie "Dedicated to Joe Ranft".
My personal interpretation on why he didn't finish the race - he didn't want a win where one of the other racers was in such a horrible state. It's like if you were running a race against someone who broke his foot, that wouldn't feel like a win. It actually seems to happen in a sports irl, people help their competitors before crossing the finish line. Another assumption is that he didn't want The King to go last. If he had finished the race and then helped him, The King would've been 3rd place. McQueen decided to end up last because he has many more races in his future anyway, but that was The King's last race.
I think there is a much simpler explanation. The exact rules are, of course, not known to me in this universe's race, but it is not always prohibited to push another racer. Naturally, this is only allowed as long as you are still in the race. If McQueen had finished the race, he wouldn't have been allowed to push the King over the finish line. The King would have been disqualified for that, so he wouldn't have finished his final race. Edit: Or the Race could have just ended after two of the three racers finished it. So in this case The King also wouldn't have finished his last race.
What I liked about the movie is how it was historically accurate about Route 66 and when it was bypassed for the new Freeway system. Many of the small towns/businesses on Route 66 went under. You can look up the history about Route 66 pretty easily and it's still in existance.
The Rusteze guys were the hosts of a radio show called Car Talk. Brothers who helped diagnose and fix cars. They ended every show with "Don't drive like my brother".
As a car guy that has driven parts of route 66 this movie is honestly hard to watch, so many towns and peoples livelihoods were taken away with the Interstates going through. It's sad driving through the towns that are left, so much history gone or boarded up, or dilapidated beyond repair. There is a really good history of Doc someone did on youtube, worth a watch as well.
It’s hard to find the right words to describe how much this movie meant to me as a child. I remember seeing cars the day it came out and I was obsessed from the start.
Yes, The King was voiced by Richard Petty, a NASCAR legends. The racing commentators were voiced by their real-life counterparts. Paul Newman, Doc's VA, was also a NASCAR racer. Fun fact, The King was literally modelled after Petty's car that he used during his races; a blue 1970 Plymouth Superbird stock car.
I’ve never really understood why this movie gets so much hate. I mean, sure, it’s not as good as Pixar’s best movies like The Incredibles or Ratatouille, but it’s still really good. The movie tells a unique story from Pixar’s usual catalog, focusing on the history of the American motorways and putting that in its own universe. The characters are generally pretty good and iconic, Lightning McQueen’s character arc is really good, the world building is flawed but definitely interesting, the score slaps and making things personal for a second, this might be the first movie I ever watched (or at least the first one I can remember, this was probably around 2007) so it’s always been a little bit special in that way.
For me, it's because they JUST REMADE DOC HOLLYWOOD WITH OWEN WILSON INSTEAD OF MICHAEL J. FOX. I was in the theater, and there were plenty of late GenXers and early Millenials there, and no one seemed to point it out. It's just Doc Hollywood on wheels. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
I genuinely love this movie. Not the best from Pixar but it’s definitely one of those films that I loved to watch over and over again. I also was a huge Cars nerd back when I was a kid as I had a lot of merchandise from the film.
after my baby room, i got it redecorated red and grey with cars wallpaper, a cars nightlight, and ofc, A CAR BED that looked just like lightning, to me anyway. to this day, at nearly 21 years old, i still have a cars bin in my room lmao, i mean its just a bin, idc what it looks like
This was my all time favorite movie growing I had the toys, the clothes, and I remember one year for Halloween I wore a Lightning McQueen racing suit also Dale Earnhardt Jr 8, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Artie Kempner, and Michael Schumacher who was the red Ferrari finally R.I.P to Paul Newman who voiced Doc Hudson 🙏🏽
38:10 The number 8 car was played by Dale Earnheart Jr as himself, Strip Weathers was played by the NASCAR driver Richard Petty who drove the car that The King is based on, and the 11 car was played by Mario Andretti who played himself, Plus Darrel Cartrip was played by Darrell Waltrip who was a NASCAR announcer and driver back in the day.
the crash at 35:25 is a re-creation of Petty's real-life Daytona 500 accident in 1988 with the exception that it was not caused by a collision with another driver as in the movie.
Cars is a love letter to Route 66. In preparation for this film, most of PIXAR took a month-long tour of The Mother Road and most of the film's features were inspired by various sights along the route: ~ Jackrabbit "here we are" signs ~ various "Teepee Motel"s ~ The Cadillac Ranch ~ The Leaning Tower of Texas The guy voicing the Sheriff is one of the Route 66 historians they interviewed while researching the film, and hundreds of automotive enthusiasts (NASCAR drivers and announcers, Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, the Car Talk brothers, etc) lent their voices for this movie. Bonus Trivia: John Ratzenberger is PIXAR's luck charm and has had a speaking role in *every* one of their films. During post-production of The Incredibles, they realized that they had left him out of that film - they recorded, animated, and added the final scene with The Underminer in record time so they could still make their release/premiere schedules while not 'jinxing' The Incredibles by leaving Ratzenberger out of film.
Mell is the only person i know not moved by the "my bestfriend" line smh but i still Love that you actually enjoy these movies. You should watch cheaper by the dozen 1&2!
Rest in peace Nat King Cole 1919-1965 Bobby Troup 1918-1999 Joe Ranft 1960-2005 George Carlin 1937-2008 Paul Newman 1925-2008 Steve Jobs 1955-2011 Roger Ebert 1942-2013 Tom Magliozzi 1937-2014 Chuck Berry 1926-2017 and Katherine Helmond 1929-2019, On August 16 2005, Joe Ranft 45 and his friend Eric Frierson 39, were passengers in Ranft's 2004 Honda Element, which was being driven by another friend, Elegba Earl 32, Earl suddenly lost control and crashed through a guard rail while northbound on Highway 1, the SUV tumbled down a cliff and plunged 130 feet (40 m) into the mouth of the Navarro River where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino County, killing both Ranft and Earl instantly, Frierson survived by escaping through the sun roof, though he received moderate injuries, Ranft died during the production of Cars
McQueen didn't win the race because he wanted The King to finish the race. There's only 3 cars in this race, so the race ends as soon as 2 cars cross the finish line. Chick was right behind Lightning, so if he crossed the line and won, Chick would've been right behind him & the race would be over. and like he told The King, "I thought the King should finish his last race." He wanted the guy to go out on a high note unlike how Doc Hudson went out.
23:37 undisputed the best joke in the entire movie 39:26 see that cements it, the lengths they'd go to for these bloopers etc right after a fire movie, phenomenal stuff
I loved that you said "He looked at him like he knew him!" About Doc seeing Lightning in court. In a way, Doc *did* see himself, or at the very least, a racer like him.
27:39 those “rockets” are modeled off of the “cadillac ranch” in real life near Amarillo, TX, which Route 66 runs thru. Worth looking into if ur curious, its cool, been there personally.
27:40 those are a reference to a art installation in the real world in the Nevada desert or the Arizona desert. It’s practically a row of Cadillacs from over like 10 years in a row and they were half buried in the ground that was made by a bunch of hippies back in the 50s for fun.
The Ferrari car who met Guido and Luigi in the end is voices by the GOAT of F1, Michael Schumacher. Also fun fact, Lewis Hamilton is voicing the British race car in Cars 2 if you will ever react to that one, really recommend it.
35:15 is literally the most powerful scene for me because everything he got while he was in Radiator springs, he uses right here. Him using Docs drift was the cherry on top. I always got emotional at that part.
@17:20 The reason they couldn't fix the road is because none of the vehicles had enough torque or horsepower to do it. A stock NASCAR at least then in 2006 was 850hp. Also NASCARs don't have side mirrors. They do have rearview mirrors. they have spotters on a spotters stand above the press box using either naked eyes and binoculars to assist the driver making passes on the track.
38:09 that was the voice of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and The King was voiced by Richard Petty, a NASCAR legend. Also the Ferrari who visited Guido and Luigi was voiced by Michael Schumacher, 7x F1 world champion
Something I always wondered even as a kid was about Bessie, the machine Lighting McQueen drug around to pave the roads. She clearly has a name, wheels and an engine so is Bessie actually a dead vehicle and they are just dragging around her dead body to fix the roads?? And then also the Junkyard where they locked McQueen up. Its full of inside parts of a car. Is that the equivalent of a bunch of organs lying around?? It's little details like that that make you wonder. I could just be crazy and overthinking it all tho lol
That wreck at the end of the movie with “the king” was a recreate of an actual wreck that happened to “the king” Richard petty looked just like it did in the movie. Flipped like seven times. Was nuts.
I do love how they absolutely NAILED the car track ambiance in this. And the details in the animation! Chunks of asphalt flying or scraped metal and paint, its gorgeous.
Real American drivers who cameoed: Strip Weathers/ No. 43: Richard Petty, seven time NASCAR champ, 200 NASCAR wins. Junior/No. 8: Dale Earnhart Jr. Son of seven time NASCAR champ, Dale Earnhart (No. 3.), 26 NASCAR wins by Jr. Mario/No. 11: Mario Andretti, Italian-American legend, multi-Champ Car champion, F1 champion, multiple NASCAR race winner. Bonus (Formula One) Cameo: Ferrari in Luigi's store: Michael Schumacher, seven time F1 champ, 91 wins in F1 between 1992-2006.
Dale Jr only has 26 wins? Not that that’s nothing, but having such a well known, I thought it was higher Hm, now I’m gonna have to look up Dale Sr.’s wins
@artsysabs715 that's just in the Cup Series. He has 2 Daytona 500 wins (2004,2014). In the Xfinity Series, he has 24 wins and 2 championships (1998-1999)
You are the first ever reactor that I have seen that has no intro, you just dove right in. You earn the reward of the person to get to the actual reaction the fastest with a time of zero seconds.
I love this movie...it fills me with all of the feels because it came out when my son was just about to turn 3, and he fell in love with it. We spent MANY hours together watching this and playing with his Cars toys and listening to the soundtrack in my '66 Mustang. As a car guy, I get all of the references in the movie and their amazing attention to detail (like the mesa formations in the landscape being old car hoods, the reference to Cadillac Ranch when you asked if they were rocket ships, the references to real hotels and places along Route 66, etc.). Pixar hit the nail squarely on the head with this move. I'm glad that you finally watched it and enjoyed it so much. And yeah, when Sally is describing the decline of the town because of the interstate, it's a touching moment in the movie, especially when you have seen it as much as I have and actually grow attached to the characters. And in case you were wondering, Radiator Springs is meant to be located somewhere between Gallup, NM, and Kingman, AZ. Also, The Fabulous Hudson Hornet was a real race car back in the 50s when they raced on dirt tracks, which is why his specialty is racing on dirt. Very similar paint job, graphics, and everything. Pixar did their homework.
I learned as an adult folks thought Cars was a bad movie or it's weird and I'm looking at them crazy thinking bro this my childhood. The cars movies are bomb af, I don't know what they talking about 🤷🏾♀️.
This movie has the BEST cameos and a lot of the racers are based on NASCAR drivers. The King is Strip Weathers (one of the OGs) Dale Earnhardt jr actually voices his own car in this. Doc is based on Paul Newmans Hudson Hornet
if he win the race first then pushing would be an act of pity. like "i need to win first, then help people" when the whole lightning's story arc was for him to realize how unimportant that cup is.
I see people answering the main racing cameos in the movie but I'll do all: Cars) The King/Strip Weathers - Richard Petty (Raced in NASCAR from 1958 to 1992) Doc Hudson - Paul Newman (Raced in a couple series like Sports Car Club of America and Le Mans from 1972 to 1986) Tex Dinoco - H. A. Wheeler (former President and General Manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway) Dale Earnhardt Jr. played himself (Needs no introduction, raced in NASCAR from 1996 to 2023) Mario Andretti played himself (Raced in NASCAR, Formula 1, and Le Mans from 1964 to 1984) Michael Schumacher played himself (the ferrari at the end, raced in Formula One from 1991 to 2012) Bob Cutlass - Bob Costas (Popular Sports Commentator) Darrell Cartrip - Darrell Waltrip (Popular Motorsports Analysis) Jay Limo - Jay Leno (Popular Television Host also known for HUGE 286 car/motorcycle collection) Cars 2 & 3) Jeff Corvette - Jeff Gordon (Raced in NASCAR from 1990 to 2016) Lewis Hamilton (Cars 2)/Hamilton AI (Cars 3) - Lewis Hamilton (Raced in Formula One starting in 2007)(most of the dubs of the Hamilton AI are voiced by other Formaula One racers) David Hobbscap - David Hobbs (Raced in Le Mans and Formula One from 1962 to 1989) There's more but I'm too lazy to look them up :P
Never gets old! One of Pixar's best movies! I still remember when I saw this in the theater. To answer your question at 7:48, my favorite Pixar movie is still Toy Story
Wow learned a lot about this movie by reading the comments! I’m city, not country so never watched nascar and only knew Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise until this movie lol, but for a couple years lived a few blocks from homestead Miami speedway…holy crap that was loud!
27:37 the canyon rocks when lightning and sally are looking out and surrounding radiator springs are designed to look like old cars sticking out of the ground. and for some reason, to this day "eeeeasy with the confetti" kills me dude
Remember seeing somewhere the actor for mator wasn't suppose to get as much time in the movie he was suppose to but after his first session they didn't say anything to him because they were rewriting the script to let mator have more screen time which was awesome since mator is amazing like the best
37:09 What makes this scene more important is how the Ferrari is voiced by Michael Schumacher who drove for Ferrari in F1 and won 7 titles and is basically a patriarch to Italian racing fans like Luigi and Guido
U have straight up earned this subscription man card was and will forever be my first love in movie form and for u correctly grading it u earned my subscription 🤝
11:18 it’s because Cheech Marin is the voice of the low rider so it’s not some white actor doing the voice. 25:41 this is all about Route 66. 28:04 Larry the Cable Guy was a great choice for Mater. His timing is excellent. 38:11 Dale Jr was just on the screen as the #8. 39:29 Pixar reuses a lot of actors especially John Ratzenberger (Big Rig & Pig in Toy Story)
29:26 this part reminds me of my childhood so much The summer of 2006 when this movie came out. My family and I just hanging out in the backyard in the pool with the cars cd on and we had lights hanging on the fence, it was such a vibe
That’s hilarious! The second you said : let me know if any real racers had a voice cameo lol the number 8 car that was red .. that was Dale Earnhardt Jr. and my dad loved him and his dad.
The King's flying crash at the Piston Cup was based on a couple real life crashes Richard Petty experienced in his NASCAR races. The car and paintjob are reminiscent of Petty's classic #43 Plymouth Superbird, too! A bunch of real life racecar drivers lended their voices to the movie, including Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Michael Schumacher!
A lot of people bash this franchise but it's a really underappreciated film series. The first one is so much fun and one of my favorites. Very cute film. ❤❤😊
Everyone are talking about the story of the movie and the voice actors but none appreciates the creativity Pixar has put to make a movie like the world of cars, the Cars civilization, the concept of Cars communicating with each other which none would have expected at that time. It's something so different for that time.
When installing home theater systems for people, I'd pop this disc in to test and tune the audio. Opening whispers contrasted with the revving engines was perfect, followed by a banging on the trailer, then "Real Gone" by Sheryl Crow. Ah, good times. If I wanted to test their subwoofer a bit, the movie was _Tron Legacy_ (c'mon, Daft Punk!). Jeff Bridges' voice was fine but if I really intended to push things, the scene of choice would be from _The Lion King_ (1994) when Mufasa is in the clouds talking to Simba. Damn, James Earl Jones has the "bassiest" bass voice of all time. _Cars_ is my favorite Pixar movie of all time. It just barely beats _The Incredibles_ , _Toy Story 2_ , and _Finding Nemo_ in my opinion because of not only graphics (yes, dated compared to the third movie), but by cast, soundtrack, plot, and character development which I'm *HUGE* on. Chick was just a jackass but methinks it was really Lightning who was the primary antagonist but developed for the better.
This video had me smiling from ear to ear. I love the cars movies so much and I love that you got the opportunity to react to them. I hope you’ll be able to do the other in the franchise if not, I’m happy that you did the first one.
The king’s crash was actually based on an accident (or two I think) that his voice actor Richard petty had suffered which were so bad that you’d think he’ll call it quits after that but nope
Movie : They said I was history, there was a lot left in me Mell : Can't you get another agency or something? Movie : They cut off my leg and now I can't walk Mell : Can't you get one of those fake legs or something? Movie : I died Mell : Can't you ressurect yourself like jesus or something? 🤣🤣
11:15 There is no way they would try to cancel Cheech Marin over the Mexican low-rider lol The entire internet would fall on whoever tried like rabid dogs.
RIP Paul Newman, voice of Doc Hudson.
As a NASCAR fan for most of my life, I cannot tell you how HYPED the opening to this movie makes me feel. The classic sights, sounds, camera angles, fans, etc. THEY EVEN BROUGHT IN THE ACTUAL NASCAR BOOTH ANNOUNCERS! They made a real love letter to racing here and I can't get enough of it.
This movie made me become a Nascar fan. It's my favorite movie ever and the best movie ever, in my opinion. I remember watching it on DVD in 2007 after my dad bought it from Walmart. Three years later, February 14th, 2010, I saw the Daytona 500, my first race. Been hooked ever since
Aaaand another same comment as from every other cars reaction video lmao
@@thetej1098💀
that man was so fine back in the day….. he had so much rizz
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Bilingual bonus: when Guido is yelling at the other forklifts, he's saying "Who do you think you're talking to, huh? Who are you talking to?"
The Ferrari says to Guido "I hope your friend gets better. I was told y'all are fantastic."
Michael Schumacher Ferrari editions are awesome
Timestamps are at 34:03 and 37:12 (commenting them for myself).
@@t-troncord 👑
Tv Tropes reader spotted 😂
@@chey6073or they could just idk… understand what they’re both saying?
Fun fact: Paul Newman (Doc Hudson) was delighted that for his final film role, he got to play a car, as he was an avid race car driver.
as a mexican whose family works on low riders, my family loved the low rider w a classic Chicano accent! It was appreciative and not appropriation, in my opinion.
Lmao, it's always the people who aren't the ones the characters are representing that gets offended.
@HelloMellowXVI Cheech Marin, from Cheech and Chong is the voice...so yes, it's fitting.
@@rdramos13I knew that bad to be cheech! I should have looked it up to confirm
AGGGGGGGGGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!😪😪😪😪😪😪
It's all appreciation, appropriation doesn't exist
The Ferrari in the tyre shop was voiced by the legendary Michael Schumacher, the #43 car the King was voiced by the King himself Richard Petty, tons of celebrity cameo voice overs in these movies
I think the Commentators during the races are voiced by Ex Nascar Racers and Commentators
Darryl Waltrip is one
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@@jspaceemperor420U mean Darrell Waltrip
In the Finnish-dubbed version of the movie, Mika Häkkinen voices the King.
@kjproductions9050 if your going to complain about grammar, you can take yourself home asap buddy.... NO room for that BS here period
I'm going to need you to understand how important the number 43 is in Nascar (and how it relates to this movie).
43 belongs to Richard Petty. The reason it's important they included it, and in Nascar, is that he won 200 races between 1960 and 1984. His career ended in a crash (as did the 43 in this movie). Furthermore, the voice of 43 IS Richard Petty. And yes, that was Mario Andretti, although I don't know why he was there in the first place... He was an Indy driver.
Also, those 'car bugs'... They're all Volkswagen. Literally VW "Bugs".
Richard Petty didn't have a career ending crash
@@kjprodouctions9050I believe what they’re saying is not that they had a crash that forced them to end their career early, rather that they both crashed in what they had already decided would be their last race.
@@charliep123 oh, ok
Andretti was there for the non-nascar racing fans like my dad to latch onto lmao
It's a tense race, 3 cars/drivers duking it out for the championship.. doesn't seem that out of place for other cars/drivers to also be present to watch it live.
Cow tipping is actually a myth mainly made by how city folk think country folk act. In fact, it's kind of impossible. Cows can in fact can get up on their own, they don't sleep standing, they're so heavy you can't tip them with even a stronger human body, and they can get mad and hurt you.
Oh my god that's hilarious, thank you for this knowledge🤣
Cow tipping and hunting snipes.... you know youre in the country 😂
@@Coach-Vsniiiiipe come here snipe come here little snipe
its even funnier as the country folk play into it by making cow tipping signs
And treat animals well people. Even if you could tip over something so friend-shaped, why on Earth would you want to?
27:59, the fire truck "Red" is emotional because the person who was supposed to voice act him died in a car crash before they could record his lines. And they didnt want to re-cast the voice, as he had worked for Pixar for years as an animator, voice actor, director and writer. Cars was the last movie he co-directed and co-wrote, which is why his name also appears at the end of the movie "Dedicated to Joe Ranft".
Okay so wait… is he voiced by him or not?
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072he is, but they decided to stick with sounds instead of words because his voice lines were unfinished
@@crimsonlycaondc143c6 ahh
R.I.P, Joe. You will be missed.
He also voiced the Peterbilt that McQueen mistook for Mack.
My personal interpretation on why he didn't finish the race - he didn't want a win where one of the other racers was in such a horrible state. It's like if you were running a race against someone who broke his foot, that wouldn't feel like a win. It actually seems to happen in a sports irl, people help their competitors before crossing the finish line. Another assumption is that he didn't want The King to go last. If he had finished the race and then helped him, The King would've been 3rd place. McQueen decided to end up last because he has many more races in his future anyway, but that was The King's last race.
I think there is a much simpler explanation. The exact rules are, of course, not known to me in this universe's race, but it is not always prohibited to push another racer. Naturally, this is only allowed as long as you are still in the race. If McQueen had finished the race, he wouldn't have been allowed to push the King over the finish line. The King would have been disqualified for that, so he wouldn't have finished his final race.
Edit: Or the Race could have just ended after two of the three racers finished it. So in this case The King also wouldn't have finished his last race.
@@TheWildBrownWolf bingo
Wow.
Idk if its that deep
@@TheWildBrownWolfNow that's more likely
What I liked about the movie is how it was historically accurate about Route 66 and when it was bypassed for the new Freeway system. Many of the small towns/businesses on Route 66 went under. You can look up the history about Route 66 pretty easily and it's still in existance.
The Rusteze guys were the hosts of a radio show called Car Talk. Brothers who helped diagnose and fix cars. They ended every show with "Don't drive like my brother".
As a car guy that has driven parts of route 66 this movie is honestly hard to watch, so many towns and peoples livelihoods were taken away with the Interstates going through. It's sad driving through the towns that are left, so much history gone or boarded up, or dilapidated beyond repair.
There is a really good history of Doc someone did on youtube, worth a watch as well.
THESE "AS A/AN X" COMMENTS BOTHER ME!!!!😪😪😪😪😪😪😡😡😡😡
@@santinoeli71506 Then don't read them, easy fix.
BECAUSE THEY ARE WATCHING THEM ALREADY!!!😪😪😪😪😪😪
@@santinoeli71506boohooo
"Race cars dont need headlights cause the track is always lit."
"Yeah well so is my brother but he still needs headlights".
I rewatched the movie last night that joke killed me
Just hit us real hard with the nostalgia at the beginning with the old dvd fast play menu 😭
It’s hard to find the right words to describe how much this movie meant to me as a child. I remember seeing cars the day it came out and I was obsessed from the start.
Yes, The King was voiced by Richard Petty, a NASCAR legends. The racing commentators were voiced by their real-life counterparts. Paul Newman, Doc's VA, was also a NASCAR racer. Fun fact, The King was literally modelled after Petty's car that he used during his races; a blue 1970 Plymouth Superbird stock car.
And his wife is modeled after the station wagon that Mrs. Petty and the kids would drive to racetracks to watch Richard race.
A little fun fact I learned about: McQueen’s old pit crew chief who claims that his name isn’t Chuck is actually listed as “Not Chuck” in the credits!
I’ve never really understood why this movie gets so much hate. I mean, sure, it’s not as good as Pixar’s best movies like The Incredibles or Ratatouille, but it’s still really good. The movie tells a unique story from Pixar’s usual catalog, focusing on the history of the American motorways and putting that in its own universe. The characters are generally pretty good and iconic, Lightning McQueen’s character arc is really good, the world building is flawed but definitely interesting, the score slaps and making things personal for a second, this might be the first movie I ever watched (or at least the first one I can remember, this was probably around 2007) so it’s always been a little bit special in that way.
I personally would pick this over Ratatouille, I think Cars is more fun and rewatchable
Im takin cars over incredibles and Wall-E
For me, it's because they JUST REMADE DOC HOLLYWOOD WITH OWEN WILSON INSTEAD OF MICHAEL J. FOX. I was in the theater, and there were plenty of late GenXers and early Millenials there, and no one seemed to point it out. It's just Doc Hollywood on wheels. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
IT MIGHT NOT ONLY BE BECAUSE OF CARS 2 IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF MCQUEEN'S SELFISHNESS AT FIRST!!😪😪
I love cars but the story is ripped from Doc Hollywood
I genuinely love this movie. Not the best from Pixar but it’s definitely one of those films that I loved to watch over and over again. I also was a huge Cars nerd back when I was a kid as I had a lot of merchandise from the film.
NOOOOOOOO I THINK IT'S BEST!!😪😪
after my baby room, i got it redecorated red and grey with cars wallpaper, a cars nightlight, and ofc, A CAR BED that looked just like lightning, to me anyway. to this day, at nearly 21 years old, i still have a cars bin in my room lmao, i mean its just a bin, idc what it looks like
Tbh this is Pixars best work
This was my all time favorite movie growing I had the toys, the clothes, and I remember one year for Halloween I wore a Lightning McQueen racing suit also Dale Earnhardt Jr 8, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, Artie Kempner, and Michael Schumacher who was the red Ferrari finally R.I.P to Paul Newman who voiced Doc Hudson 🙏🏽
And Richard Petty’s wife voicing The King’s wife :)
@@artsysabs oh that’s right I completely forgot
38:10
The number 8 car was played by Dale Earnheart Jr as himself, Strip Weathers was played by the NASCAR driver Richard Petty who drove the car that The King is based on, and the 11 car was played by Mario Andretti who played himself, Plus Darrel Cartrip was played by Darrell Waltrip who was a NASCAR announcer and driver back in the day.
the crash at 35:25 is a re-creation of Petty's real-life Daytona 500 accident in 1988 with the exception that it was not caused by a collision with another driver as in the movie.
And also somewhat of rusty Wallace’s flip in 95 I think?
@@toadworks7I’m pretty sure it’s nearly an exact replica of Rusty’s Talladega crash
@@toadworks7'93 actually
Cars is a love letter to Route 66. In preparation for this film, most of PIXAR took a month-long tour of The Mother Road and most of the film's features were inspired by various sights along the route:
~ Jackrabbit "here we are" signs
~ various "Teepee Motel"s
~ The Cadillac Ranch
~ The Leaning Tower of Texas
The guy voicing the Sheriff is one of the Route 66 historians they interviewed while researching the film, and hundreds of automotive enthusiasts (NASCAR drivers and announcers, Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, the Car Talk brothers, etc) lent their voices for this movie.
Bonus Trivia: John Ratzenberger is PIXAR's luck charm and has had a speaking role in *every* one of their films. During post-production of The Incredibles, they realized that they had left him out of that film - they recorded, animated, and added the final scene with The Underminer in record time so they could still make their release/premiere schedules while not 'jinxing' The Incredibles by leaving Ratzenberger out of film.
Mell is the only person i know not moved by the "my bestfriend" line smh but i still Love that you actually enjoy these movies. You should watch cheaper by the dozen 1&2!
Omgg yess
He definitely should, those movies are good.
To this day I still remember how hyped I was by that pitstop scene. It was way too clean
Rest in peace
Nat King Cole 1919-1965
Bobby Troup 1918-1999
Joe Ranft 1960-2005
George Carlin 1937-2008
Paul Newman 1925-2008
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Roger Ebert 1942-2013
Tom Magliozzi 1937-2014
Chuck Berry 1926-2017
and Katherine Helmond 1929-2019, On August 16 2005, Joe Ranft 45 and his friend Eric Frierson 39, were passengers in Ranft's 2004 Honda Element, which was being driven by another friend, Elegba Earl 32, Earl suddenly lost control and crashed through a guard rail while northbound on Highway 1, the SUV tumbled down a cliff and plunged 130 feet (40 m) into the mouth of the Navarro River where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino County, killing both Ranft and Earl instantly, Frierson survived by escaping through the sun roof, though he received moderate injuries, Ranft died during the production of Cars
McQueen didn't win the race because he wanted The King to finish the race. There's only 3 cars in this race, so the race ends as soon as 2 cars cross the finish line. Chick was right behind Lightning, so if he crossed the line and won, Chick would've been right behind him & the race would be over. and like he told The King, "I thought the King should finish his last race." He wanted the guy to go out on a high note unlike how Doc Hudson went out.
Yes, either that or just because it's not allowed to get pushed by somebody who already finished the race. The King would have been disqualified.
23:37 undisputed the best joke in the entire movie
39:26 see that cements it, the lengths they'd go to for these bloopers etc right after a fire movie, phenomenal stuff
One of my all time favorite movies. Came out on DVD the same week as my 10th birthday, and I would watch it over and over.
The way Disney+ immediately jumped to Cars 3 after Cars 1 is such a mood 💀
35:43 The reason why McQueen didn’t win first was because helping him was more important than winning
You could also say that it was an act of respect to make sure a guy who had a career like that didn't finish last in his final race
I loved that you said "He looked at him like he knew him!" About Doc seeing Lightning in court. In a way, Doc *did* see himself, or at the very least, a racer like him.
"if you eat losers for breakfast, wouldn't that make you a loser?, you are what you eat" Great point 😭
34:39 Guido's pit stop is to this day one of my fave animation scenes ever
Dude the difference between this and Natalie Gold’s reaction is hysterical - i love yall both fr - keep it up 😂❤
27:39 those “rockets” are modeled off of the “cadillac ranch” in real life near Amarillo, TX, which Route 66 runs thru. Worth looking into if ur curious, its cool, been there personally.
The music in this movie and the story of a small town is very comforting. Probably because I am from a small town, so it just feels like home.
27:40 those are a reference to a art installation in the real world in the Nevada desert or the Arizona desert. It’s practically a row of Cadillacs from over like 10 years in a row and they were half buried in the ground that was made by a bunch of hippies back in the 50s for fun.
The Ferrari car who met Guido and Luigi in the end is voices by the GOAT of F1, Michael Schumacher. Also fun fact, Lewis Hamilton is voicing the British race car in Cars 2 if you will ever react to that one, really recommend it.
35:15 is literally the most powerful scene for me because everything he got while he was in Radiator springs, he uses right here.
Him using Docs drift was the cherry on top. I always got emotional at that part.
@17:20 The reason they couldn't fix the road is because none of the vehicles had enough torque or horsepower to do it. A stock NASCAR at least then in 2006 was 850hp. Also NASCARs don't have side mirrors. They do have rearview mirrors. they have spotters on a spotters stand above the press box using either naked eyes and binoculars to assist the driver making passes on the track.
38:09 that was the voice of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and The King was voiced by Richard Petty, a NASCAR legend. Also the Ferrari who visited Guido and Luigi was voiced by Michael Schumacher, 7x F1 world champion
Something I always wondered even as a kid was about Bessie, the machine Lighting McQueen drug around to pave the roads. She clearly has a name, wheels and an engine so is Bessie actually a dead vehicle and they are just dragging around her dead body to fix the roads?? And then also the Junkyard where they locked McQueen up. Its full of inside parts of a car. Is that the equivalent of a bunch of organs lying around?? It's little details like that that make you wonder. I could just be crazy and overthinking it all tho lol
Here in Germany the dubbing voice for Lightning McQueen in "Cars" is Daniel Brühl.
The guy who did Zemo in the MCU, wish I watched that version to see how it is!
@@TheDynamicApprenticehe also played in the film "Rush" as an F1 racing legend.. Didn't know that.. That's actually very cool trivia.
People always be missing the point of why Lightning didn't cross the finish line before helping The King.
So happy to see Mell reacting to my favorite childhood movie. Life is a Highway lives rent free in my mind 😂
That wreck at the end of the movie with “the king” was a recreate of an actual wreck that happened to “the king” Richard petty looked just like it did in the movie. Flipped like seven times. Was nuts.
I do love how they absolutely NAILED the car track ambiance in this. And the details in the animation! Chunks of asphalt flying or scraped metal and paint, its gorgeous.
‘You got the Ferrari’ @37:03 😂😂
Real American drivers who cameoed:
Strip Weathers/ No. 43: Richard Petty, seven time NASCAR champ, 200 NASCAR wins.
Junior/No. 8: Dale Earnhart Jr. Son of seven time NASCAR champ, Dale Earnhart (No. 3.), 26 NASCAR wins by Jr.
Mario/No. 11: Mario Andretti, Italian-American legend, multi-Champ Car champion, F1 champion, multiple NASCAR race winner.
Bonus (Formula One) Cameo:
Ferrari in Luigi's store: Michael Schumacher, seven time F1 champ, 91 wins in F1 between 1992-2006.
Dale Jr only has 26 wins? Not that that’s nothing, but having such a well known, I thought it was higher
Hm, now I’m gonna have to look up Dale Sr.’s wins
@artsysabs715 that's just in the Cup Series. He has 2 Daytona 500 wins (2004,2014). In the Xfinity Series, he has 24 wins and 2 championships (1998-1999)
23:40 I legit just got that now. McQueen says: "He won three piston cups". But what Mater hears is: "He pissed in his cup".
Oh my god your face superimposed onto the car took me all the way out 😂😂😂😂
Was looking for this comment💀
6:23 it wasn't originally a "country" song to dude. it was a rock song by a songwriter named Tom Cochran.
You are the first ever reactor that I have seen that has no intro, you just dove right in. You earn the reward of the person to get to the actual reaction the fastest with a time of zero seconds.
One of my favorite Pixar Animated Movies also love the music in this movie and story and humor
I love this movie...it fills me with all of the feels because it came out when my son was just about to turn 3, and he fell in love with it. We spent MANY hours together watching this and playing with his Cars toys and listening to the soundtrack in my '66 Mustang. As a car guy, I get all of the references in the movie and their amazing attention to detail (like the mesa formations in the landscape being old car hoods, the reference to Cadillac Ranch when you asked if they were rocket ships, the references to real hotels and places along Route 66, etc.). Pixar hit the nail squarely on the head with this move. I'm glad that you finally watched it and enjoyed it so much. And yeah, when Sally is describing the decline of the town because of the interstate, it's a touching moment in the movie, especially when you have seen it as much as I have and actually grow attached to the characters. And in case you were wondering, Radiator Springs is meant to be located somewhere between Gallup, NM, and Kingman, AZ. Also, The Fabulous Hudson Hornet was a real race car back in the 50s when they raced on dirt tracks, which is why his specialty is racing on dirt. Very similar paint job, graphics, and everything. Pixar did their homework.
I learned as an adult folks thought Cars was a bad movie or it's weird and I'm looking at them crazy thinking bro this my childhood. The cars movies are bomb af, I don't know what they talking about 🤷🏾♀️.
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This movie has the BEST cameos and a lot of the racers are based on NASCAR drivers.
The King is Strip Weathers (one of the OGs)
Dale Earnhardt jr actually voices his own car in this.
Doc is based on Paul Newmans Hudson Hornet
I love the little disclaimer during the Rust-eze commercial: Actual results may take up to 36 weeks. 😂
That's 9 months...
Mellow as a car at 14:04 took me so off guard I started laughing 🤣
if he win the race first then pushing would be an act of pity. like "i need to win first, then help people" when the whole lightning's story arc was for him to realize how unimportant that cup is.
Not that it's unimportant to Mcqueen. But he realized it wasn't the most important thing to him.
27:35 - They're 50's-style fins, based on the famous "Cadillac Ranch" on the real Route 66.
I see people answering the main racing cameos in the movie but I'll do all:
Cars)
The King/Strip Weathers - Richard Petty (Raced in NASCAR from 1958 to 1992)
Doc Hudson - Paul Newman (Raced in a couple series like Sports Car Club of America and Le Mans from 1972 to 1986)
Tex Dinoco - H. A. Wheeler (former President and General Manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. played himself (Needs no introduction, raced in NASCAR from 1996 to 2023)
Mario Andretti played himself (Raced in NASCAR, Formula 1, and Le Mans from 1964 to 1984)
Michael Schumacher played himself (the ferrari at the end, raced in Formula One from 1991 to 2012)
Bob Cutlass - Bob Costas (Popular Sports Commentator)
Darrell Cartrip - Darrell Waltrip (Popular Motorsports Analysis)
Jay Limo - Jay Leno (Popular Television Host also known for HUGE 286 car/motorcycle collection)
Cars 2 & 3)
Jeff Corvette - Jeff Gordon (Raced in NASCAR from 1990 to 2016)
Lewis Hamilton (Cars 2)/Hamilton AI (Cars 3) - Lewis Hamilton (Raced in Formula One starting in 2007)(most of the dubs of the Hamilton AI are voiced by other Formaula One racers)
David Hobbscap - David Hobbs (Raced in Le Mans and Formula One from 1962 to 1989)
There's more but I'm too lazy to look them up :P
38:10 funny that you say that as one of my dads all time favorite nascar drivers voiced the red car with the 8 on his side, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Never gets old! One of Pixar's best movies! I still remember when I saw this in the theater. To answer your question at 7:48, my favorite Pixar movie is still Toy Story
Wow learned a lot about this movie by reading the comments!
I’m city, not country so never watched nascar and only knew Days of Thunder with Tom Cruise until this movie lol, but for a couple years lived a few blocks from homestead Miami speedway…holy crap that was loud!
Dude I lost it when he said he did what ist his cup😂😂😂😂😂
27:37 the canyon rocks when lightning and sally are looking out and surrounding radiator springs are designed to look like old cars sticking out of the ground. and for some reason, to this day "eeeeasy with the confetti" kills me dude
Remember seeing somewhere the actor for mator wasn't suppose to get as much time in the movie he was suppose to but after his first session they didn't say anything to him because they were rewriting the script to let mator have more screen time which was awesome since mator is amazing like the best
11:17 that’s… Cheech Marin. That’s how he naturally sounds
37:09 What makes this scene more important is how the Ferrari is voiced by Michael Schumacher who drove for Ferrari in F1 and won 7 titles and is basically a patriarch to Italian racing fans like Luigi and Guido
U have straight up earned this subscription man card was and will forever be my first love in movie form and for u correctly grading it u earned my subscription 🤝
11:18 it’s because Cheech Marin is the voice of the low rider so it’s not some white actor doing the voice. 25:41 this is all about Route 66. 28:04 Larry the Cable Guy was a great choice for Mater. His timing is excellent. 38:11 Dale Jr was just on the screen as the #8. 39:29 Pixar reuses a lot of actors especially John Ratzenberger (Big Rig & Pig in Toy Story)
29:26 this part reminds me of my childhood so much
The summer of 2006 when this movie came out. My family and I just hanging out in the backyard in the pool with the cars cd on and we had lights hanging on the fence, it was such a vibe
That’s hilarious! The second you said : let me know if any real racers had a voice cameo lol
the number 8 car that was red ..
that was Dale Earnhardt Jr.
and my dad loved him and his dad.
Man hearing the classic “Disney fast place” ad is so nostalgic
20:13-20:16 hahaha, fart joke!😂
Dude, that disney fast play at the beginning gave me so much nostalgia
9:00 Bro The Cop Shooting With His AS Gets Me Alot😅😂😅😂
This is hands down #3 Pixar movie for me. It’s still a great watch over a decade later!
What’s 1 and 2?
One of my favorites.
FYI... did any Nascar racers get in on this???...
Yup!!!! Richard Petty did the voice of the blue charger "The King"!!!!
🥺🥺🥺 The FastPlay intro at the beginning 🥺🥺🥺
The King's flying crash at the Piston Cup was based on a couple real life crashes Richard Petty experienced in his NASCAR races. The car and paintjob are reminiscent of Petty's classic #43 Plymouth Superbird, too! A bunch of real life racecar drivers lended their voices to the movie, including Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Michael Schumacher!
Tex Dinoco is also voiced by Humpy Wheeler. He wasn't a driver, but he was a very influential person in NASCAR
MELL! You had me in trama mode with the fast play. I legit set my phone down bout to look for the remote😂😂
But why? Your movie and a selection of bonus features will begin automatically?!
A lot of people bash this franchise but it's a really underappreciated film series. The first one is so much fun and one of my favorites. Very cute film. ❤❤😊
11:13 shut up!! Cheech Marin is an icon! 🤣🤣🤣
The train with the A113 on it is a reference to the classroom number where many Pixar employees studied at the California Institute of the Arts 8:27
Everyone are talking about the story of the movie and the voice actors but none appreciates the creativity Pixar has put to make a movie like the world of cars, the Cars civilization, the concept of Cars communicating with each other which none would have expected at that time. It's something so different for that time.
bro watches a movie and spends the whole time not only missing the moral but actually saying he'd do the opposite lol
I’m not even a nascar fan and this is one of my all time favorite movies. I watch it probably once or twice per month
"tell harv that u car blocking me rn, im bout to have a fender bender" XDXXDXDXDXDXDXDXD
Bro got roadblocked D:
38:08 Dude said that with Dale Jr on the screen right in front of him 😂
When installing home theater systems for people, I'd pop this disc in to test and tune the audio. Opening whispers contrasted with the revving engines was perfect, followed by a banging on the trailer, then "Real Gone" by Sheryl Crow. Ah, good times.
If I wanted to test their subwoofer a bit, the movie was _Tron Legacy_ (c'mon, Daft Punk!). Jeff Bridges' voice was fine but if I really intended to push things, the scene of choice would be from _The Lion King_ (1994) when Mufasa is in the clouds talking to Simba. Damn, James Earl Jones has the "bassiest" bass voice of all time.
_Cars_ is my favorite Pixar movie of all time. It just barely beats _The Incredibles_ , _Toy Story 2_ , and _Finding Nemo_ in my opinion because of not only graphics (yes, dated compared to the third movie), but by cast, soundtrack, plot, and character development which I'm *HUGE* on. Chick was just a jackass but methinks it was really Lightning who was the primary antagonist but developed for the better.
this was my childhood and i love it every time i watch it. this movie was before it’s time!!!
This video had me smiling from ear to ear. I love the cars movies so much and I love that you got the opportunity to react to them. I hope you’ll be able to do the other in the franchise if not, I’m happy that you did the first one.
The king’s crash was actually based on an accident (or two I think) that his voice actor Richard petty had suffered which were so bad that you’d think he’ll call it quits after that but nope
The fact it was Cheech Marin as Ramone, I don't think they could cancel culture this movie for his accent
Movie : They said I was history, there was a lot left in me
Mell : Can't you get another agency or something?
Movie : They cut off my leg and now I can't walk
Mell : Can't you get one of those fake legs or something?
Movie : I died
Mell : Can't you ressurect yourself like jesus or something?
🤣🤣
I don’t get it
11:15
There is no way they would try to cancel Cheech Marin over the Mexican low-rider lol
The entire internet would fall on whoever tried like rabid dogs.
“I don’t listen to country music”………Mell, you gotta! God bless country music! People bash it too much and don’t listen to the songs that well.