Movie connections for
Cars (2006) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Cars 2 (2011)

Spin off

Cars (2006) (VG)
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) (V)
"Mater's Tall Tales" (2008)
Tokyo Mater (2008)

References

One Cab's Family (1952)
The In-Laws (1979)
 -  "serpentine serpentine" quote by main character
Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
 -  Identical Fiat 500 car in both films. John Lasseter is a friend/fan of Miyazaki's films
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
 -  When Mater drives backwards, he launches into the air, and flies across the moon, like when Elliot and E. T. fly across the moon
Gung Ho (1986)
 -  Chick Hicks (Michael Keaton) number is 86, same year Keaton film about cars was released
Batman (1989)
 -  Keaton's car has grill that looks like Batmobile design; "HTB" on hood (He's the Batman)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
 -  Crashed on his way to L.A. Has to repair destroyed property in small town...
Toy Story (1995)
 -  name of gas station
A Bug's Life (1998)
 -  The logo can be seen on the race cars.
Toy Story 2 (1999)
 -  The logo can be seen on the race cars.
For the Birds (2000)
 -  characters sitting on the wire early in the freeway sequence
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
 -  The train and the import racers surrounding Mack
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
 -  A logo for the CDA can be seen on the race cars.
The Incredibles (2004)
 -  Logo on one of the trucks sleeping at truck stop

Referenced in

Finding Nemo (2003)
 -  Luigi the car from this film can be seen briefly in the background in a scene towards the end.
"Top Gear: (2006-07-30)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Richard
"Troldspejlet: (#36.1)" (2006)
 -  reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
"Troldspejlet: (#37.2)" (2007)
 -  DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  nominated film
La misma luna (2007)
 -  movie ad
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (2007) (V)
 -  John Lasseter is wearing a Cars shirt
WALL·E (2008)
 -  As he is filling his cooler with the bobblehead dog and bra, a bottle of Leak Less can be seen in the garbage.
Under the Influence (2008)
 -  Pete's wallet sports the film's logo
"Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/Jason Mraz (#34.14)" (2009)
 -  Picture of Lightning McQueen on disposable diapers
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers (#34.16)" (2009)
 -  In the chewable Pampers ad, Lighning McQueen can be seen on the disposable diapers.
"Saturday Night Live: Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson (#34.18)" (2009)
 -  Lightning McQueen can be seen briefly during the "Chewable Pampers" segment.

Features

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (2002) (VG)
 -  The big Tv from the Grand Prix had a scene from this game
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003) (VG)
 -  The big Tv from the Grand Prix had a scene from this game
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  The big Tv from the Grand Prix had a scene from this movie.

Featured in

The Inspiration for 'Cars' (2006) (V)
 -  Many clips from this film are included in this featurette.
Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
 -  featured in clips
"Troldspejlet: (#36.1)" (2006)
 -  footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
Dhoom:2 (2006)
 -  shown in cinema in film
"Troldspejlet: (#37.2)" (2007)
 -  footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
The Pixar Story (2007)
 -  clips
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Lightning McQueen seen in opening montage

Spoofs

The War of the Worlds (1953)
 -  they have Lightning fighting off Tripods
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)
 -  Car with big chin talks like Jay Leno on talk show set like The Tonight Show
Toy Story (1995)
 -  John Ratzenberger talks about it as it is shown at the end (as "Toy Car Story")
Jerry Maguire (1996)
 -  A car reporter says to Chick Hicks "Show me the Thunder." Spoofing the famous "Show me the money" line.
A Bug's Life (1998)
 -  Included as part of Joe Ranft tribute at end
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
 -  John Ratzenberger talks about it as it is shown at the end (Monster Trucks, Inc.)

Spoofed in

"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Mongoosed/Mellow Fellows (#3.10)" (2007)
 -  Windsor quotes "Have fun fishing Jake", & then Jake fished for Adam out of the window.

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