Animated News points to descriptions of the two Cars clips shown at this year’s WonderCon from IESB.
They say this about the plot first…
“In Cars , which took 5 years to make, we have one Lightning McQueen, and his story. It’s his rookie season, like Michael Jordan – everything is about speed for the young upstart. A total egomaniac, he gets separated from his racing crew and finds himself lost in Radiator Springs, wherein he gets trapped by jealous cars. He needs help to make it to the Piston Cup, the championship race, only he can’t find any.”
And this is what they say about the first clip…
“Here, McQueen is trying to get out of Radiator Springs, but no one wants to help him. Rather, they’d like to keep him there, especially Luigi, the Fiat, who only follows European racing and is thus unimpressed with McQueen and his need to get to the Piston Cup. Meanwhile, a couple, two sedans, comes along, and, although lost, the “man” won’t ask for directions. They pass by a hotel, which offers a free “Lincoln Continental breakfast,” and the Casa della Tires, owned by Luigi and featuring the Leaning Tower of Tires. The “man” gets hit by an old car, leaving the bumper sticker, “Nice Butte – Radiator Springs.” In all, it was a clever clip, one that shows promise for an excellent feature film.”
Visit IESB to read more about how the film was a technical achievement as well as read about the second clip.
Last modified: February 14, 2006