Cars (franchise): Difference between revisions
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'''Mater, Ramone, Flo, Luigi, Sarge, Fillmore:''' Hi, Sally!
'''Sally:''' All right, what's going on? }}
* [[Actor Allusion]]: During the [[Credits Montage]], Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is watching ''Cars''-universe versions of Pixar movies, and initially praises the voice actor for [[Toy Story (franchise)||Hamm Truck]] and [[Monsters, Inc.|the Abominable Snowplow]] [[But He Sounds Handsome|(John Ratzenberger)]] ... but by the time ''[[A Bug's
** The King is voiced by Richard Petty, and is also modelled and painted after Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird. He is described as having won seven Piston Cups - which is also the number of Winston Cup Championships that Petty won in his racing career (he is also the only seven time winner of the Daytona 500). And his wreck at the end of the film appears to be nod back to Petty's wreck in the 1988 Daytona 500.
** In the US version, Jeremy Piven is the voice of McQueen's agent Harv. Piven is known for his role as Hollywood superagent Ari Gold on the HBO series [[Entourage]]. Meanwhile, the UK version uses [[Jeremy Clarkson]], known for his part in the [[BBC]] series ''[[Top Gear]]''.
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]
{{quote|'''Lightning McQueen:''' He's got ''three'' Piston Cups!
'''Mater:''' ''
** Let's not forget Sally's Tramp Stamp.
** Or Mia and Tia's "flashing
** This little exchange:
{{quote|'''Lightning:''' Well, you see, race cars don't ''need'' headlights, because the race track is always ''lit''.
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* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Mater's "Holy shoot!"
* [[Hanging Judge]]: Doc Hudson if his opening speech is anything to go by.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Lampshaded in the credits - John Ratzenberger, who's been in every single Pixar film to date, plays Mack. During the end credits, Mack goes to a drive-in featuring car versions of ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'', ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', and ''[[A Bug's
{{quote|'''Mack:''' [[Hypocritical Humor|Wait a minute here... they're just using the same actor over and over! What kind of a cut-rate production is this?!]]}}
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: The King. Though he was one of Lightning's opponents, The King treats him fairly and respectfully.
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* [[I Am the Trope]]: Lightning's [[Catch Phrase]] - "I am speed."
* [[I Never Told You My Name]]: Oh, Fred.
* [[In Memoriam]]: This film was dedicated to [[Joe Ranft]], a prominent Pixar animator and voice actor (e.g. Heimlich in [[A Bug's
* [[Jerkass]]: Lightning McQueen starts out as one, but becomes likable by the end of the movie.
** Chick Hicks embodies this trope.
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