CARS - DVD Press Release and Discussion

Post by **Luke** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:33 pm

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

<center>SMASH HIT #1 ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR!
From The Winning Team of Disney and Pixar

CARS

Racing To DVD In Time For The Holidays -- November 7!

Loaded With Bonus Materials Including an
ALL-NEW EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM
"Mater and The Ghostlight,"

Deleted Scenes, Behind-The-Scenes And More

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BURBANK, Calif., August 10, 2006 – The high-octane Disney/Pixar team announce the DVD debut of the smash hit #1 animated and #2 biggest film of the year, CARS, in time for the holidays -- November 7! From Pixar's Academy Award® winning director John Lasseter (TOY STORY, A BUG'S LIFE, TOY STORY 2) and the creative team that thrilled audiences with unforgettable hits including "THE INCREDIBLES" and "FINDING NEMO," CARS is a musically-charged, comedy-adventure box office favorite about a hotshot rookie race car who, with a fun cast of car-acters, goes on the ride of his life. Starring Owen Wilson ("Wedding Crashers"), the legendary Paul Newman (Oscar® winner Best Actor "The Color of Money" 1986) and an all-star cast, CARS takes audiences of all ages on an incredible adventure that blends a heartfelt story, great music and breathtaking animation.

Loaded with a full tank of electrifying DVD bonus features, the highly anticipated CARS DVD debut includes an exclusive all new animated short "Mater and The Ghostlight," starring Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck. This exclusive bonus feature was produced by the creative and technical teams who developed CARS. The story is set in the town of Radiator Springs and tells the legend of the Ghostlight – a mysterious blue light that haunts the town and its residents. Also included for the first time on DVD is Pixar's Academy Award® - nominated "One Man Band" (Best Animated Short 2005) which played with the film in theatres and spins the hilarious tale of two competing street musicians vying for a little girl's attention. Revving up and rounding out the CARS DVD bonus features is the fascinating behind-the-scenes "Inspiration for Cars," an exciting journey with John Lasseter that explores how the story of CARS was born, as well as deleted scenes and a special sneak peek at the highly anticipated next Disney/Pixar feature RATATOUILLE.

Available in separate widescreen and fullscreen editions on November 7, 2006, CARS is priced at U.S. $29.99 (SRP) and Canada $36.99 (SRP) from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

After taking moviegoers magically into the realm of toys, bugs, monsters, fish, and superheroes, the masterful storytellers and technical wizards at Pixar Animation Studios and Academy Award®-winning director John Lasseter, hit the road with this fast-paced comedy adventure set inside the world of cars. In addition to Owen Wilson and Paul Newman, CARS includes an all-star vocal cast including Bonnie Hunt (as Sally, a snazzy Porsche), Larry The Cable Guy (as Mater, a wise-cracking, rusty but trusty tow truck), George Carlin (as Fillmore, the town's resident hippie van, Paul Dooley (as Sarge, the no-nonsense Army Jeep) and Cheech Marin (as Ramone, the low-riding, car painting Impala). As well, the fast-action film favorite includes the voice of Jenifer Lewis (as Flo, the sassy, no-nonsense 50's big-fin show car), Tony Shalhoub (as Luigi, the excitable, tire-brokering Italian import), Michael Wallis (as Sheriff, the Mercury Police Cruiser), Michael Keaton (as Chick Hicks, Lightning McQueen's nemesis), Richard Petty (as The King, the classiest champ on the race-car circuit) and John Ratzenberger (as Mack, the big-hearted Super-liner who ferries McQueen across the country). Ratzenberger is the only actor to appear in all of Pixar's feature films.

Supercharging CARS is a fantastic soundtrack, including tracks from many of the top acts in music today. For the project, director John Lasseter enlisted his longtime collaborator and Academy Award® winner Randy Newman (Best Song "If I Didn't Have You" from "MONSTERS, INC." 2002). Melding perfectly with Newman's score are performances from Sheryl Crow, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, John Mayer, and more. The songs range from originals such as the heartfelt "Our Town" (written by Randy Newman and performed by James Taylor) to rousing renditions of the famous tune "Route 66." The Disney/Pixar Cars Original Motion Picture Soundtrack debuted in June at #8, making it the first Pixar soundtrack to enter the Billboard Top 10 and to ship gold.

The driving force behind CARS is John Lasseter, who returns to directing for the first time since "TOY STORY 2 " in 1999. In addition to guiding CARS through the production process, Lasseter has executive produced and overseen all of Pixar's creative endeavors (including "MONSTERS, INC., " "FINDING NEMO," and "THE INCREDIBLES "), produced at Pixar's state-of-the-art studio in Emeryville, California. CARS taps into Lasseter's personal love of cars, racing, and animation.

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STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2006
Direct prebook: September 12, 2006
Distributor prebook: September 26, 2006
Suggested retail price: $29.99 US and $36.99 Canada
Rated: U.S. G, Canada G.
Bonus materials not rated and subject to change.
Feature run time: Approximately 116 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 enhanced for 16x9 TV screens
and separately 1.33:1 formatted 4x3
Sound: Dolby® Digital 5.1 EX Surround Sound
Dolby® Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. THX Certified
Languages: English audio. Close captioned.

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Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:04 pm

TheSequelofDisney wrote:I wonder if the Cars release will have a WideScreen/FullScreen (yucky) DVD, like the CE of Finding Nemo, or 2 seperate DVDs, like The Incredibles? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..........................

I'm hoping they do separate releases. Actually, for a new release like Cars, I'm pretty sure separate releases will be the way to go. Putting both versions on one disc ala Monsters, Inc. doesn't let the film breathe, and with a film as long as Cars, two versions can really harm the picture. Either way, I'm just glad Disney's abandoned the Finding Nemo-style of 2-disc sets where we essentially get a packed disc with the widescreen film and some good bonus material, and a coaster that just happens to have the fullscreen film and kiddie features on it.

With the release window for Disney DVDs being an average of about 4 to 4.5 months, hopefully Disney will release this on my birthday (October 24th) which just happens to fall on a Tuesday this year. It'll kinda suck if nothing interesting is released on my birthday, and the only possibility now at the moment besides Cars is The Fox and the Hound, a major irony considering that's one of my least favorite Disney films.

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:14 pm

Why bother having a full screen version at all? I wonder if those returned "The Incredibles" DVDs skewed to a specific aspect ratio.

Surely we're getting to the point now that people accept widescreen? More and more TV shows and music videos are being made W-I-D-E.

At least in the rest of the world, there will only be the widescreen version. Yay Non-R1 DVDs! (But Boo! Non-R1 DVDs when they're missing supplements).

Jake Lipson · Post by **Jake Lipson** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:44 pm

Like others have said, I expect Cars/Dead Man's Chest to follow the release slot model of Nemo/Curse of the Black Pearl to a T. However, I tend to expect that we'll see seperate widescreen and full screen DVDs of Cars instead of a Nemo-like model.

For some reason, I think the fact that the movie's aspect ratio is 2.35:1 clinches it as seperate releases such as was with Incredibles (yes, Bug's Life was also 2.35 and had both on one disc, but that was a much shorter film.) The larger size of the "black bars" on this than Toy Story means there will be people wanting a fullscreen option and less willing to put up with the bars. Whereas the people who want the 2.35 will be even less tolerant of a reformatted version because it crops so much. Plus, the seperate releases model worked for Incredibles, so if it ain't broke, why fix it?

PixarFan2006 · Post by **PixarFan2006** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:50 pm

The movie has only been out for a week or two, and you're already talking about when the DVD will come out? My estimate is either november or december. I'll probably buy it.

magicalwands · Post by **magicalwands** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:19 pm

They should go for a classic cover. Just enlarge the soundtrack cover and just paste it to the dvd case! And the metallic look of the car will make it shiny already like most of the previous Pixar dvds.

Finchx0rz · Post by **Finchx0rz** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:10 pm

Not related to the DVD release date, but it concerns the DVD itself:
<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cars24.html" target="_blank">Kids movie 'Cars' needs retooling, critics say</a>

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:17 pm

Finchx0rz wrote:Not related to the DVD release date, but it concerns the DVD itself:
<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cars24.html" target="_blank">Kids movie 'Cars' needs retooling, critics say</a>

That probably could require a thread of it's own.

But wow, this proves people are idiots. Probably the same ones who complain Loony Tunes made a "violent society" or the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction was un-PC.

Post by **Luke** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:10 pm

They're also opportunistic (using a much-seen movie as a springboard to get attention) and don't really know what they're talking about with regards to a change being made. The Cars DVD is probably already mostly compiled and Pixar isn't going to cut up a scene to appease some lame organization anyway. Kelly Donley gets the Bonehead of the Week award! And Lanny F. Wilson, you get the Overdramatic Viewer of the Week award. And the headline calls these people critics, which they are clearly not, by suggesting that a cocky racecar like Lightning would stop to observe safety laws.

dvdjunkie · Post by **dvdjunkie** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:14 pm

These people need to get a life and quit messing with successful movies. It is a cartoon folks, and not real life. We, as adults, are responsible for training our children and teaching them right from wrong, we don't need a government group telling us how to raise our kids.

It's like those people who tried to raise a fuss over "The Lion King" saying each time the lion cubs were wrestling they would end up in sexual position. Apparently they don't know that animals do it differently than people. And those who said that the dust clouds when the cubs were wrestling spelled the word "S E X"........c'mon people, let's get a life and leave our cartoons and animated movies alone.

magicalwands · Post by **magicalwands** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:16 pm

The McQueen character beats the train, but the scene could leave the impression that...

Note: could

"There's no more stupid thing to do'' than to try to beat a train, said Kelly Donley, a vice president of the railroad association.

No there is, cutting a scene from Cars for a stupid reason.

I haven't heard anyone else complaining! No one. I think parents will teach kids to NOT do that. And it's the driver's fault if he feels the need to beat the train. Is it so hard to wait a max of 2 minutes? Why won't they just build more of those red and white striped wooden planks in front of railroad tracks if they are so concerned? Maybe they don't want to build them to save money for themselves. So they make someone else pay for it - Disney & Pixar, by taking apart their films.

Jake Lipson · Post by **Jake Lipson** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:12 pm

They clearly fail to notice that at that stage in the movie he is a cocky character who doesn't pay attention to anything in the world around him. I think if he were to come to that situation again at the end of the film it would be different, but that's not the point. Besides, this is a world inhabited entirely by cars, so how does that encourage kids to try and beat a train? It's not like it was a kid.

Furthermore, Clark Kent also runs alongsde a train in Superman The Movie. Oh, no, we'd better go snip that too because kids will get the idea that they have super speed and outrun trains! Quick, do it in the next thre days before Superman Returns hits theaters and causes a whole bunch of new kids to want to see the older Christopher Reeve films!

Pluto Region1 · Post by **Pluto Region1** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:11 pm

Jake Lipson wrote:Like others have said, I expect Cars/Dead Man's Chest to follow the release slot model of Nemo/Curse of the Black Pearl to a T. However, I tend to expect that we'll see seperate widescreen and full screen DVDs of Cars instead of a Nemo-like model.

Geez, I keep forgetting about the various versions they put out! I just bought Bambi, Dumbo Big Top, L&T-I, L&T-II, (and not too long ago, Narnia, Chicken Little) and I am so preoccupied with slipcovers (!) that I forget to check on what version I'm buying! I need to check my entire collection now. Hopefully I won't find out that I got the fullscreen versions.

Pluto Region1 · Post by **Pluto Region1** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:25 pm

Jake Lipson wrote:Furthermore, Clark Kent also runs alongsde a train in Superman The Movie. Oh, no, we'd better go snip that too because kids will get the idea that they have super speed and outrun trains!

Great point! someone should write these bozos at: the Association of American Railroads, the CEO of Norfolk Southern and the International Association of Chiefs of Police and ask them what position they are planning to take on the Superman film?

This is just getting silly. I also agree with magicalwands; they don't want to put electric signals and fences around every intersection yet they will demand Pixar to take out a scene like this?! Seems rather hypoctritical.

ImTheElectricPanda · Post by **ImTheElectricPanda** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:50 am

I got this info from http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/79/13079.php

Friday, June 9th, 2006
It has only just opened but the makers of Cars are already gearing up for the DVD.

In a story from Home Media Retailing, the creators of this highly anticipated Pixar film have begun work on a five minute short for the DVD titled "Ghost Light." Larry the Cable Guy will be starring in the film voicing the character of Mater the tow truck, the character he voices in the feature.

According to Larry the Cable Guy, "They wanted to show Mater's heart and how he was toward other people. So it's kind of like the same kind of thing, but it's a whole other story."

Darla Anderson, who produced Cars, said that other extras for the DVD might be "animation bloopers" as well as home movies created by the filmmakers.

Even though I really enjoyed the end credits to "Cars", I've missed the animation bloopers and would love to see these on the DVD. And, of course, you can't go wrong with more Mater.

The Little Merman · Post by **The Little Merman** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:56 pm

MickeyMousePal wrote:Ice Age: The Meltdown- November 21

To go off-context, I recently received a NetFlix flyer which showed a picture of what seemed to be the artwork for an Ice Age: The Meltdown DVD, next to that, "7/01/06" was stated.

A bit early, no?

*tlm

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:58 pm

TheLittleMerman Wrote:

To go off-context, I recently received a NetFlix flyer which showed a picture of what seemed to be the artwork for an Ice Age: The Meltdown DVD, next to that, "7/01/06" was stated.

A bit early, no?

Could be possible it's the wrong date or it's a bootleg version but that's a long stretch.

magicalwands · Post by **magicalwands** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:29 pm

July 1st isn't a Tuesday, but August 1st is.

I really hope Disney doesn't follow through with those idiots' letter. Maybe John has enough power at Disney to stop it. But I think if it did go through, Pixar might do something special for the release of the dvd to make up for it. No?

Buzz Lightyear · Post by **Buzz Lightyear** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:30 pm

Putting this thread back on the subject of when we'll see Cars arrive on DVD. I was looking at the calendar, and the window between The Incredibles' release on DVD and it was just a little less than 19 weeks (obvious a little less since Tuesday comes before Friday), which would put my predicted date of October 17 right on spot, taking exactly the same amount of time to release. Also if you look at October, it's starting to fill up and October 17 is the only date that's empty for October and I'm pretty sure the date will be in October. So here's my predicted dates: Cars on October 17 in both DVD and Blu-Ray forms followed by Pirates of the Caribbean on November 14. I don't think they'll be following the Nemo/ Pirates 1 pattern because it's been three years since then and the window has rapidly decreased in those years.

dvdjunkie · Post by **dvdjunkie** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:55 pm

Pluto Region 1 wrote:

Hopefully I won't find out that I got the fullscreen versions.

It is easy to tell. Just put the disc in your player and put a picture on the screen with no adjustments, and if you have a funny looking picture then you got a Foolscreen (Pan & Scan). It is just that simple.

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