Line #9 Trivia/Cars


1	For trivia specific to the [[WesternAnimation/Cars1 first film]], see [[Trivia/Cars1 here]].
2	!!Trivia that applies to the entire franchise:
3	* CashCowFranchise: This is the main reason it was the first Pixar franchise besides ''Franchise/ToyStory'' to receive sequels, despite being one of their less popular films among critics. The profits from the toy merchandise more than makes up for their dismal box office results (by Pixar standards). By the time ''Cars 2'' was released, the franchise had made Creator/{{Disney}} over '''$10 billion in merchandise revenue'''. By 2020, the number had expanded to '''$20 billion'''. Safe to say, even if opinions towards the franchise are rather split among adult critics, children absolutely ''love'' this franchise.
4	* TheDanza: Guido voiced by Guido Quaroni.
5	* FakeNationality:
6	** Lebanese-American Creator/TonyShalhoub as Luigi. This may be an ActorAllusion to his role as an Italian cabdriver on ''Series/{{Wings}}''.
7	** Shu Todoroki's voice actor is American.
8	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In France, ''Cars'' is a very popular film series, and has a strong presence at Disneyland Paris.
9	* SequelGap: Both sequels qualify for this; five years between the first film (2006) and ''Cars 2'' (2011), and six years between ''Cars 2'' and ''Cars 3'' (2017).
10	* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Creator/SophiaLoren did this for the Italian version of the sequel, where she played Mama Topolino. She wrote of how delighted her grandchildren were to see their grandmother in a favorite movie of theirs.
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Cars}} Has its own page]].
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13	!!Trivia that applies to the tie-in game:
14	* ChristmasRushed: Not to the extent of most movie tie-in games (it's still very much playable), but the game is visibly spotty in areas as a result of being rushed to meet the movie's release date. In particular, the roster is very small at only 10 playable characters, and there are a large number of characters who were clearly intended to be fully playable at some point in development (to the point where most of them have unused voice clips and animations) but are either [=NPCs=] or only usable in a single minigame.
15	* NoExportForYou: The Game Boy Advance and PSP games were not released in Japan.
16	* RoleReprise: Most of the film's cast reprise their roles here.
17	* SequelInAnotherMedium: The tie-in game takes place directly after the movie and has a completely original plot involving Lightning trying to defeat Chick and win the Piston Cup.
18	* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Considering the vast majority of the characters in the console version of the game are unplayable, many players tried to come up with ways to "unlock" them for regular use, usually involving the cheat system. Ultimately, there's no way to play as any of said NPC racers without hacking.
19	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Digging through the files of the game, one can find references to numerous events that didn't make the cut. These include a minigame where Lightning would have to pave a road much like in the movie, a street race that would've starred Lizzie, and a sixth Piston Cup race called Pine Hills Speedway. Most notably, the game was going to have six chapters rather than the five it ultimately had, though most of the events in the removed chapter were kept in the game and simply moved to other chapters instead of being scrapped. Several non-playable AI opponents like Fillmore, Sarge, DJ, Boost, Snot Rod and the OriginalGeneration characters also have voice clips for actions like being selected at the character select screen and both winning and losing races, heavily implying they were all intended to be fully playable at some point in development.

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