LSC Event Descriptions

September 9 & 10, 2006

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Rated G
116 minutes

 Cars (2006)
September 9, 2006 at 7:00 and 10:00 pm in 26-100
September 10, 2006 at 10:00 pm in 26-100

Talking cars rediscover the quirky originality of middle America in this inventive animated film from the folks at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo). Owen Wilson does the voice of arrogant rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, who winds up stranded in the small desert town of Radiator Springs on his way west to a big showdown. Sentenced to community service after literally tearing up the road in a high-speed chase, at first all Lightning can think of is getting back to the world of corporate sponsorship and merchandising tie-ins he loves so well. Eventually, however, the eccentric residents of Radiator Springs begin to grow on him, especially the attractive lady Porsche lawyer (Bonnie Hunt) and a rusty old tow-truck (Larry the Cable Guy). There's also a hippie Volkswagen (George Carlin), a low-riding T-bird (Cheech Martin) and Paul Newman as the gruff, curmudgeonly Doc Hudson, the town judge who harbors his own checkered-flag past. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

"It has the heart and humor of Toy Story, kid-friendly cuddliness of Monsters, Inc. or Finding Nemo, and the kinds of adult gags and action sequences that yield bursts of energy in The Incredibles."
      -- Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer. Read this review.

Cars will be preceded by the short film One Man Band: With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find it's way into their tip jars. The little girl, Tippy, is caught in the middle as a musical duel ensues between the one-man-bands. [pixar.com]

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