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Cars 2

Cars 2

The Mission Begins.

20116.21h 46m

Overview

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Directed by John Lasseter
Written by Ben Queen, Nick Sung, Kyle Ranson-Walsh
Produced by Denise Ream
Box OfficeBudget: $200.0MRevenue: $559.9M

Top Cast

Larry the Cable Guy

Larry the Cable Guy

Mater (voice)

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Lightning McQueen (voice)

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Finn McMissile (voice)

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Holley Shiftwell (voice)

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Sir Miles Axlerod (voice)

John Turturro

John Turturro

Francesco Bernoulli (voice)

Brent Musburger

Brent Musburger

Brent Mustangburger (voice)

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Grem (voice)

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Professor Z (voice)

Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson

Acer (voice)

Themes & Keywords

car racesportsspyvillainsequelanthropomorphismbest friendbritish spyduringcreditsstingergrand prixlovingcars

About Cars 2

Cars 2 is a animation, family, adventure, comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of car race, sports, spy, villain, sequel, anthropomorphism. Directed by John Lasseter, it stars Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine. Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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