-Legendary race car Lightning McQueen and his tow truck friend Mater are off to Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix. But trouble arises for Mater as he gets caught up in international espionage
-Larry the Cable Guy: Mater
-Owen Wilson: Lightning McQueen
-Michael Caine: Finn McMissile
-Emily Mortimer: Holley Shiftwell
-Eddie Izzard: Sir Miles Axelrod
-John Turturro: Francesco Bernoulli
-Joe Mantegna: Grem
-Thomas Kretschmann: Professor Z
-Peter Jacobson: Acer
-Bonnie Hunt: Sally
-Franco Nero: Uncle Topolino
-Tony Shaloub: Luigi
-Michael Michelis: Tomber
-Jason Isaacs: Siddeley
-Bruce Campbell: Rod "Torque" Redline
-Vanessa Redgrave: Mama Topolino/The Queen
-Cheech Marin: Ramone
-Lewis Hamilton: Himself
-Paul Dooley: Sarge
Did You Know?
-In Japan, one of the cars is named Kimura Kaizo. In Japanese, "kaizo" means modified or hacked. This refers to the flashy, expensive auto modifications for street racers in Japan
-The two Japanese cars that greet Mater and Finn McMissile in the airport lounge are named Mei and Satsuki. This references the twin sisters in My Neighbor Totoro, which was directed by Hazao Miyazaki, who happens to be a good friend of John Lasseter
-Eddie Izzard's voice was digitally altered to provide the voice for Big Boss Lemon
-Luigi's Uncle Topolino and Mama Topolino are voiced by real life couple Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave
-The Queen is a 1950s-era Rolls Royce Phantom IV while "Prince Wheeliam" is a Bentley Continental GT
-Tomber is a Reliant Regal three-wheeler. This car is hideously notorious for its poor controls and ease of rolling over, even in light turns
-Professor Z is a German-based car called a Zundapp Janus. It was a microcar made by the Zundapp motorcycle company. It had an odd configuration in that passengers in the rear faced backwards and doors to get in were at the front and back
-Eddie Izzard's character Axelrod is inspired by one of his stand-up skits about the invention of the wheel and axle
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