Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) (V)

Directors:

John Lasseter
Dan Scanlon (co-director)

Drehbuchautoren:

John Lasseter (story)
Joe Ranft (story)

Premierendatum:

25. Oktober 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Trickfilm | Kurzfilm | Komödie | Familienfilm

Plot:

In this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared. |

Plot Keywords:

Campfire Story | Banshee | Route 66 | Scary | Pixar Animated Film

Nutzerkommentare:

Fun for young kids but too basic for a bigger audience

Besetzung

Larry The Cable Guy	...	Tow Mater (voice)
Owen Wilson	...	Lightning McQueen (voice)
Michael Wallis	...	Sheriff (voice)
Bonnie Hunt	...	Sally Carrera (voice)
Paul Newman	...	Doc Hudson (voice)
Cheech Marin	...	Ramone (voice)
Paul Dooley	...	Sarge (voice)

Länge:

7 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:G

Firma:

Pixar Animation Studios

Dies und das:

This animated short film is included as an extra on the DVD of Cars (2006).

Dialogzitate:

Tow Mater: [laughing] Oh, buddy! You look like you've just seen... the Ghostlight!
Sheriff: Mater! Don't mock the Ghostlight!
Lightning McQueen: What is the Ghostlight?
[silence for 10 seconds]
Sheriff: The Ghostlight is a glowing orb of blue translucent light that haunts these very parts.
Tow Mater: Nah, don't be too scared, buddy, it ain't real.
Sheriff: It is real! It all started on a night like tonight. The song dogs were wailin' at the moon of Cadillac Range while the summer wind blew hot like the breath of Zozobra. A young couple was heading down this very stretch of the mother road when they spotted an unnatural blue glow, and all that was left were two out-of-state license plates. So remember: The one thing that angers the Ghostlight more than anything else is the sound of clanking metal.
[Mater's metal body clanks and tries to keeps it from shaking]
Sheriff: As you head home tonight, keep an eye out. The Ghostlight could be anywhere. Well, good night.
Sally Carrera: Whew, I'm bushed. Good night!
[...]

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Spin Off von Cars (2006)

Soundtrack:

Behind the Clouds

Fun for young kids but too basic for a bigger audience

Following on from the action in Cars, the town is all being subject to practical jokes from Mater the tow truck. When Lightening learns of the legend of the ghostlight and the fear in puts into everyone (not least Mater), he decides to get a little payback on his friend.

Every Pixar DVD contains an extra short film and, in addition to the one often screened before the film proper, it is a nice touch that I genuinely do appreciate – I would like more films to include a short as part of some of their screenings just as a way of improving experience (rather than, say, 30 minutes of trying to sell me things). Generally the quality is high which will come as no surprise to anyone who understands how high the Pixar bar is set. However nobody can hit every time and for me Cars was OK but certainly nothing all that special in terms of the material. This short continues that trend and also focuses on one of the weaker characters in Mater.

The material is straightforward and pretty much comes down to a series of comic over-reactions from Mater to a light. And that's about it. For younger viewers it has enough energy and timing to provide plenty of amusement but those looking for the edge of adult wit and comedy beloved of Pixar will find themselves wanting. Overall then what we have is a colourful and amusing DVD extra that will be good enough for children but sadly offer nothing to the wider audience that I'm used to Pixar expertly catering for.