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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Mater and the Ghostlight''}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Mater and the Ghostlight''}} | ||
{{ | {{Short infobox | ||
|name = ''Mater and the Ghostlight'' | |name=''Mater and the Ghostlight'' | ||
|image = Mater and the Ghostlight title card.png | |image=Mater and the Ghostlight title card.png | ||
|directors = [[John Lasseter]]<br>[[Dan Scanlon]] (co-director) | |directors=[[John Lasseter]]<br> | ||
|producers = [[Darla K. Anderson]]<br>[[Mark Nielsen]] | [[Dan Scanlon]] (co-director) | ||
|story = [[Joe Ranft]]<br>[[John Lasseter]]<br>[[Dan Scanlon]] | |producers=[[Darla K. Anderson]]<br> | ||
|editors = [[Torbin Xan Bullock]] | [[Mark Nielsen]] | ||
|music = [[Bruno Coon]]<br>[[Brad Paisley]] ([[Behind the Clouds]]) | |story=[[Joe Ranft]]<br> | ||
|release = November 7th, 2006 with [[Cars]] [[Cars Home Video|DVD]]/[[Cars (Blu-Ray DVD)|Blu-ray]] | [[John Lasseter]]<br> | ||
|running time = 7 minutes, 58 seconds}} | [[Dan Scanlon]] | ||
|editors=[[Torbin Xan Bullock]] | |||
'''''Mater and the Ghostlight''''' is a 2006 | |music=[[Bruno Coon]]<br> | ||
[[Brad Paisley]] ([[Behind the Clouds]]) | |||
|release=November 7th, 2006 with [[Cars]] [[Cars Home Video|DVD]]/[[Cars (Blu-Ray DVD)|Blu-ray]] | |||
|running time=7 minutes, 58 seconds}} | |||
'''''Mater and the Ghostlight''''' is a 2006 short film for the DVD of ''[[Cars]]'', which was released on October 25, 2006 in Australia, and in the United States on November 7, 2006. It appears on the main menu screen. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
The short begins with [[Mater]] pulling pranks on the cars, including pulling flowers away from [[Red]] as he is watering them, frightening [[Luigi]] and [[Guido]] by jumping out from behind their tires, frightening [[ | The short begins with [[Mater]] pulling pranks on the cars, including pulling flowers away from [[Red]] as he is watering them, frightening [[Luigi]] and [[Guido]] by jumping out from behind their tires, frightening [[Sally]] by pretending to be a cone vampire, attempting to scare [[Lizzie]] while she is sleeping (but fails), making [[Fillmore]] replace his cans of gas by constantly adding more. | ||
Everyone is gathered at [[Flo]]'s [[Flo's V8 Cafe|V8 gas station]]. Sally and [[Lightning McQueen]] notice a tow cable hiding behind some cans. Assuming it to be Mater pulling another prank, McQueen approaches the cans. Suddenly, Mater jumps out of nowhere and | Everyone is gathered at [[Flo]]'s [[Flo's V8 Cafe|V8 gas station]]. Sally and [[Lightning McQueen]] notice a tow cable hiding behind some cans. Assuming it to be Mater pulling another prank, McQueen approaches the cans. Suddenly, Mater jumps out of nowhere and loudly frightens McQueen. McQueen jumps back and crashes into the cans; it turns out the cable was just from one of Mater's signs. Mater tells McQueen that he looks like he has seen "the Ghostlight". [[Sheriff]] then tells Mater not to mock the [[Ghostlight]]. He describes it as a translucent orb of glowing blue light, and proceeds to tell a story of a young couple that encountered the Ghostlight, and only "two out of state license plates" were left. Then everyone leaves in a hurry to their respected homes, leaving Mater in the dark. | ||
Mater becomes scared and slowly drives to his home. While there, he loses his only headlight. Soon, a glowing light approaches Mater, and thinking it to be the Ghostlight, pleads for mercy, but it turns out to just be a | Mater becomes scared and slowly drives to his home. While there, he loses his only headlight. Soon, a glowing light approaches Mater, and thinking it to be the Ghostlight, pleads for mercy, but it turns out to just be a lightning bug. Then, a blue light appears behind Mater. Mater looks in his rearview mirror and he immediately assumes it's the Ghostlight, starts running in fear screaming all the way. As he speeds away, McQueen and Guido appear from the hiding spots in Mater's yard and exchange successful glances. It turns out the "Ghostlight" was only a lantern that McQueen and Guido hung on Mater's tow cable. | ||
Chaos ensues from Mater as he zooms through town with the "Ghostlight" chasing him. He | Chaos ensues from Mater as he zooms through town with the "Ghostlight" chasing him. He rushes all over [[Radiator Springs]] with various things happening on the way. He zooms through the [[Tractor Pasture]], going so fast the Tractors are scared awake and all accidentally tip themselves over. Mater even scares Frank awake, leaving the combine startled. Mater then rushes around [[Willy's Butte]], screaming all the way. He also makes a drift parodying [[Doc Hudson]]'s scene, coincidentally in slow-motion too. At this point, [[Ramone]] turns in for the night, telling the others to let him know how it ends. Minutes later, Mater, now completely exhausted stops, and sees the lantern, finally realizing he has been doing. | ||
Sheriff replies that there is nothing to fear except | Sheriff replies that there is nothing to fear except Mater's imagination. "And of course," adds [[Doc Hudson]], "the [[Screamin' Banshee]]. Well, g'night!". Everyone drives away, once again leaving Mater. At the very ending past the credits, the Screamin' Banshee appears behind Mater, but he takes no notice of the monster. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Mater]] | |||
*[[Lightning McQueen]] | *[[Lightning McQueen]] | ||
*[[Doc Hudson]] | *[[Doc Hudson]] | ||
*[[Sally]] | |||
*[[Sally | |||
*[[Sheriff]] | *[[Sheriff]] | ||
*[[Luigi]] | *[[Luigi]] | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Larry the Cable Guy]] as | *[[Larry the Cable Guy]] as Mater | ||
*[[Owen Wilson]] as Lightning McQueen | *[[Owen Wilson]] as Lightning McQueen | ||
*[[Michael Wallis]] as Sheriff | *[[Michael Wallis]] as Sheriff | ||
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*[[Cheech Marin]] as Ramone | *[[Cheech Marin]] as Ramone | ||
*[[Paul Dooley]] as Sarge | *[[Paul Dooley]] as Sarge | ||
*[[Steve Purcell]] as [[Tractors]], [[Frank]] and [[Screamin' Banshee]] (uncredited) | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
: ''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Mater and the Ghostlight/Gallery]].'' | :''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Mater and the Ghostlight/Gallery]].'' | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Main|Mater and the Ghostlight/Staff}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This is the very first ''Cars''-based media where Mater is promoted to a main protagonist role (and also dedicated to him), instead of a side character. | |||
*This is the second [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] short film not to win or get nominated for an Academy Award. The first was ''[[w:c:pixar:Red's Dream|Red's Dream]]''. | *This is the second [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] short film not to win or get nominated for an Academy Award. The first was ''[[w:c:pixar:Red's Dream|Red's Dream]]''. | ||
*In ''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]'' | *In ''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]'' and as well as the Xbox 360 and Wii versions of ''[[Cars: The Videogame]]'', there is a minigame based on this short, called [[Ghosting Mater]]. | ||
*In | *In one scene, Mater loses his headlight. In later installments of the ''Cars'' series, Mater is depicted with it again. It is possible that he likely got it replaced or repaired by some time after the events of the short. | ||
*So far, this is the only short not to have [[Owen Wilson]] and [[Paul Newman]] being replaced by [[Keith Ferguson]] and [[Corey Burton]], respectively. | *So far, this is the only short not to have [[Owen Wilson]] and [[Paul Newman]] being replaced by [[Keith Ferguson]] and [[Corey Burton]], respectively. | ||
*This is the first | *This is the first short that [[Owen Wilson]] voices Lightning McQueen, the second one being [[The Radiator Springs 500½]]. | ||
*This is the only short | *This is the only [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'']] short that [[Doc Hudson]] appears, due to Newman passing away in the timeline of later shorts. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Cars Toons]] | *''[[Cars Toons]]'', another ''Cars''-based media with a series of shorts also dedicated to Mater | ||
*''[[Mater and the Ghost Light]]'' | |||
{{Mater and the Ghostlight}} | {{Mater and the Ghostlight}} | ||
[[Category:Featured articles]] | [[Category:Featured articles]] | ||
[[Category:Shorts]] | [[Category:Shorts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 19 June 2024
| Mater and the Ghostlight | |
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| Director(s) | John Lasseter Dan Scanlon (co-director) |
| Producer(s) | Darla K. Anderson |
| Story | Joe Ranft |
| Editors | Torbin Xan Bullock |
| Music | Bruno Coon |
| Release | November 7th, 2006 with Cars DVD/Blu-ray |
| Running time | 7 minutes, 58 seconds |
Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 short film for the DVD of Cars, which was released on October 25, 2006 in Australia, and in the United States on November 7, 2006. It appears on the main menu screen.
Story
The short begins with Mater pulling pranks on the cars, including pulling flowers away from Red as he is watering them, frightening Luigi and Guido by jumping out from behind their tires, frightening Sally by pretending to be a cone vampire, attempting to scare Lizzie while she is sleeping (but fails), making Fillmore replace his cans of gas by constantly adding more.
Everyone is gathered at Flo's V8 gas station. Sally and Lightning McQueen notice a tow cable hiding behind some cans. Assuming it to be Mater pulling another prank, McQueen approaches the cans. Suddenly, Mater jumps out of nowhere and loudly frightens McQueen. McQueen jumps back and crashes into the cans; it turns out the cable was just from one of Mater's signs. Mater tells McQueen that he looks like he has seen "the Ghostlight". Sheriff then tells Mater not to mock the Ghostlight. He describes it as a translucent orb of glowing blue light, and proceeds to tell a story of a young couple that encountered the Ghostlight, and only "two out of state license plates" were left. Then everyone leaves in a hurry to their respected homes, leaving Mater in the dark.
Mater becomes scared and slowly drives to his home. While there, he loses his only headlight. Soon, a glowing light approaches Mater, and thinking it to be the Ghostlight, pleads for mercy, but it turns out to just be a lightning bug. Then, a blue light appears behind Mater. Mater looks in his rearview mirror and he immediately assumes it's the Ghostlight, starts running in fear screaming all the way. As he speeds away, McQueen and Guido appear from the hiding spots in Mater's yard and exchange successful glances. It turns out the "Ghostlight" was only a lantern that McQueen and Guido hung on Mater's tow cable.
Chaos ensues from Mater as he zooms through town with the "Ghostlight" chasing him. He rushes all over Radiator Springs with various things happening on the way. He zooms through the Tractor Pasture, going so fast the Tractors are scared awake and all accidentally tip themselves over. Mater even scares Frank awake, leaving the combine startled. Mater then rushes around Willy's Butte, screaming all the way. He also makes a drift parodying Doc Hudson's scene, coincidentally in slow-motion too. At this point, Ramone turns in for the night, telling the others to let him know how it ends. Minutes later, Mater, now completely exhausted stops, and sees the lantern, finally realizing he has been doing.
Sheriff replies that there is nothing to fear except Mater's imagination. "And of course," adds Doc Hudson, "the Screamin' Banshee. Well, g'night!". Everyone drives away, once again leaving Mater. At the very ending past the credits, the Screamin' Banshee appears behind Mater, but he takes no notice of the monster.
Characters
- Mater
- Lightning McQueen
- Doc Hudson
- Sally
- Sheriff
- Luigi
- Guido
- Fillmore
- Sarge
- Ramone
- Flo
- Lizzie
- Red
- Tractors
- Frank
- Screamin' Banshee
- Vroomaroundus Bugus
Cast
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera
- Paul Newman as Doc Hudson
- Cheech Marin as Ramone
- Paul Dooley as Sarge
- Steve Purcell as Tractors, Frank and Screamin' Banshee (uncredited)
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Mater and the Ghostlight/Gallery.
Staff
- Main article: Mater and the Ghostlight/Staff
Trivia
- This is the very first Cars-based media where Mater is promoted to a main protagonist role (and also dedicated to him), instead of a side character.
- This is the second Pixar short film not to win or get nominated for an Academy Award. The first was Red's Dream.
- In Cars: Mater-National Championship and as well as the Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Cars: The Videogame, there is a minigame based on this short, called Ghosting Mater.
- In one scene, Mater loses his headlight. In later installments of the Cars series, Mater is depicted with it again. It is possible that he likely got it replaced or repaired by some time after the events of the short.
- So far, this is the only short not to have Owen Wilson and Paul Newman being replaced by Keith Ferguson and Corey Burton, respectively.
- This is the first short that Owen Wilson voices Lightning McQueen, the second one being The Radiator Springs 500½.
- This is the only Cars short that Doc Hudson appears, due to Newman passing away in the timeline of later shorts.
External links
See also
- Cars Toons, another Cars-based media with a series of shorts also dedicated to Mater
- Mater and the Ghost Light
[Edit] Mater and the Ghostlight
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| Characters | Mater • Lightning McQueen • Doc Hudson • Sally • Sheriff • Luigi • Guido • Fillmore • Sarge • Ramone • Flo • Lizzie • Red • Stanley • Tractors • Frank • Mack • Vroomaroundus Bugus • Screamin' Banshee |
| Related material | Ghosting Mater • Mater and the Ghost Light • Mater and the Ghostlight die-casts |