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Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Family · Comedy · Adventure · 2008

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Movie details

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

2008 Family · Comedy · Adventure 35m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

4.8K votes

TMDB

7.0 / 10

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Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

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Directed by

John Lasseter · Victor Navone · Rob Gibbs

Written by

Kevin O'Brien · Justin Wright · Jim Capobianco · Daniel Chong

Larry the Cable Guy

Larry the Cable Guy

Mater (voice)

Keith Ferguson

Keith Ferguson

Lightning McQueen (voice)

John Cygan

John Cygan

Additional Voices (voice)

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Additional Voices (voice)

Elissa Knight

Elissa Knight

Tia / Additional Voices (voice)

Jan Rabson

Jan Rabson

Additional Voices (voice)

Danny Mann

Danny Mann

Additional Voices (voice)

Court is in session

Put Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.