Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Pixar's "Cars" homage to Tex Avery

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Posted by Aaron Haney (Member # 747) on 11-05-2004, 02:52 AM:

Did the new teaser for Pixar's "Cars" (now available on the web) remind anyone else of the 1952 cartoon "One Cab's Family" directed by Tex Avery?

I'm sure a lot of the collectors here have it on Laserdisc. [Wink]

Here's the IMDb link for it:

http://imdb.com/title/tt0044996

The comments say Avery's cartoon is a remake of an older Friz Freeling cartoon. I would imagine the makers of "Cars" probably sat down at some point and watched both shorts.

Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 11-06-2004, 09:37 AM:

I wonder what the 35mm availablility of that cartoon is? It might show some respect to nostalgia if you programed that with the feature... when it's finally released in late 05.

Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 11-06-2004, 02:14 PM:

Of course Cars will come with a short of its own...

--jhawk

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 11-07-2004, 12:51 AM:

Heh-heh-heh... I have a 35mm print of that cartoon, in IB Tech! [Wink]