Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)

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

Directors:

John Lasseter, Dan Scanlon (co-director)

Writers:

Joe Ranft (original story), John Lasseter (original story)

Stars:

Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Wallis

Cast

Cast overview:
Larry the Cable Guy	...	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)

Storyline

At night, all around town, Mater the disheveled tow truck is causing havoc, playing tricks, disturbing the peace, and scaring other motor vehicles. At Flo's V-8 café, the local cop car warns Mater about the ghostlight, a legendary orb of blue that haunts these parts. The cop car tells the story and warns one and all that the ghostlight hates the sound of clanking metal. All the cars rush home, leaving only Mater, whistling past the graveyard, alone at his junkyard. Then, a blue light appears; can Mater save himself or is there more to the story?

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | four word title | anthropomorphism | light | junkyard | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Horror

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first feature related Pixar short film to have a post-credits scene.

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Quotes

Lightning McQueen: Gosh it sure is a nice night.
Sally Carrera: It sure is a nice night.
Lightning McQueen: I sure hope Mater isn't waiting around anywhere to scare me, because I'll freak out.
[Mater jumps down and scares McQueen]
Lightning McQueen: AHHHH!

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Crazy Credits

In a post-credits scene, Mater actually sees The Screaming Banshee but, not realizing it is him, warns him of the Banshee before departing, leaving the monstrous truck confused.

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Connections

Spun-off from Cars (2006)

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Soundtracks

Behind the Clouds
Written by Brad Paisley & Frank Rogers
Performed by Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers
Brad Paisley appears courtesy of Arista Nashville

User Reviews

Ghostlight

This DVD extra was directed by John Lasseter. Mater loves to go around Radiator Springs and pull stunts on Lightning McQueen and try to frighten him when it is least expected.

The Cars turn the table on Mater by telling him the tale of the Ghostlight, an orb that comes out of the dark which rattles Mater. Later on in the night Mater lets his imagination get the better off him as he fears the Ghostlight is right behind him.

For a short the animation is very good, you can see on the screen the care Pixar has taken in how they draw the characters and lit them. Just check out the reflections on the bonnets.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bill og spøkelseslyset

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color