The Little Cars

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DVD Cover of The Little Cars in the Great Race
DVD Cover of The Little Cars in the Great Race

The Little Cars (Os Carrinhos in Portuguese) is a series of computer graphics Brazilian films produced by Rexmore Company do Brazil and released by Inspired Distribution.[1] The series was distributed in North America by Branscome International.[2]

Contents

[edit] Content

  • The first film, 33 minute The Little Cars in the Great Race (Os Carrinhos - Em A Grande Corrida),[3] was released on June 20, 2006.
  • The second film, 44 minute The Little Cars 2: Rodopolis Adventures (Os Carrinhos 2 - Aventuras Em Rodópolis), was released on May 29, 2007.[4]
  • The third film, 45 minute The Little Cars 3: Fast and Curious (Os Carrinhos 3 - Velozes e Curiosos),[5] was released on December 18, 2007.
  • The fourth film is Os Carrinhos 4 - Novas Histórias Geniais

A completion disc called "Super Highway" includes two of the films.[6]

[edit] Characters

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  • Cruise (Tonny Tunado in Portuguese) - A taxi that became a racer
  • Coupe (Cris Crash in Portuguese) - Cruise's girlfriend
  • Simone - A journalist for the Raceopolis News
  • Lugnut (Kombo in Portuguese) - A tow truck
  • Wrangler (Victor Grande in Portuguese) - Wrangler has never won a race, but he believes that he is the best racer.
  • Ed Willis - The editor for the city's newspaper
  • Mister V8 (Senhor V8 in Portuguese) - The owner of the courier company
  • Champion (Campeão in Portuguese) - The champion of the Raceopolis team

[edit] Similarities to Cars

Marcus Aurelius Canônico of Folha de S. Paulo described The Little Cars series as a derivative of the American Pixar film Cars. Canônico discussed whether lawsuits from Pixar would appear. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marcus Aurelius Canônico's article on its website.[8]

[edit] Reception

Erik Henriksen, a reporter[9] from The Portland Mercury, criticized the company that produced The Little Cars of being "the laziest/cheapest movie studio of all time" due to similarities between The Little Cars and Cars.[10]

Rotten Tomatoes does not have ratings for any of the The Little Cars films due to a lack of reviews.[11][12][13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ AMG article
  2. ^ "Branscome International Programs," Branscome International
  3. ^ "The Little Cars in the Great Race (2006)," The New York Times
  4. ^ "The Little Cars 2: Rodopolis Adventures (2007)," The New York Times
  5. ^ "The Little Cars 3: Fast and Curious (2007)," The New York Times
  6. ^ "Little Cars: Super Highway," Amazon.com
  7. ^ Official website, The Little Cars
  8. ^ "Vídeo Brinquedo faz sucesso com desenhos como “Os Carrinhos” e “Ratatoing”," Ministry of Culture (Brazil)
  9. ^ "I Was a Hot Night Elf of Azeroth," The Portland Mercury
  10. ^ "RIP, Pixar.," The Portland Mercury
  11. ^ "Little Cars," Rotten Tomatoes
  12. ^ "Little Cars 2 - Rodopolis Adventures," Rotten Tomatoes
  13. ^ "The Little Cars 3," Rotten Tomatoes

[edit] External links