Watch: Cars Mater and the Ghostlight 2006 film

Watch Mater and the Ghostlight who tells a story of funny Cars' character Tow Mater being haunted by a mysterious blue light,

a 2006 short film made by Pixar.

Description

MATER: You better run. They say there's a Banshee out here somewhere tonight, but I ain't seen him yet. Good night. LIGHTNING MCQUEEN: Gosh, 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, 'cause I'll freak out... DOC HUDSON: If only you moved that fast on the race track. MATER: Oh, buddy! You look like you just seen the Ghostlight!

You look like you just seen the Ghostlight!

SHERIFF: Mater! Don't mock the Ghostlight! LIGHTNING MCQUEEN: What is the Ghostlight? SHERIFF: The Ghostlight is a glowing orb of blue translucent light that haunts these very parts.

The Ghostlight is a glowing orb of blue translucent light that haunts these very parts

MATER: Nah, don't be too scared, buddy, it ain't real. SHERIFF: It is real! It all started on a night like tonight. The song dogs were wailin' at the moon off Cadillac Range while the summer wind blew hot like the breath of Zozobra. A young couple was headed down this very stretch of the mother road when they spotted an unnatural blue glow and all that was left were two out-of-state license plates. So remember, the one thing that angers the Ghostlight more than anything else is the sound of clanking metal. As you head home tonight, keep an eye out. The Ghostlight could be anywhere. Well, good night. SALLY CARRERA: I'm bushed. Good night! LIGHTNING MCQUEEN: Good night. MATER: Good night. MATER [singing]: Behind the clouds / The sun is shinin' / Believe me even though / You can't quite make it out... MATER: Oh, no, it's the Ghostlight! Ghostlight, I respect thee! Return from where ye came! Oh, it's just a lightnin' bug.

The Ghostlight ain't yeller, anyhow. Sheriff said the Ghostlight is blue... The Ghostlight! The Ghostlight's right behind me!

Now it's in front of me! It's right on my tail! The Ghostlight's gonna eat me! RAMONE: Let me know how it turns out. MATER: Ghostlight's gonna strip my parts and sell 'em on the computer auction website. Hey, wait a minute. LIGHTNING MCQUEEN: Gotcha. MATER: Shoot, I knowed this was a joke the whole time.

SHERIFF: You see, son, the only thing to be scared of out here is your imagination. DOC HUDSON: Yup. That and, of course, the Screamin' Banshee. Well, good night! ALL CARS: Good night! MATER: The Screamin' what?

Cast

Larry the Cable Guy as Mater (a 1951 International Harvester L-170 truck with elements of a mid-1950s Chevrolet) Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (a hybrid between a Toyota NASCAR with design influences from Mazda Miata and Dodge Viper but painted as Chevrolet Corvette C1)
Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera (a 2002 996-series Porsche 911)
Paul Newman as Doc Hudson (a 1951 Hudson Hornet)
Cheech Marin as Ramone (a 1959 Chevy Impala Lowrider Chevrolet)
Michael Wallis as Sheriff (a 1949 Mercury Eight Police Cruiser police car)

Crew

Directed by John Lasseter; Co-Directed by Dan Scanlon; Produced by Mark Nielsen; Film Editor: Torbin Xan Bullock; Original Story by Joe Ranft, John Lasseter, Dan Scanlon; Supervising Animators: Bobby Podesta, James Ford Murphy, Scott Clarck; Original Score Composed by Bruno Coon; "Behind The Clouds" performed by Brad Paisley; Story Supervisor: Susan E. Levin.

Notes

Non-speaking characters appearing in the film include Luigi, Guido, Flo, Fillmore, Sarge, Lizzie, Mack, Frank and Red.

The final film (voice) project for Paul Newman.

This animated short film is included as an extra on the DVD of Cars (2006).

When the Sheriff mentions "the hot breath of Zozobra" he is talking about Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom") the giant marionette effigy that is burned every autumn during Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico.