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New Pixar Cars Short: Unidentified Flying Mater

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

Directed John Lasseter, Pixar’s co-founder and director of Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug’s Life and Cars (along with co-director Rob Gibbs), Unidentified Flying Mater is the fifth in a series of Cars short films (originally titled “Cars-toons”). The computer animated short premiered on The Disney Channel on Friday, November 20th 2009.

Mater tells a tall tale about the time he met a UFO and saved him from a group of government scientists in this Cars Toon. Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. When Mator is captured by the military forces, Mater saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and Mator’s mother.

Also of note: An older press release claims that Mark Mothersbaugh (”Devo”) composed the music for the short film. Watch the full short film, embedded after the jump.

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freemachine

That was very cool. I loved Cars.

Kofi

I like all the nods to Close Encounters in this thing. Cars is a better movie then it gets credit for.

mbellerbrock

I agree, I don't get all the hate for Cars, but maybe that's because I've loved cars since I was a kid and the movie was much like my fantasies I had growing up playing with Hot Wheels.

This was hilarious too.

shadow

It has everything to do with pacing, the film was very long and didn't go by very fast.

quintushalls

Since you were a kid??? Man, I'm old.

mbellerbrock

Nah, I'm 22, I meant I've loved cars (i.e. automobiles) since I was a kid.

Kofi

Cars does have the longest runtime of all the Pixar films but it still comes in at just under 2 hours. You could argue it is the most well animated Pixar film and although it also the most formulaic film it still head and shoulders above most kids movies.

Sergemeister

pure gold.

presto117

why have i not watched these things before? i need to find the rest.

mbellerbrock

Agreed, since I'm feeling lazy at the moment, let me know if you find them.

TOm

My least favorite Pixar cartoon is still one of my favorite animated films of the last decade. Thanks for posting this.

quintushalls

I'm in the anti-Cars boat. It doesn't have the genius in animation that was Ratatouille or an exceptional character like Wall-e. The story was weaker than some of their better films like Monsters Inc. It was the worst of the Pixar films. But since Pixar films are the best, it is still a good film.

mbellerbrock

A Bug's Life is my least favorite, followed by The Incredibles, which a lot of people (Peter included I believe) love.

fred breakfast

did anyone catch the Empire strikes back reference near the end?

Mark Jackson

They showed this at the "D23 Expo" in Anaheim in September. Quite funny stuff!

disneycars

I am a huge Disney Cars Fan . I loved the Unidentified Flying Mater Short , especially the Tractor Tipping Sequence and Mater's German Accent - So Funny!!!!

allexiss

First of all, Pixar's animation is first-rate. It's that sort of greatness among their artists I can only geek about and dream of grasping while in my 3D animation classes. The cars have a definite realistic look, especially with the rendering (man, the reflections!). inchirieri auto

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