Jim Hill Media posts some thoughts about the Pixar 20th anniversary discussion at WonderCon a few weeks ago, including some tidbits about the animation studio’s upcoming Route 66-themed film, “Cars.”
One is that “Cars” was partly inspired by a 1952 Disney animated short, “Little Deuce Coupe.”
Written by Bill Peet, it offers the story of the little blue car purchased from the showroom floor. Her first owner takes good care of her, but she is eventually traded in for a newer model. Her later owners aren’t too kind and she eventually winds up abandoned in a junk yard. But there she finds new life at the hands of young man willing to tinker and bring her back to the road as a classic Fifties hot rod. (Fans of this short and more like it will be happy to learn that it will be released on May 16 as part of new two-disc set entitled, “Walt Disney’s It’s A Small World of Fun,” at $14.95 for each disc.)
Interestingly enough, 1952’s “One Cab’s Family