National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Pixar Animation Studios released Cars 2 in June 2011, marking the studio's first direct sequel and a notable departure from the original film's racing-drama tone toward a globe-trotting spy adventure. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, it arrived during a period of significant expansion for the Pixar brand and remains a distinctive entry in the studio's catalog for its genre ambitions and visual ambition in depicting international locations through an animated automotive lens.

This cell, titled Mater, Finn and Holley, captures Tow Mater alongside British intelligence operative Finn McMissile and field agent Holley Shiftwell in a shared interior setting. The two frames present a consistent composition, with the purple and rust-brown characters occupying the same spatial relationship across both images, offering collectors a rare look at the film's central spy trio held within a single encapsulated piece of original 35mm exhibition material.