Cars Is A RIPOFF?! | Pixar Film Theory

Today J investigates the claim that Cars actually stole its plot from the oft-forgotten 1991 Michael J. Fox film, Doc Hollywood. Could this be possible? How similar are they REALLY?!

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Edited by :: Riley Murtagh

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[kingjb]

This is actually incredible. You can take the same story down to the stupidest detail and still turn them into 2 very different things

[NotAnotherDouc-]

1) super interesting comparison. 2) I know you didn’t discover this, but I’m willing to bet you’re the first to cover it in that level of detail and with video clips to back it up in this format. 3) I really respect that you explained the elements that do NOT match at the end. Shows a healthy objectivity, and YouTube incentivizes polarization and strong black&white statements so much that seeing someone point out the gray is pretty refreshing.

[willbyers]

My gosh.. when my nephew was just 3-4 yrs old. We’ve basically watched Cars nonstop almost 24/7. Got to a point that he’ll ask us to play it again as soon as Cars is over. We almost memorized every line because of it.. 😂 we did love watching it though haha.

[solareagle]

If you want another movie to compare Cars to, look at the MCU's first Thor movie. The comparisons are definitely there.

[Maelwys]

I've been saying this since Cars came out, and nobody believes me. I was starting to think that I'd dreamed up Doc Hollywood, because nobody else seemed to remember it. Thank you for doing this!

[marquissmith]

Literally just saw these guys at DW Magic Kingdom today. They were super nice. Alway love their adult-ish take on these movies.

[Marngel]

I’ve heard about this claim before from other creators, but I never realized just how close these two movies are in terms of plot structure. So with this in mind, yeah I can understand why many people don’t like the original Cars movie. But that still doesn’t change the fact that I love the movie for personal reasons. Besides, Doc Hollywood’s story in it of itself isn’t unique. There are lots of other stories before and after it that have the same general premise and plot.

[bobmartin]

You actually brought up something that I have noticed about Hollywood, instead of different ideas they have a good movie then keep repeating over and over. So isn't upset about the closeness of them and just appreciate the fun

[PerovNigma]

_Cars_ was the first film I ever watched in a cinema. I also remember being a little kid, and getting in trouble with my mum for watching the opening race with the TV volume turned all the way up, because I loved the music and sound design.

[Ryder-a-Blaze]

I don’t care if Cars is a rip off it will forever remain as my favourite Pixar movie

[TotoDG]

5:21.

From what I can remember, they _were_ going to make Sally a Mustang, but decided against it because a Porsche looked more feminine.

[bingbong_luver]

These two brothers are so genius that fate made them make pixar theories instead of figuring out time travel because theyd be too powerful.

[cmmr]

Fun fact about Doc Hollywood, a lot of the buildings from the movie still stand and can see remnants of it, like the markings of the auto shop. It's in Micanopy, Fl

[jacobcharleszimmerman]

I mean, it's not like this was anything new for Pixar. Bugs Life was basically just Magnificat 7 but with bugs, which was just 7 Samurai but with cowboys.

[legendarylink]

OMG IM SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE COVERING THIS! I am in love with doc hollywood and was really upset when I realized this a couple years ago.

[MagicXRoads]

Now I kinda want a Doc Hollywood sequel about spies

[goosesaladman]

I haven't seen either of these films. The only reason I searched for this was that I was reminded of an event around 2011-12. This guy I worked with, who I rarely ever heard speak, we were sitting in the break room. And there's mostly calm and silence. All of a sudden, this guy just blurts out, "Cars is a ripoff of Doc Hollywood." He wasn't speaking to any of us in particular. He went on a 5 min rant and was truly upset about the plagiarism. Never heard him speak much after that. And now I can finally validate my former coworker.

[zachariasis]

I’ve been saying this for years!! I saw cars first growing up, but when I saw doc Hollywood I thought this too. Also, the first secret life of pets is basically the same story as the first Toy Story

[profcraneporter]

"It is certainly the most popular and has had the most impact"

Errr, I think a talking blue tank engine may disagree 😅

[TBKmeteor]

I Got to say that u are REACHING FAR with this one. Very few things are similar, and there are only some coincidental similarities and only if u try hard to see them. And it is funny how so many comments say either "i knew it" or "wow u are right" even when it is clear that you try hard to make comparisons, to make ur theory stick together. I am sure there are many movies u can compare to cars and say "yeaah i guess they are similar"