Cars 2 (2011)
Larry the Cable Guy: Mater
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Quotes
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Finn McMissile : I never properly introduced myself: Finn McMissile, British Intelligence.
Mater : Tow Mater, average intelligence.
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Mater : I call this move "what I accidentally did to my friend Luigi".
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Mater : [after being served a whole plate of wasabi] Now that's a scoop of ice cream.
Sushi Chef : [in Japanese] My condolences.
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Mater : [voice-over reading his letter] "By the time you read this, I'll be safely on an airplane flying home. I'm so sorry for what I did..."
Lightning McQueen : [reading Mater's letter in the hotel lobby] "... I don't want to be the cause of you losing any more races. I want you to go prove to the world what I already know: that you are the greatest race car in the whole wide world. Your best friend, Mater."
Lightning McQueen : [looks up] I didn't really want him to leave.
Luigi : Wait, there's more here...
Luigi : [moves to next page] "P.S. Please tell the hotel I didn't mean to order that movie. I thought it was just a preview and I didn't realize I was paying for it."
[shifts the page]
Luigi : "P.P.S. That's funny right there."
[Shifts the pages around]
Luigi : "P.P..." There's a few more pages of P.S.'s here.
Lightning McQueen : Well, at least I know if he's at home, he'll be safe.
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Francesco Bernoulli : [at the Tokyo World Grand Prix party, Francesco spots Lightning] Ah! Lightning McQueen! Bona seda!
Lightning McQueen : Uh, nice to meet you, Francesco.
Francesco Bernoulli : Yes, nice to meet you too. You are very good looking. Not as good as I thought, but you're good!
Mater : 'Scuse me, can I get a picture with you?
[drives next to Francesco]
Francesco Bernoulli : Ah, anything for McQueen's friend.
Mater : Miss Sally is gonna flip when she sees this!
[Lightning sighs]
Mater : She's Lightning McQueen's girlfriend.
Francesco Bernoulli : Ooh...
Mater : She's a big fan of yers.
Francesco Bernoulli : Hey, she has a-good taste.
Lightning McQueen : Well, Mater's prone to exaggeration; I wouldn't say she's a "big fan".
Mater : You're right. She's a HUGE fan! She goes on and on about your open wheels here.
[He taps Francesco's left front wheel]
Lightning McQueen : Well, mentioning it once doesn't qualify as going "on and on".
Francesco Bernoulli : Francesco is familiar with this... reaction to Francesco. Women respect a car that has a-nothing to hide.
Lightning McQueen : Yeah, uh...
[fake-laughs and shakes his frame "no" while falsely smiling]
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[McQueen is showing Mater his latest Piston Cup, which has been renamed in honor of Doc Hudson, who is implied to have passed away]
Mater : Wow. I can't believe they renamed the Piston Cup after our very own Doc Hudson.
Lightning McQueen : I know Doc said these things were just old cups, but to have someone else win it just didn't feel right, you know?
[McQueen looks sadly at the newspaper article depicting Doc winning his third Piston Cup]
Mater : Well, Doc would've been real proud of you. That's for sure.
[McQueen gives Mater a smile of thanks]
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Mater : Do not try the free pistachio ice cream! It done turn!
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Finn McMissile : Siddeley? Paris, tout de suite.
Mater : Yeah, two of dem sweets for me too, Sid.
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Mater : Oh, for a second there I thought you was trying to fix my dents.
Holley Shiftwell : Yes, I was.
Mater : Well then, no thank you. I don't get them dents buffed, pulled, filled or painted by nobody. They way too valuble.
Holley Shiftwell : Your dents are valuble? Really?
Mater : I come by each one of 'em with my best friend Lightning McQueen. I don't fix these. I wanna remember these dents forever.
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Mater : Excuse me, ma'am.
[expels exhaust]
Mater : Dadgum pistachio ice cream.
Holley Shiftwell : This cannot be him.
Finn McMissile : Is he American?
Mater : [swinging his tow cable] Look out, ladies. Mater's fittin' to get funky!
Holley Shiftwell : Extremely.
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Lightning McQueen : The bad guys hit me with the beam from the camera, so, why didn't I... you know.
Mater : Explode in a fiery inferno?
Lightning McQueen : Yeah.
Finn McMissile : We couldn't figure that one out, either.
Holley Shiftwell : Our investigation proved that Allinol was actually gasoline, and Axelrod engineered it so that when it got hit by the beam, it would explode.
Lightning McQueen : Wait a second, Fillmore. You said my fuel was safe.
Fillmore : If you're implying that I switched out that rot-gut excuse for alternative fuel with my all natural sustainable organic bio-fuel, just because I never trusted Axelrod, you're dead wrong man...
[points to Sarge]
Fillmore : It was him.
Sarge : Once big oil, always big oil... man.
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[Mater has been outfitted for his undercover mission]
Holley Shiftwell : So Mater, it's voice-activated. But, you know, everything's voice-activated these days.
Mater : What? I thought you was supposed to be making me a dee-sguise.
Mater's Computer : Voice recognized. Disguise program initiated.
[the computer uses a hologram to make Mater look like Ivan, another tow truck]
Mater : Haha. Cool! Hey, computer, make me a German truck!
Mater's Computer : Request acknowledged.
[Mater wears a funny German costume with a green hat]
Mater : Check it out! I'm wearing Materhosen! Make me a monster truck!
Mater's Computer : Request acknowledged.
[Mater wears a vampire costume]
Mater : What the? Hahahaha.
Mater : [Transylvanian accent] I vant to siphon your gas! Haha! Now make me a taco truck!
Mater's Computer : Request acknowledged.
[Mater becomes a white taco truck, and his horn plays "La Cucaracha"]
Mater : A funny car!
Mater's Computer : Request acknowleged.
[He becomes painted yellow with red flames, hot rod exhaust pipes, a hot rod engine, and a spoiler. Mater revs his engine a few times, enjoying the disguise]
Finn McMissile : [turns off the hologram] The idea is to keep a low profile, Mater.
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Finn McMissile : Mater, what would you say to setting up an informal task force on this one?
Mater : Wait. What?
Finn McMissile : You obviously have plenty of experience in the field.
Mater : Well, yeah, I live right next to one. I don't know, Finn. I ain't exactly been much help to anybody recently.
Finn McMissile : You're helping me. Please, Mater.
Mater : Well, OK. But you know I'm just a tow truck, right?
Finn McMissile : Right. And I'm just in the import-export business.
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Finn McMissile : Mater, are these cars considered lemons?
Mater : Is the Popemobile Catholic?
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[Mater has exposed the head of the lemon gang and saved the day]
Lightning McQueen : It's official. You're coming to all my races from now on.
Mater : Now you're talkin'.
[the two friends give each other a "high-wheel"]
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Lightning McQueen : Look, Mater, we're not in Radiator Springs.
Mater : You're just noticing that? Boy, that jet lag really done a number on you.
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[Finn McMissile has just tricked the lemons into thinking they've killed him after escaping from the oil platform]
Grem : He's dead, Professor.
Professor Zundapp : Wunderbar. With Finn McMissile gone, who can stop us now?
[We cut to Mater driving along Route 66 just outside Radiator Springs]
Mater : Mater, Tow Mater - that's who - is heeere to help you!
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Mater : You know, I always wanted to be a spy.
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Mater : [as he and Lightning McQueen are surrounded by The Lemons] Listen fellas... I know what you're goin' through. Many have been laughin' and makin' fun of my my whole life. But becoming rich and powerful beyond your wildest dreams ain't gonna make ya feel better.
Lemon : Yeah, but it's worth a shot!
[raises a machine gun at them when he's suddenly sprayed away by the firetruck and the rest of the Radiator Springs gang attacks the others as well]
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Mater : [in London] What's everyone on the wrong side of the road for?
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Mater : What's a rendezvous?
Luigi : It's like a date.
Mater : A date?
Lightning McQueen : Mater, what's going on?
Mater : Well, what's going on is I've got me a date tomorrow.
Luigi : [Guido speaks Italian] Guido don't believe you.
Mater : Well, believe it. My new girlfriend just said so. Hey, there she is. Hey! Hey lady! See ya tomorrow!
Luigi : [Guido speaks Italian] Guido still don't believe you.
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Lightning McQueen : [driving on train tracks into a tunnel] Mater?
Mater : Relax. These tracks ain't been used in years.
[train horn sounds]
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Luigi : [at the Tokyo party, Lightning, Mater, Luigi, Guido, Sarge, and Fillmore descend a spiral ramp] Guido, look! Ferraris AND tires! Let's go!
Lightning McQueen : Oh ho ho! Look at this! Okay, now Mater, remember - best behavior.
Mater : You got it, buddy. Hey! What's that?
[drives off]
Lightning McQueen : No, Mater!
Lewis Hamilton : [offscreen] Hey, McQueen! Over here!
Lightning McQueen : [Lightning joins them] Lewis!
Lewis Hamilton : Hey, man.
Lightning McQueen : Jeff!
Jeff Gorvette : Hey, Lightning! Can you believe this party?
Mater : [drives over to a small isolated room with glass walls on all sides, with a zen garden and zen master inside; he taps on the glass with his hook] Hey! you done good, you got all the leaves!
Jeff Gorvette : Check out that tow truck!
Lewis Hamilton : Man, I wonder who that guy's with.
Lightning McQueen : Uh, heh heh. Will you guys excuse me for one little second?
[heads towards Mater]
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Mater : McQueen, they're gonna kill you!
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Mater : McQueen, let go!
Lightning McQueen : Never!
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Lightning McQueen : Are you okay?
Mater : No I'm not okay! Stay away from me!
