Draft:The Little Cars: In The Great Race

The Little Cars in the Great Race (Portuguese: Os Carrinhos - Em A Grande Corrida) is a 33 minute Brazilian animated 2006 movie produced by Rexmore Company do Brazil and released by Inspired Distribution. The film is one of the three members of The Little Cars series.

Plot
Delivery car Cruise (known as Tonny in the original version) dreams of being a racer, but his chance to do so wouldn't come until the big race comes to town. Now Cruise must race for the sake of the company he works for, after tow truck Lugnut (known as Kombo in the original version) bets the fortune on the Champion.

Cast

 * Francisco Freitas as Tonny/Cruise
 * Raul Schlosser as Kombo/Lugnut
 * Claudia Victoria as Cris
 * Claudio Satrio as Senhor V8/Mr. V8
 * Cristiano Fritos as O Campeão/The Champion

Reception
Marcus Aurelius Canônico of Folha de S. Paulo described The Little Cars series as a derivative of the American Pixar film Cars. Canônico discussed whether lawsuits from Pixar would appear. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marcus Aurelius Canônico's article on its website.

Erik Henriksen, a reporter from The Portland Mercury, criticized the company that produced The Little Cars of being "the laziest/cheapest movie studio of all time" due to similarities between The Little Cars and Cars.

Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes gives it 9% on the Tomatometer, indicating a lack of critical acclaim.