STACK #157 Nov 2017

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34 The number on Cars 3 character River Scott – and also its name – is in a tribute to real-lfe racing pioneer Wendell Scott, who overcame tremendous prejudice and adversity to become the first African- American to win a race in the Grand National Series, NASCAR's highest level. Wendell Scott lived from 1921 to 1990, and was posthumously inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.

1986 Still nine years before the debut of Toy Story , Pixar released an animation short called Luxo, Jr. about two desk lamps playing with a ball. It was a groundbreaking showcase of CG animation and the titular lamp still features hopping on the 'i' in the animated Pixar logo that kicks off all its movies. 30 The age of Steve Jobs when he buys the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, and renames it Pixar. The price paid was $10 million. 18 th Cars 3 is the 18th feature from Pixar Animation Studios. Since the 1995 feature debut of Toy Story , Cars 3 also marks an unbroken sequence of Pixar movies that have grossed over $100 million at the US box office.

8 The number of Pixar movies featuring musical scores by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman. These are Toy Story , A Bug's Life , Toy Story 2 , Monsters , Inc. , Cars , Toy Story 3 , Monsters University and Cars 3 . He is also scoring the upcoming Toy Story 4 (2019). Newman also won a Grammy for the song Our Town from Cars .

5 The number of Piston-Cup wins by Car 3 's

Lightning McQueen. But following an unexpected setback, McQueen has to face a new generation of racers to fuel the comeback of his life. 72 and still going strong! That's the age of Edwin Catmull, computer scientist and president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Who says animation is only for the young? Catmull, in partnership with the better known Pixar creative force John Lasseter, is behind some of the proprietary revolutionary technology that powers the magic of Pixar. This includes the development of RenderMan, Pixar's very own award- winning software that's been used in almost every VFX Academy Award-winner and nominee for over 15 years, including this year's winner The Jungle Book .

3 The number of computer

generated features that would be produced in the first joint venture between Pixar and animation giant Disney. Worth $26 million, it was a risky deal as Pixar had yet to make one full-length movie. It paid off though, with the debut of Toy Story in 1995. This audience sensation would launch a whole new animation art form that's still evolving and thriving today.

Cars 3 is out on Nov 8

Edwin Catmull, computer genius and president of Pixar, at the Cars 3 world premiere

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