TIL Jeremy Clarkson was in Cars

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 02/06/2017 at 20:02 • Filed to: None

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Apparently in the UK Harv was voiced by Clarkson. Kinda strange to hear his voice in a kids movie.

bob and john > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 02/06/2017 at 20:10

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it IS weird isnt it? I was so thrown off the first time i saw the UK version

Urambo Tauro > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 02/06/2017 at 20:16

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What’s the story behind this anyway? The UK release of the film came several weeks after it debuted in the US. Does that have anything to do with it?

Were they just looking for a way to shoehorn Clarkson into the movie, deciding that Jeremy Piven’s was the most “disposable” voice? I mean, nothing against Piven, but having Clarkson in both versions would have been great. Why not do that from the start?

Alfalfa > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 02/06/2017 at 20:33

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The entire trip was in a kids TV show once.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Alfalfa 02/06/2017 at 21:06

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I had forgotten about that one.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Urambo Tauro 02/06/2017 at 21:10

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Don’t know. I have only ever seen the US version and only found out about this today when it popped up in my YouTube feed.

Ash78, voting early and often > Urambo Tauro 02/14/2017 at 11:52

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I didn ’ t realize they re - voiced it for other English - speaking markets. Interesting. I always sort of assumed Piven was in the flick as a nod to his role in Entourage, which probably wouldn ’ t have been as recognizable in the UK. Ironically, he also plays Mr. Selfridge in the British show, but that ’ s more recent.