Planes: Fire & Rescue

"When others fly out, heroes fly in."

2014 1h 23m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 954

AnimationComedyAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

“When others fly out, heroes fly in.”

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Cast

Ed Harris
Blade Ranger (voice)
Dane Cook
Dusty Crophopper (voice)
Julie Bowen
Dipper (voice)
Curtis Armstrong
Maru (voice)
John Michael Higgins
Cad Spinner (voice)
Hal Holbrook
Mayday (voice)
Teri Hatcher
Dottie (voice)
Brad Garrett
Chug (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bobs Gannaway
Writers: Bobs Gannaway, Jeffrey M. Howard, Jeffrey M. Howard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Planes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mancina. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ed Harris and Dane Cook and Julie Bowen carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bobs Gannaway directs. Mark Mancina scores. Dan Molina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Part of the "Planes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Original score by Mark Mancina. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dan Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ed Harris and Dane Cook and Julie Bowen carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When others fly out, heroes fly in.".
10IMDB entry: tt2980706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Mark Mancina
Editing: Dan Molina
Production design: Toby Wilson
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $151,165,787
Return: 302% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Part of

Planes Collection

A computer-animated action-adventure comedy film series that follows the adventures of Dusty, a crop duster with sky-high dreams. Dusty has a huge heart but two big problems...he's not exactly built for speed, plus he's afraid of heights. With a little help from his friends, Dusty always finds the courage to be more than he was built for - and the inspiration to soar. It is a spin-off of Pixar's Cars franchise.

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John2021-04-07
★ 8/10
This movie doesn't really have anything going for it, and yet its actually great. Cool music, bright and expressive animation, fun characters, and nice visuals.
Filipe Manuel Neto2022-12-17
★ 5/10
Disney managed to learn from the mistakes of the first film and give us a better job. This film is the predictable sequel to “Planes”, an animated film that Disney released, but which was not as good as one would hope, and wish. Interestingly, I ended up finding it better than the previous film, a sign that the studio, at least, took note of some of the mistakes made. The script starts off quite well, with the protagonist plane unable to compete in races due to a serious breakdown. The course of events ends up opening the door to the solution: becoming a firefighting plane. The film has one thing that its predecessor sorely lacked: heart. It is a film with much more feeling, more emotions and more beauty. There is not so much adventure, but there is also more sense of danger and risk, with planes fighting fires and taking risks to save other lives, in a beautiful tribute to the work of firefighters and aviators who do this in real life. There is, however, a weakness that the script cannot disguise: the predictability of the story, which works, but which has absolutely nothing new or innovative. The quality of animations and graphics is still very high, with Disney showing its high knowledge and capacity in the field of digital animation. It's a visually realistic film and, although there is more tension and danger, it's also a more stable film, where we don't have the image as hectic as we did in the first film. Editing and running time are still quite nice and suited to the film that it is, and the soundtrack is more effective and elegant than the first film. The film has a good team of voice actors who lend their voices to the various animated characters that appear. Dane Cook returns to voice Dusty again, which he continues to do flawlessly; Ed Harris, with a dense and strong voice, was perfect in the character of Blade Ranger. I also enjoyed contributions from Julie Bowen, Teri Hatcher, Wes Studi, Hal Holbrook, and Stacy Keach.