Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014 83 min ★ 6.2 Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family

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.

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)

Wes Studi

Windlifter

Stacy Keach

Skipper (voice)

Details

Director

Bobs Gannaway

Screenplay

Jeffrey M. Howard

Tagline

"When others fly out, heroes fly in."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$151,165,787

Production

Disney Television Animation, Prana Animation Studios, DisneyToon Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Prana Studios

Reviews

J

John

April 7, 2021

★ 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.

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

December 17, 2022

★ 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 ...