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| Dane Cook | ... |
Dusty Crophopper
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| Ed Harris | ... |
Blade Ranger
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| Julie Bowen | ... |
Lil' Dipper
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| Curtis Armstrong | ... |
Maru
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| John Michael Higgins | ... |
Cad
(voice)
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| Hal Holbrook | ... |
Mayday
(voice)
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| Wes Studi | ... |
Windlifter
(voice)
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| Brad Garrett | ... |
Chug
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| Teri Hatcher | ... |
Dottie
(voice)
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| Stacy Keach | ... |
Skipper
(voice)
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| Cedric the Entertainer | ... |
Leadbottom
(voice)
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Danny Mann | ... |
Sparky
(voice)
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Ol' Jammer
(voice)
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| Regina King | ... |
Dynamite
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| Anne Meara | ... |
Winnie
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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. Written by Walt Disney
Took my 5 year old to see this fully knowing the franchise is worn out after having seen the disappointing Cars 2 and the first Planes. The plot is more interesting here as it plays out like an 80 minute episode of Rescue Heroes.
The animation is fantastic as you would expect. Having animated planes allows for more panoramic views of the woodlands and fires.
Sounds like kids were bored during the sad parts. The story didn't really need this as it's all predictable. You knew Rusty would defeat the odds to save the day in the end. Dane Cook voiced Rusty similar to Owen Wilson's Lightning McQueen, very down to earth without being over the top.
There is certainly nothing groundbreaking here but the action scenes were good enough for my son to say he liked it (which is all that really counts!).