Planes (2013)

A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.

Director:

Klay Hall

Writers:

John Lasseter (original story by), Klay Hall (original story by)

Stars:

Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook, Stacy Keach

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dane Cook	...	Dusty Crophopper (voice)
Stacy Keach	...	Skipper (voice)
Brad Garrett	...	Chug (voice)
Teri Hatcher	...	Dottie (voice)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Rochelle (voice)
Priyanka Chopra	...	Ishani (voice)
John Cleese	...	Bulldog (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Leadbottom (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	El Chupacabra / Additional Voices (voice)
Roger Craig Smith	...	Ripslinger / Additional Voices (voice)
Anthony Edwards	...	Echo (voice)
Val Kilmer	...	Bravo (voice)
Sinbad	...	Roper (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Ned / Zed (voice)
Brent Musburger	...	Brent Mustangburger (voice)

Storyline

Dusty Crophopper is a little cropduster plane with a fear of heights and a crazy dream of being a racer. While his friends need convincing, Dusty gets the training he needs from Skipper, a veteran fighter, and qualifies for the Wings Across the World race. In the event, Dusty finds competitors who soon learn that there is something special about this underdog as he is tested to his physical and emotional limits. In doing so, Dusty soon finds enemies, and more importantly friends, who are inspired by his dream. In the face of all obstacles, the winner of this air race will be anyone's guess.

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Plot Keywords:

plane | underdog | around the world | air race | veteran | 

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Taglines:

Flying into cinemas September 12.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dusty appears to be based on an Air Tractor AT-402 powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG at 680 horsepower. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the PT6A engine and the 3000th Air Tractor aircraft delivery.

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Goofs

When skipper is pulled out of the water in the flashback, the hull is clearly that of a nuclear carrier ( note the edge of the runway on the side ), which wouldn't be in service yet during WW2 .

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Quotes

Skipper: Let me ask you something, Dusty: if you knew the truth about my past, would you have asked me to train you?
[pause]
Dusty Crophopper: No.

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Crazy Credits

Asides for the Disney opening logo, there are no opening credits after the title has been shown.

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Review: Episode #2.4 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Nothing Can Stop Me Now
Music and Lyrics by Mark Holman
Performed by Mark Holman
Produced and Mixed by Ed Cherney

User Reviews

It *IS* a Cars spin off, and that's okay...

There is a bimodal distribution (2 peaks) in the user review scoring of Planes: 1-star, this is a horrible rip- off, nothing new here, Pixar's image is tarnished - and 10-star, what a wonderful kid's film, details are excellent, funny, good message.

First, this is not a Pixar film. You read that right. It's Disney, not Pixar. But it does have common cast of writers/producers. You may even note the tag line, "From above the world of Cars," overtly acknowledging the connection. If you can get past the notion of a rip-off, then, you'll find a lovely, joyful movie with enough to keep parents entertained while children are having a blast.

Yes the characters resemble those in Cars. Yes some of the plot lines are familiar. Yes the animation is similar to Cars (although the flight scenes are spectacular in spots). You know what I remember? Cars was a great movie! I'm pretty sure I remember that since I've seen it 147 times with my son (not really).

This is not an academy award winning movie. But it is a lot of fun. Before giving this children's cartoon 1-star, be clear what you're watching.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disney's Planes

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,232,291, 11 August 2013

Gross USA:

$90,288,712

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$239,258,712

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prana Studios, Disneytoon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1