Planes (film)

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Planes

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Klay Hall[1]

Produced by

Tracy Balthazor-Flynn[2]

Screenplay by

Jeffrey M. Howard[3]

Story by

John Lasseter
Klay Hall
Jeffrey M. Howard

Starring

Dane Cook
Stacy Keach
Priyanka Chopra
Brad Garrett
Cedric the Entertainer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Roger Craig Smith
John Cleese
Carlos Alazraqui

Val Kilmer
Anthony Edwards

Music by

Mark Mancina[4]

Edited by

Jeremy Milton

Production

Walt Disney Pictures

company

DisneyToon Studios
Prana Studios

Distributed by

Walt Disney Studios

Motion Pictures

Release dates

August 2, 2013(EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh)

[5]

August 9, 2013[6]
Running time

92 minutes[7]

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$50 million[8]

Box office

$239.3 million[8]

Planes is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated sports comedy film produced

by DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.[9] It is a spin-off
of Pixar's Cars franchise and the first film in a planned Planes trilogy.[10] Despite not being
produced by Pixar, the film was co-written and executive produced by Pixar and Walt
Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officerJohn Lasseter, who directed the Cars films.
The film stars the voices of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Priyanka Chopra, Brad Garrett,Teri
Hatcher, Danny Mann, Cedric the Entertainer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Roger Craig
Smith, John Cleese, Carlos Alazraqui, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards.
Like many of DisneyToon's films, it was initially set to be released as a direct-to-video film,
[11]
but was instead theatrically released on August 9, 2013 in the Disney Digital
3D and RealD 3D formats.[6][12] Although it received generally negative reviews, it was a box
office success with a box office gross of $239.3 million worldwide. [8] A sequel, titled Planes:
Fire & Rescue, was theatrically released on July 18, 2014.[13]
Contents
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1 Plot

2 Voice cast

3 Production

4 Release
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4.1 Home media

5 Reception

5.1 Critical response

5.2 Box office

5.3 Accolades

6 Soundtrack

7 Video game

8 Sequel

9 References

10 External links

Plot
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Dusty Crophopper is a crop duster plane who works at a cornfield and practices aerobatic
maneuvers in his spare time, dreaming of becoming a racer. His dreams are scorned by his
boss, Leadbottom, and his forklift/mechanic friend, Dottie. However, he is supported by his
fuel truck friend, Chug. Dusty and Chug train for qualifiers for the upcoming Wings Across
the Globe race. On the night before the qualifiers, Dusty asks an elderly and
reclusive navy war plane named Skipper Riley to teach him how to fly well, but Skipper
refuses. Dusty enters the qualifiers, and although the audience mocks him for being a
cropduster, he manages to wow them by his well-practiced flight maneuvers; but he barely
makes it into the race.
Later in the morning, Skipper visits Dusty and tries to talk him out of racing, but when Dusty
explains he wants to prove he's more than just a crop duster, Skipper decides to mentor
Dusty on his speed and agility. While in the midst of his training, Dusty admits that he has a
fear of heights. Despite this, their training continues, and when it is complete, Dusty heads
off to the meeting of the race at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
There he befriends an eccentric but loyal Mexican race plane named El Chupacabra, who
eventually falls in love with a beautiful French-Canadian racer named Rochelle, who shows
no interest in him. Dusty then makes a rival of the arrogant and villainous 3-time-winner
plane Ripslinger, who rudely dismisses him as being only a crop duster. He also falls in love
with a racer plane named Ishani, who becomes supportive of him. During the first leg of the
race from New York to Iceland, Dusty's refusal to fly high causes him to finish in last place.
During the second leg of the race to Germany, Dusty shows good sportsmanship by saving
another racer, Bulldog, from crashing when Bulldog's eyes get squirted with oil from one of
his propellers, winning Bulldog's respect but finishing last again.
In India, Ishani invites Dusty to fly around the Taj Mahal and advises him to fly low through
the Himalayas by following some railroad tracks. However, after encountering a tunnel and

barely being able to fly through it, Dusty realizes Ishani deliberately gave him bad advice to
get a new propeller from Ripslinger, and he shuns her. As the race continues, Dusty
manages to get into first place. In Shanghai, Dusty manages to help El Chupacabra win
over Rochelle with a romantic song. In the next race across the Pacific Ocean, Ripslinger's
henchmen, Ned and Zed, under orders from Ripslinger, sabotage Dusty's
navigation antenna. Lost and low on fuel, Dusty miraculously comes across the
USSFlysenhower (a reference to the real-life carrier) which allows him to land and refuel.
While on the carrier, Dusty sees a hall of fame set up for Skipper's squadron but discovers
that Skipper only flew one mission, which contradicts his previous reputation as a veteran
of many battles. He is then forced to take off to try and beat an oncoming storm.
Dusty gets distracted from flying due to his thoughts about Skipper and ends up crashing
into the ocean but is eventually rescued. He is flown to Mexico to his friends but he is
severely damaged and may never fly again. Skipper confesses to Dusty that he did indeed
fly only one mission in the Pacific theatre, where his entire squad of trainees was killed in
an attack on the Japanese Navy. Skipper was the only survivor, but torn by his guilt, he
never trained another plane or flew again. Demoralized and heartbroken, Dusty begins to
consider dropping out of the race but is encouraged by his friends, Bulldog, Ishani, and
many of his newfound fans to continue, and they all donate parts to have Dusty repaired.
With a change of heart and morale restored, Dusty becomes determined to continue in the
race, but Ripslinger still won't give up and plots to put an end to Dusty's competing in the
race "once and for all". He and his goons attack Dusty but are thwarted by Skipper, who
has overcome his guilt and come to help Dusty. When trying to catch up with Ripslinger,
Dusty conquers his fear of heights when his engine starts losing power, forcing him to ride
the jetstream. Both he and Ripslinger make it to the finish line in New York; and when it
looks like Ripslinger will win, his ego gets the best of him, and he slows down to have his
picture taken. Dusty manages to fly above him and win the race while Ripslinger crashes
into some portable toilets. Dusty is congratulated by his friends and fans, and Skipper
thanks him for giving him the confidence to fly again. Skipper rejoins the navy briefly in the
company of Dusty and they take an honorary flight together, ending the story.

Voice cast

Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper.[14][15] He was inspired by the Air Tractor AT502, Cessna and the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader.[16]

Stacy Keach as Skipper Riley, a Chance Vought F4U Corsair and Dusty's mentor.[17]

Danny Mann as Sparky, a forklift

Priyanka Chopra as Ishani, a Pan-Asian champion from India,[18] based on

the AeroCad AeroCanard[19]
Brad Garrett as Chug, a fuel truck[17]