Planes (film)
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Directed by | Klay Hall |
Screenplay by | Jeffrey M. Howard |
Story by |
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Produced by | Traci Balthazor-Flynn |
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Edited by | Jeremy Milton |
Music by | Mark Mancina |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million[2] |
Box office | $240.2 million[2] |
Planes is a 2013 American animated sports comedy film produced by Disneytoon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.[3] Directed and co-written by Klay Hall and produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn, it is a spin-off of Pixar's Cars franchise. Despite not being produced by Pixar, the film was co-written and executive produced by Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios' then-chief creative officer John Lasseter, who directed the first two Cars films, while the remaining writers of the film included Jeffrey M. Howard. The film stars the voices of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Priyanka Chopra in her Hollywood debut, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Danny Mann, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Roger Craig Smith, John Cleese, Carlos Alazraqui, Sinbad, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards. In the film, Dusty Crophopper (Cook), a crop duster plane in the town of Propwash Junction, wants to complete Wings Around the Globe with racing planes, especially Ripslinger (Smith), despite his fear of heights, with the help of naval aviator Skipper Riley (Keach), who trains him.
In developing a concept created by Lasseter, the writers made a conscious effort to avoid remaking Cars in a new setting, while reusing Keach and Mann's characters from the
Planes premiered on August 2, 2013, at a special screening at The Fly-In Theater at
Plot
Dusty Crophopper, a young
Skipper decides to mentor Dusty, and discovers Dusty has a fear of heights. With training complete, Dusty travels to New York City for the race. There, he befriends a Mexican racer named El Chupacabra, who falls in love with a French-Canadian racer named Rochelle but consistently fails to woo her. Three-time defending champion Ripslinger dismisses Dusty. Dusty falls in love with an Indian 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, winning Bulldog's respect but finishing last again. After the third leg of the race to Agra 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. After flying through a tunnel (and narrowly missing a train), Dusty is in first place at Upper Mustang in Nepal, but he is upset to discover that Ishani set him up in exchange for a new propeller from Ripslinger's team, and he shuns her.
The fifth leg is over the Hump (the mountains between northeast India and south China) to Shanghai, where Dusty gets into first place again. He manages to help El Chupacabra win over Rochelle with a romantic song. In the sixth leg of the race across the Pacific, Ripslinger, refusing to lose to a crop duster, has his sidekicks Ned and Zed clip off Dusty's navigation antenna. Lost and low on fuel, Dusty comes across the USS Dwight D. Flysenhower, which allows him to land and refuel. On the carrier, Dusty discovers that contrary to Skipper's own descriptions, he only flew one mission during war. Before he can obtain answers, a thunderstorm strikes, and he is forced to depart by the carrier crew. However, he ends up crashing into the Pacific Ocean and is severely damaged.
Dusty is salvaged and transported to Mexico where his concerned friends are also present. Skipper confesses his entire squadron perished when he was coaxed to lead an attack by one of his fighters on a recon mission. He never flew again after the navy salvaged him. Dusty considers dropping out of the race but is encouraged to continue by many of his fellow competitors, who donate parts to repair the damage he sustained. Ishani also gives Dusty her new propeller, reconciling their friendship.
Racing back to New York, Ripslinger plots to finish off Dusty again but is thwarted by Skipper, who regains his courage to fly. Dusty conquers his acrophobia when he rides a
Voice cast
- Stacy Keach as Skipper Riley, a Chance Vought F4U Corsair and Dusty's mentor (who appeared in the Cars Toons episode "Air Mater").[11]
- Priyanka Chopra as Ishani, a Pan-Asian champion from India,[12] based on the AeroCad AeroCanard[13]
- Danny Mann as Sparky, a forklift (who appeared in the Cars Toons episode "Air Mater").
- Brad Garrett as Chug, a fuel truck[11]
- Teri Hatcher as Dottie, a forklift[11]
- Cedric the Entertainer as Leadbottom, a biplane[11] inspired by the Boeing-Stearman Model 75[13] with a partial engine cowl.
- Tasmanian mail delivery plane, and is voiced by Jessica Marais.[15] In Italian, she is Azzurra, an Italian prototype plane voiced by Micaela Ramazzotti.
- Roger Craig Smith as Ripslinger, a custom-built carbon-fiber plane with contra-rotating propellers (most likely inspired by a P-51D Mustang modified for racing) and Dusty's rival.[11][16]
- Gabriel Iglesias as Ned and Zed, Ripslinger's sidekicks[11] inspired by the Zivko Edge 540 and MX Aircraft MXS.[13]
- de Havilland DH.88 Comet[17]
- Val Kilmer as Bravo, a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet[11] from U.S Navy fighter squadron VFA-103.
- Anthony Edwards as Echo, another Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet[11] from U.S Navy fighter squadron VFA-103.
- Colin Cowherd as Colin Cowling, a blimp.[11] In the UK, the blimp character is named Lofty Crofty and is voiced by Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft.[19]
- Sinbad as Roper, a forklift[11]
- Oliver Kalkofe as Franz aka Von Fliegenhosen, a German Aerocar[17]
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- John Ratzenberger as Harland, a jet tug[10][20]
- Barney Harwood as Sky Cam 1, a red helicopter filming the race over Germany
Production
Planes is based on a concept created by
Release
Planes was originally set to be released in North America as a direct-to-video film in Fall 2013,[4] while having a theatrical release in Europe.[28] However, in December 2012 Disney announced that the film would be released theatrically.[5] This was the first Disneytoon Studios film released theatrically in North America since Pooh's Heffalump Movie eight and a half years earlier in 2005.
The film premiered on August 2, 2013, at a special screening at The Fly-In Theater at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[29] Along with the special screening of the movie, Disney brought a real life Dusty to be part of the activities. The real life version of Dusty was an Air Tractor AT-400A piloted and owned by agriculture pilot Rusty Lindeman.[27] The film was theatrically released on August 9, 2013,[5] when it was also screened at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, a biennial convention for Disney fans.[30]
Home media
Planes was released by
Reception
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 25% approval rating with an average rating of 4.60/10 based on 123 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Planes has enough bright colors, goofy voices, and slick animation to distract some young viewers for 92 minutes -- and probably sell plenty of toys in the bargain -- but on nearly every other level, it's a Disney disappointment."[32] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 39 based on 32 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[33] However, the film earned an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale from audiences polled by CinemaScore during the opening week.[34]
Peter Hartlaub of the
Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "Planes was originally scheduled to be released straight to video. Although the smallest children might like bits and pieces of it, there's nothing in the movie that suggests why Disney strayed from its original plan."[41] David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film one out of four stars, saying, "The animated film has all the hallmarks of a straight-to-DVD project — inferior plot, dull writing, cheap drawing — perhaps because it was intended for the bargain bin at Target, Walmart, and Costco."[42] Jen Chaney of The Washington Post gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying, "This film is 100 percent devoid of surprises. It's the story of an underestimated underdog that's like every other kid-friendly, life-coachy story about an underestimated underdog."[43] Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying, "If Planes were a reasonably priced download, you'd gladly use it to sedate your kids during a long car ride. As a theatrical, 3-D release, however, Planes will sedate you, too."[44] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times gave the film two out of five stars, saying, Planes is for the most part content to imitate rather than innovate, presumably hoping to reap a respectable fraction of the box office numbers of Cars and Cars 2, which together made hundreds of millions of dollars."[45]
Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "While the plotting is rather pedestrian, the humour mostly lame, what makes Planes a stand-out experience — not surprisingly, based on Disney's vast and impressive history of animated classics — is the visuals."[46] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying, "It's engaging enough, driving home the familiar message of following one's dreams and the less hackneyed theme of facing one's fears. But it feels far too familiar."[47] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying, "As with Cars, the world of Planes feels safe. A little too safe, perhaps."[48] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a C, saying "Planes moves along quickly at a running time of 92 minutes, occasionally taking flight with some pretty nifty flight sequences. The animation is first-rate, and the Corningware colors are soothing eye candy."[49]
Tom Keogh of
Box office
Planes, despite negative reception, grossed $90,288,712 in the United States and Canada, and $149,883,071 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $240,171,783, and was a box office success.[2] The film opened to number three in its first weekend, with $22,232,291, behind Elysium and We're the Millers.[56] In its second weekend, the film dropped to number four, grossing an additional $13,388,534.[57] In its third weekend, the film dropped to number five, grossing $8,575,214.[58] In its fourth weekend, the film stayed at number five, grossing $7,751,705.[59]
Accolades
Planes was nominated to the BAFTA Kid's Vote for films at the British Academy Children's Awards.[60]
Music
Planes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | August 6, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 53:24 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Mark Mancina film scores chronology | ||||
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The film's score was composed by Mark Mancina. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on August 6, 2013.[61]
Video game
Disney Interactive released Disney Planes, a video game based on the film, on August 6, 2013. It was released on Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS.[62] A version for Windows PCs was also released on the same day.
Sequel
A sequel, titled Planes: Fire & Rescue, was theatrically released on July 18, 2014.[7][63] Bobs Gannaway, co-creator of Jake and the Never Land Pirates and co-director of Secret of the Wings, directed the film. Dane Cook reprised his role of Dusty, and was joined by Julie Bowen as the voice of Lil' Dipper.[64] Rather than publishing an Art of book for Planes, Chronicle Books published The Art of Planes 1 & 2 alongside the sequel's theatrical release.[65] The music for the film was again composed by Mark Mancina.[66]
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External links
- Official website
- Planes at IMDb
- Planes at Rotten Tomatoes
- Planes at Metacritic
- Planes at Box Office Mojo