Since winning the Wings Around the Globe Rally, Dusty Crophopper has a successful career as a racer, but his engine's gearbox becomes damaged due to constantly pushing to max speed. The type of … See more

• Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper, a crop duster plane in the town of Propwash Junction who used to be a successful racer ever since winning the Wings Around the Globe Rally, but after learning that … See more

According to director/co-writer Roberts "Bobs" Gannaway, "The first film [directed by Klay Hall] was a race film. I wanted to look at a different genre, in this case, an action-disaster film." Production on Planes: Fire & Rescue began six months after the start of the … See more

Planes: Fire & Rescue was released on July 18, 2014. The second official trailer for the film was released on April 8, 2014. The film's premiere was held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on July 15, 2014.
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Critical response
On the critical response aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 45% based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's consensus reads: "Although it's too flat and formulaic to … See more

A video game based on the film, titled Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue, was released on November 4, 2014, for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U and was published by Little Orbit. See more

In July 2017, during the D23 Expo, John Lasseter announced that a third film in the Planes series was in development. The film, tentatively titled Beyond the Sky, was to explore the future of aviation in outer space. The film had a release date of April 12, 2019. On March … See more