
Overview
Adventure flies higher than ever before in this sequel that finds championship air-racer Dusty Crophopper (voice of Dane Cook) beginning an exciting new career fighting forest fires. In the wake of another successful racing season, Dusty returns home to Propwash Junction to resume his training. But a debilitating injury forces Rusty to consider a new career path. Before long Rusty is training with the Aerial Fire Fighters at Piston Peak Air Attack Base. Becoming a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) is no simple task for an injured plane, but with the guidance of seasoned fire-and-rescue helicopter Blade Ranger (voice of Ed Harris), fearless leader of the Piston Peak Air Attack team, Rusty is soon soaring through the clouds once again. Meanwhile, as Rusty gets up to speed, his presence in the unit catches the attention of Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), a cargo hauler-turned-water scooper capable of skimming lake water to combat raging fires. A major racing fan, Dipper can hardly contain her excitement at the prospect of working alongside Rusty, and meanwhile wise, heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter (voice of Wes Studi) has never encountered a fire he couldn't conquer. In no time Rusty has made a whole host of new friends at Piston Peak, including hulking transport plane Cabbie (voice of Dale Dye), the brave grounded firefighters known as the Smokejumpers, the Secretary of the Interior (voice of Fred Willard), and Nick "Loop'n" Lopez (voice of Erik Estrada), a helicopter cop with an illustrious past. And though learning the secrets to dousing forest fires is sure to take time, Rusty is a fast learner, and eager to pitch in.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Bob Gannaway - Director
Dane Cook (voice)
Julie Bowen (voice)
Ed Harris (voice)
Regina King (voice)
Jerry Stiller (voice)
Anne Meara (voice)
Wes Studi (voice)
Stacy Keach (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias (voice)
John Michael Higgins (voice)
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 84
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 786936841848
- Genre: Family
- Rating: PG (MPAA) (action and some peril)
- Release Date: November 2014

Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[L]ike PLANES and the CARS movies before it, FIRE & RESCUE becomes a sly riff on sports-movie conventions…" - 07/04/2015 Variety
"[W]ith Ed Harris providing reassuring perspicacity as the seen-it-all old pro and Hal Holbrook infusing his lines with a winningly weary warmth." - 07/04/2015 Hollywood Reporter
"[I]t doesn't take much imagination to realize that to lots of 6-year-olds, PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE is pretty much the coolest movie ever." -- Grade: B - 07/25/2014 Entertainment Weekly
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] good improvement over PLANES….The story is stronger, there are some wonderful additions to the voice talent and the 3D cinematography is well-utilized." - 07/17/2015 Chicago Sun-Times
"In 3-D, the firefighting scenes are visually striking -- with plumes of smoke and chemical dust…" - 07/17/2015 New York Times
3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]lick effects, exciting set-pieces and a cast of vehicular characters actually worth caring about are at least a swerve in the right direction." - 08/08/2014 Total Film
