PLANES 2: FIRE AND RESCUE (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck), Stacy Keach (Nebraska), Danny Mann (Babe), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Curtis Armstrong (Revenge of the Nerds), Ed Harris (Apollo 13), Wes Studi (Dances With Wolves), Dale Dye (Knight and Day), Regina King (Jerry Maguire), Fred Willard (Anchorman), Jerry Stiller (Zoolander), Anne Meara (The Boys From Brazil), Cedric the Entertainer (Madagascar), Erik Estrada (CHiPS), Hal Holbrook (Into The Wild), Patrick Warburton (Family Guy)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Roberts Gannaway (House of Mouse), director; Jeffrey M. Howard (Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy), writer; Ferrell Barron (Piglet’s Big Movie), producer; Mark Mancina (Training Day), composer; Dan Molina (An American Tail), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

World famous air racer Dusty Crophopper (Cook) learns that his engine is severely damaged and may never race again, so he latches onto a career-changing opportunity by joining a wildfire air attack group who specialise in putting out natural forest fires. Here, Dusty will learn what it means to be a true hero…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Disney’s spin-off of its Cars franchise continues to bring in the younger audiences with a new tale of heroism, bravery and an overreliance on merchandising opportunities over actual quality in children’s entertainment.

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