Disney has released another trailer for their “Planes: Fire & Rescue” movie which will be in theaters this summer. The studio is calling this “trailer number 1”, in spite of there being one other that was released in October.
The National Park Service had this on their Fire and Aviation Management Facebook page today:
Our very own Shad Sitz, Regional Aviation Manager for Pacific West Region and Director Jon Jarvis helped tweak some details on Disney’s new animated movie – Courage – Planes: Fire & Rescue.
Shad stated “Even the folks from Fire Boss and many other were involved, everyone from smokejumpers to I.C, and the cool thing is that it will be dedicated to the wild land fire fighters.”
Now, you fire aviation afficionados might notice this – Shad added -“If you notice when they convert Dusty into a SEAT/Fire Boss thy never added the ventral fin or finlets on the tail. Not a big deal but I mentioned it…”
Yay for Shad and all the others who assisted in the coming movie.
Below is Disney’s description of the movie:
Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue comes to theaters summer 2014!
“Planes: Fire & Rescue” is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire. When world famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero. Directed by Bobs Gannaway (“Secret of the Wings”).
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“We’ll need every airplane we got” even Disney understands the lack of Federal air tankers. The Feds are so far behind the “power curve” that they will never arrest the “sink”.
Just like the last few years…….the Feds need Hollywood support to some operations in Federal government……sometimes they need that and cartoon support to ID an existing problems…..
Johnny is well on Target……
As a 28 year FS Fire bum I find this sort of movie industry crap deeply disturbing, if not offensive. In my opinion it reduces the highly specialized job me and my compatriots did, and do, to nothing more than a colossal joke, or just another thing for Disney to exploit re: their bottom line.
I acknowledge that many people will think this movie cool. I think they are in for a rude awakening.
The US is still a partially free country so “to each their own”, including Disney.
The trailer looks good to me..
Thank god they didn’t make the movie using a Western theme for the “dog and pony” show that the industry really is !
How about a real movie with real actors and realistic scenario… fire fighting has it all; action, funny stories, dramas… and a wild bunch of characters…whatelse do you need.
A cartoon is OK but a real good quality movie would be great!
That was called “Always” and they did it in the 80s. It wasn’t very good quality nor realistic though.
An airplane that is damaged and finds new life as an airtanker? Where have I heard that plot before?
Red Skies of Montana, about as close as Hollyweird has ever come to making a decent forest fire movie. (critics corner). Attempts to make a forest fire movie, (i.e. Always,) have been insulting and demeaning. I don’t think its possible to capture our jobs on film that represents a true “picture.” The best the movie industry can do is a cartoon? SAD.
sorry but “Always” isn’t about aerial fire fighting…
Aerial fire fighting is just the context.
a good movie about it is still needed…
I flew with Jim McGowan in ’89 just as “Always ” was finished.
I flew with Jim for a bit out of Missoula (He could make a DC6B
sit up and talk. ). He flew the PBY in the film. I hated that movie.
I was watching it with the family- including wife’s cousins and
nephew. When Mike the oldest of the in-law kids asked why I
had my head buried in the seat ahead of us. “Are you crying he
asked? ” “No laughing.” I said,:We don’t fly night drops through
the treetops.”
BTW the movie that inspired it-“A guy named Joe” made in 1943-with Irene Dunne and Spencer Tracy. Is a much better movie. Irene Dunne character was someone who I’d
fly with. Holly Hunter-not so much…
Also not many flicks have had the P-38 in it “Joe ” does..
Admittably a long shot BUT… There may be a chaotic way to make the rigid Hollyweird goons irrelevent. ‘Shot crews, and others, have been producing some mildly interesting vids for years.
Arguably the best example, from an editing standpoint only, is the USFS Entiat ‘shots offering from 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSvTMIL4. It’s a brave new world.
Emerging art form or?
Corrected link to Entiat ‘shots 2012 vid:
Apparently, copy and paste is not without it’s fails…
Disney’s continued storyline of Dusty will be cute and is targeted for children and through that may actually bring attention to the critical role, hazard and valuable mission that the nations Arial Tankers, Smokejumpers and wildland firefighters provide. For those that are looking for a previous Disney movie that was not animation and focused on wildland fire fighting try “A Fire Called Jeremiah” 1961. This movie was shown daily at the Missoula Smokejumper Visitor Center and starts with the by gone days of lookout towers and a blowup that calls in all resources.
So we should appreciate the movie for the intention and if Hollywood really wants to emphasize the real lives of Air Tankers, Smokejumpers and Hot Shot crews we can watch Howie Long in Firestorm again!!
The late Denny Lynch (Lynch Air Tankers and Lynch Flying Service) flew one of this A 25 Invaders i the movie “Always”. He told me one time, “Spielberg pays a lot better than the Forest Service.”
Denny was a great guy. THe entire Lynch family are all super people.
Typo, A 26 Invader.
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