History WesternAnimation / Planes

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the German bar scene, Ripslinger can briefly be seen talking to Ishani, [[spoiler:convincing her to trick Dusty into following the railroad during the Himalayan leg of the race.]]

'''Ripslinger:''' Bolting on a few new parts doesn't change who you are. ''(sniffs)'' I can still smell the farm on you.\\

* CoversAlwaysLie: The soundtrack cover of the movie features Ripslinger taking most space on it, and [[SpotlightStealingSquad Dusty shifted inches away from him]], and El Chupacabra far, far away in the front right corner, whereas on the poster, Dusty and El Chupacabra are way at the bottom. Ripslinger is actually [[BigBad not the hero...]]

[[Characters/{{Planes}} The character sheet can be found here.]]

-->--'''Dusty Crophopper'''

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--> '''Skipper:''' Let me ask you something, Dusty: If you knew the truth about my past, would you have ask me to train you?
--> '''Dusty:''' ({{Beat}}) [[LittleNo No.]]

--> '''Chug''': "Who are you callin' leaky?! I'll leak on ''you'' if you don't watch your intake!"

** Ripslinger when [[spoiler: he is about to crash following Dusty's win.]]

* BigWhat: By Ripslinger when [[spoiler: Dusty overtakes him before the finish.]] Followed by a...
* BigYes: By Dusty when he [[spoiler: wins the race.]]

** [[spoiler:Skipper when Dusty learned he exaggerated his accomplishments]].

* CoversAlwaysLie: The soundtrack cover of the movie features Ripslinger taking most space on it, and [[SpotlightStealingSquad Dusty shifted inches away from him]], and El Chupacabra far, far away in the front right corner, whereas on the poster, Dusty and El Chupacabra are way at the bottom. Ripslinger is actually [[BigBad not the hero]]...

* DubNameChange: Repeatedly with Rochelle, accompanied by a PaletteSwap each time. In the North American and UK versions she's Canadian with a Quebec accent and a Maple Leaf paint scheme, but most export releases change her nationality, paint scheme and usually name to suit the home audience. In the Australian and French versions she's still named Rochelle, but her name gets changed to Azzurra in Italy, Carolina in Latin America, Heidi in Germany, Sakura in Japan, Tanya in Russia and Yun Yan Fei in China.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Skipper, Sparky and all of Propwash Junction appeared in the [[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts short]] ''Air Mater''.

* EyeScream: Towards the end of the second leg, Bulldog gets oil spilt all over his eyes, leaving him blinded. Fortunately, [[DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp Dusty helps him finish.]]
* FadeToWhite: Happens when [[spoiler:Dusty closes his eyes and [[RacingTheTrain narrowly misses crashing into a train.]] Afterwards, Dusty meets some monks whose cryptic answer to where he is makes him think he's dead, and the audience could reasonably think the same.]]

* ForWantOfANail: If the fifth place qualifier Fonzarelli hadn’t used nitromethane which got him disqualified, then the rest of the movie wouldn’t have occurred in the first place, [[spoiler: Dusty wouldn’t have gotten over his fear of heights and Ripslinger would’ve won.]]

* HelicopterBlender: During the final leg of the race, Ripslinger uses his propellers to [[spoiler:clip Skipper's rudder]]. Ripslinger then explains that his brand of propellers are called "skyslicers" for precisely that reason.

* NeverTrustATrailer: Trailers suggested a plane dropping outhouses made a commentator describe it as disgusting. [[spoiler:The commentator was describing a previous scene where a plane spits on the floor]].

* NoJustNoReaction: Rochelle’s initial reaction when El Chu attempts to serenade her before Dusty interferes.

* {{Overcrank}}: The scene where the flagman drops the flag to signal the start of the race and [[spoiler: Dusty managing to beat Ripslinger]] are shown in dramatic slow motion.

* ProductPlacement: Tripp [[note]]both a PunnyName and nod to Juan Trippe, the founder of Pan Am[[/note]], an American Airlines 777 makes a [[TheCameo cameo]] appearance and is featured in promotional materials. Probably one of the more [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools not bad]] cases of product placement in recent memory since it works perfectly in the context of the movie's universe.

* PunnyName: The USS Flysenhower, which is a clear pun on CVN-69, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

--> '''El Chupacabra:''' Senor Dusty has 10 times the engine you do.
--> '''Ishani:''' And 10 times the integrity.
--> '''Ripslinger:''' Said the plane with the shiny new propeller. How much integrity did that one cost you, ''sweetheart''?
--> '''Ishani:''' Too much. You ''used'' to be a great champion. How the mighty have fallen.
--> '''El Chupacabra:''' (''scoffs angrily'') You are not even worthy of a cape swish.
--> (''El Chupacabra swished his cape and leaves'')
--> '''Ripslinger:''' Really?

--> '''Ripslinger:''' Bolting on a few new parts doesn't change who you are. (''sniffs'') I can still smell the farm on you.
--> '''Dusty:''' (''unfazed and laughs sarcastically'') You know what I finally get it. You're afraid of getting beat by a ''cropduster''. Well check 6, cause ''I'm'' coming.

** Skipper's squadron, VF-17, aka "The Jolly Wrenches", is directly based on the real VF-17 squadron (Now VFA-103), "The Jolly Rogers".

** In Skipper's UsefulNotes/WorldWarII flashback, his squadron is using the callsign "Jigsaw," a reference to the old Creator/JohnWayne movie ''Film/FlyingLeathernecks''.

* SofterAndSlowerCover: When attempting to serenade Rochelle, El Chu starts with the original fast rock version of “Love Machine” but she denies. Dusty has a mariachi band provide a slower Mexican version of the song which helps El Chu successfully win Rochelle’s heart.

* StalkerWithACrush: El Chupacabra toward Rochelle. [[spoiler:At least until his successful serenade (assisted by Dusty) helps win Rochelle's heart.]] It worked... a little ''too'' well

* SurvivorsGuilt: [[spoiler:Skipper has it - the reason he didn't fly for most of the film]]

* TemptingFate: El Chupacabra tells Dusty pre-race, “Don’t let anything distract you,” then he sees Rochelle and becomes completely lovestruck.

* ToiletHumor: At the end of the race, [[spoiler:Ripslinger crashes into some portable toilets and oil is splattered all over]].
* TriumphantReprise: The first time "Nothing Can Stop Me Now" is heard, it is during Dusty's daydream and sounds quite ironic, since he's afraid of heights. [[spoiler: Then when he finally gets over his fear near the end, the song plays again in the end credits and becomes unironic, since there's literally nothing that can stop him.]]

--> '''Dusty:''' One mission. So much for [[IronicEcho Volo Pro Vertias.]]

* ChangetheUncomfortableSubject: When Dusty brought up the Wall of Fame and saw that Skipper only flew one mission, Skipper tries to avoid answering until he gives in and admits to Dusty that he lied about his war record.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Skipper ask Dusty this question after Dusty's terrible crash and revealing his past as a Jolly Wrencher
--> '''Skipper:''' If you knew the truth about my past, would you have ask me to train you?

** Also the plane that gets disqualified at the beginning is called [[Series/HappyDays Fonzarelli]]

* StalkerWithACrush: El Chupacabra toward Rochelle. [[spoiler:At least until his successful serenade (assisted by Dusty) helps win Rochelle's heart.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: Because Ripslinger wants to become the first four-time champion of the Wings Around the Globe and gets upset when the attention of the press turns to Dusty. He really snaps when Dusty takes first place after Ishani's trick to get the crop duster killed by a train goes wrong. It's then when decides to cheat during the race so that he can win. He gets worse after [[spoiler:losing to Dusty and has to endure a HumiliationConga.]]

--> '''Dusty:''' (Beat) [[LittleNo No.]]

* SequelHook: Disney has already confirmed a sequel titled ''WesternAnimation/PlanesFireAndRescue''.

* Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she tells him to take a dangerous shortcut.
* Dusty gives one to Skipper after finding out that Skipper lied to him about his war record

--> '''Dusty:''' [[Beat]] [[LittleNo No.]]

** Dusty when discovering that Skipper isn't the war hero as he thought he was after looking at the Hall of Fame and seeing that Skipper only flew one mission

--> '''Dusty:''' [Beat] [[LittleNo No.]]

** Dusty when discovering that Skipper isn't the war hero as he thought he was.

* WhatTheHellHero: Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she tells him to take a dangerous shortcut.

--> '''Dusty:''' [[Beat]] [[LittleNoNo.]]

* Armor-PiercingQuestion: Skipper ask Dusty this question after Dusty's terrible crash and revealing his past as a Jolly Wrencher

* Armor-Piercing Question: Skipper ask Dusty this question after Dusty's terrible crash and revealing his past as a Jolly Wrencher

--> '''Dusty:''' [[Beat]] [[Little "No" No.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she told him to take a dangerous shortcut.

* WhatTheHellHero?: Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she told him to take a dangerous shortcut.

* [What the Hell, Hero?]: Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she told him to take a dangerous shortcut.

* What the Hell, Hero?: Dusty chastises Ishani for setting him up for a loss and almost getting him killed when she told him to take a dangerous shortcut.