Good movie for sure, but not totally accurate. As an air traffic control major, I don't believe most of it because I know better, but for showing a world that usually isn't revealed to us, Pushing Tin did a good job of showing some of the real intensity of the job. And I've seen what happens in the TRACON, where they are in a good part of the movie, and as far as the environment goes, things are just slightly more professional. Obviously the environment has to be humorous, or all controllers would go nuts pretty quickly, but it's not THAT humorous. So all in all it was believable for Hollywood, but it could've used a little more realism.
As for casting, I can't say anything bad about it. John Cusack thrives in the intensity of ATC, and Billy Bob Thorton plays the perfect nemesis.
As for casting, I can't say anything bad about it. John Cusack thrives in the intensity of ATC, and Billy Bob Thorton plays the perfect nemesis.