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Pushing Tin

  • 19991999
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  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
30K
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John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)
A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.
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A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
30K
YOUR RATING
    • Mike Newell
    • Darcy Frey(article Something's Got To Give)
    • Glen Charles(screenplay)
    • Les Charles(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Mike Newell
    • Darcy Frey(article Something's Got To Give)
    • Glen Charles(screenplay)
    • Les Charles(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Cate Blanchett
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 188User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    John Cusack and Cate Blanchett in Pushing Tin (1999)
    John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)
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    John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in Pushing Tin (1999)
    John Cusack in Pushing Tin (1999)
    John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Jerry Grayson in Pushing Tin (1999)
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    John Cusack in Pushing Tin (1999)
    Mike Newell in Pushing Tin (1999)
    Mike Newell in Pushing Tin (1999)
    John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)
    John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Nick Falzone
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Russell Bell
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Connie Falzone
    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Mary Bell
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Barry Plotkin
    Kurt Fuller
    Kurt Fuller
    • Ed Clabes
    Vicki Lewis
    Vicki Lewis
    • Tina Leary
    Matt Ross
    Matt Ross
    • Ron Hewitt
    Jerry Grayson
    Jerry Grayson
    • Leo Morton
    Michael Willis
    Michael Willis
    • Pat Feeney
    Philip Akin
    • Paul
    Mike O'Malley
    Mike O'Malley
    • Pete
    Neil Crone
    Neil Crone
    • Tom
    Matt Gordon
    Matt Gordon
    • Ken
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Mark
    Shaun Majumder
    Shaun Majumder
    • New Controller
    Dwight McFee
    Dwight McFee
    • Veteran Controller
    Rob Smith
    • Bob
      • Mike Newell
      • Darcy Frey(article Something's Got To Give)
      • Glen Charles(screenplay)
      • Les Charles(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Billy Bob Thornton and John Cusack attended air traffic control schooling in Toronto as part of their role research.
    • Goofs
      Supermarkets in New York are not allowed to sell 'hard liquor', so Mary Bell should not have had three bottles of vodka in her shopping trolley.
    • Quotes

      Russell Bell: If you ever want to sleep at night, don't marry a beautiful girl.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Pushing Tin/Mighty Peking Man/Election/Lost and Found/SLC Punk! (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Memories Are Made of This
      Written by Rich Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller

    User reviews188

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    4/10
    just doesn't deliver
    This movie just doesn't deliver. It gets too bogged down all through the middle as Cusack's life comes apart because of his determination to outdo Thornton's character. Also, Thornton's character (although he is the antagonist of the film) is way more interesting than Cusack's character, with whom we get frustrated and just wish he'd get his act together.

    The movie does become more amusing towards the end once Cusack finally tries to do something about his sorry state. But too little, too late.

    The film also uses the style of super-verite everyone-talk-at-once, which means that you can't hear the lines and it rarely does anything to add to the story. Seemed like the whole first third of the movie was there just to develop the "atmosphere". A number of scenes here and there that don't have any purpose in the story.

    The acting's all fine and good, and the NJ/Long Island clothes and decor are fun. I blame the writer, director, and editor for the failure of this flick.
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    • kitt-3
    • Apr 28, 1999

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1999 (United States)
      • Germany
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • 3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd.
      • Art Linson Productions
      • Dogstar Films
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS

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