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.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaBilly Bob Thornton and John Cusack attended air traffic control schooling in Toronto as part of their role research.
- GoofsSupermarkets 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.
- SoundtracksMemories Are Made of This
Written by Rich Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller
Featured review
A decent in-flight meal, but too much turbulence
Here's 1999's winner for the film least likely to be shown during an overseas flight. Cusack stars as a hotshot air traffic controller whose top dog status is threatened by the arrival of the equally gifted but enigmatic Billy Bob Thornton. Cusack's mounting rivalry with the inscrutable Thornton eventually consumes his personal life as he falls prey to Thornton's sexy wife (Angelina Jolie) and his marriage (to Cate Blanchett) gradually disintegrates. Director Mike Newell showed great flair in balancing comedy and drama in 1994's "Four Weddings And A Funeral", but here the mix is less assured and the extremes far too close together. Only fitfully amusing, "Pushing Tin" too rarely concentrates on its examination of air traffic controllers and their daily stresses, opting instead for a simple one-upmanship plotline with a superficial and sometimes flippant look at the men and women within whose hands we entrust our lives. The four leads are more than adequate in their roles, though the characters portrayed by Blanchett and Jolie (excellent during her brief appearances) are all but forgotten for long stretches at a time. As for rental possibilities, visibility should remain zero.
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- Jul 11, 2000
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- Керуючи польотами
- Filming locations
- Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(OV's Tavern)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $33,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,408,835
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,555,032
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $8,408,835
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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