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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. No views 1 minute ago. Nick & Russell learn to let of their problems with the help of a Boeing 747. Watch the full movie on Amazon Prime with a free 30 day trial using...
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Apr 23, 1999 · With John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie. 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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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Mike Newell
- 1999-04-23
Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is the busiest, and the best, air traffic controller on Long Island - until Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) roars into town like a motorcycle-riding cowboy. Fueled by...
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Pushing Tin is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on Nick Falzone ( John Cusack ), a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Russell Bell ( Billy Bob Thornton ).
One can imagine a movie that linked these characters in unforgettable ways, and this one seems headed for a showdown before it veers off into platitudes. At least it spares us an airplane crash. And it gives us a good scene where Nick, onboard a plane, becomes convinced that Russell is steering them through a thunderstorm.
Feb 9, 2024 · Editor's Note: The 1999 film Pushing Tin, starring Angelina Jolie, John Cusack, Cate Blanchett, and Billy Bob Thornton, made light of the romantic lives of air-traffic controllers. This interview, from the archives, took a look at the contrast between film fiction and flight-routing reality.
