Pushing Tin
A comedy about losing control
1999 | 124m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mike Newell |
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| Writer: | Glen Charles, Les Charles |
| Staring: |
| Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 23, 1999 |
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| Director: | Mike Newell |
| Writer: | Glen Charles, Les Charles |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | competition, airport, air controller, adversary, long island, new york, air traffic control, air traffic controller |
| Production Companies | Regency Enterprises, Fox 2000 Pictures, Linson Entertainment, Dogstar Films, Taurus Film, 3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,408,835
Budget: $33,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cusack | Nick Falzone |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Russell Bell |
| Cate Blanchett | Connie Falzone |
| Angelina Jolie | Mary Bell |
| Jake Weber | Barry Plotkin |
| Kurt Fuller | Ed Clabes |
| Vicki Lewis | Tina Leary |
| Matt Ross | Ron Hewitt |
| Jerry Grayson | Leo Morton |
| Michael Willis | Pat Feeney |
| Philip Akin | Paul |
| Mike O'Malley | Pete |
| Neil Crone | Tom |
| Matt Gordon | Ken |
| Joe Pingue | Mark |
| Shaun Majumder | New Controller |
| Dwight McFee | Veteran Controller |
| Rob Smith | Bob |
| Catherine Lloyd Burns | Tanya Hewitt |
| Star Jasper | Julie Clabes |
| Molly Price | Crystal Plotkin |
| Sarah Knowlton | Beverly |
| Kiersten Warren | Karen |
| Andy Dan | Diner Cook |
| Tennyson Loeh | Diner Waitress |
| Michael Hyatt | Trudy |
| Jillian Cameron | Falzone Girl |
| Carolyn Scott | Mrs. Connor |
| Cody Jones | Timmy |
| Jimmy Ruderman | Scared Student |
| Paul Brogren | Supermarket Clerk |
| Gene Dinovi | Enzo Sorrento |
| Emile Belcourt | Tenor |
| Robyn Stevan | Sara |
| Amanda Delaney | Bodybuilder |
| Ferne Downey | Sorrento Customer |
| Joe Matheson | Announcer |
| Gina Clayton | Dynajet Flight Attendant |
| Matthew Bennett | Dynajet Steward |
| James Millington | Dynajet Captain |
| Ramona Milano | TV Reporter |
| Ray Paisley | K-9 Cop |
| Rita Tuckett | Lady Sparta |
| Robert Bidaman | Near Miss Pilot |
| Dick Callahan | TRACON Guard |
| Brian King | Honeymoon Man |
| Julia Paton | Honeymoon Woman |
| Jenny Parsons | Flight Attendant |
| John Lefebvre | Pilot |
| John Robinson | Co-Pilot |
| Todd Faithfull | Tina's Boyfriend |
| Richard Bauer | Pilot (voice) |
| Jim Codrington | Pilot (voice) |
| William Colgate | Pilot (voice) |
| Craig Eldridge | Pilot (voice) |
| Peter Graham | Pilot (voice) |
| Peter James Howarth | Pilot (voice) |
| Ray Kahnert | Pilot (voice) |
| Robert B. Kennedy | Pilot (voice) |
| Shawn Lawrence | Pilot (voice) |
| Markus Parilo | Pilot (voice) |
| Martin Roach | Pilot (voice) |
| Jonathan Whittaker | Pilot (voice) |
| Wayne Curnew | Air Traffic Controller (uncredited) |
| John Carroll Lynch | Doctor Freeze (uncredited) |
| Michael Cameron | Falzone Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Newell | Director |
| Anne Dudley | Original Music Composer |
| Glen Charles | Screenplay |
| Les Charles | Screenplay |
| Gale Tattersall | Director of Photography |
| Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Marie-Sylvie Deveau | Costume Design |
| Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Joseph Boccia | Unit Production Manager |
| David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Bruno Bryniarski | Second Assistant Director |
| Rick Forsayeth | Stunt Coordinator |
| Boyd Shermis | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Harald Ortenburger | Camera Operator |
| Bruce Carwardine | Production Sound Mixer |
| Scotty Allan | Gaffer |
| Steve Shewchuk | Set Decoration |
| Mimi Wolch | Script Supervisor |
| Gina Fowler | Production Coordinator |
| Vic Rigler | Property Master |
| Ron Hewitt | Assistant Property Master |
| Clive Thomasson | Set Decoration |
| Dennis Kirkham | Leadman |
| Elis Y. Lam | Set Designer |
| Gordon White | Set Designer |
| Michael Kavanagh | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Gary Deneault | Rigging Gaffer |
| Christine Hart | Key Makeup Artist |
| Karola Dirnberger | Hairstylist |
| Bill Harman | Construction Coordinator |
| Joe Everett | Unit Publicist |
| Sue Baker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Cavagin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Colin Miller | Sound Editor |
| Derek Holding | ADR Editor |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| John Dondertman | Art Direction |
| Marty Dejczak | Location Manager |
| Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Double |
| Danny Lima | Stunts |
| Randy Butcher | Stunt Driver |
| Matt Birman | Stunts |
| Duncan McLeod | Stunt Double |
| Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Branko Racki | Stunt Driver |
| Robert Racki | Stunt Driver |
| Edward A. Queffelec | Stunts |
| John Stead | Stunt Double |
| Donald J. Hewitt Jr. | Stunts |
| Christy Garland | Third Assistant Director |
| Kathleen Hallam Kibzey | Third Assistant Director |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director |
| Tom Quinn | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Michele Rakich | Second Assistant Director |
| Mike Topoozian | First Assistant Director |
| Bob Wagner | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Saxton | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jan Foster | Unit Production Manager |
| David Witz | Unit Production Manager |
| David R. Beecroft | Key Hair Stylist |
| Mario Cacioppo | Makeup Artist |
| Lynne K. Eagan | Makeup Artist |
| Carol Hartwick | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Emanuel Millar | Hairstylist |
| Renate Leuschner | Wigmaker |
| Janeen Schreyer | Makeup Artist |
| Marilyn Terry | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Art Linson | Producer |
| Alan Greenspan | Executive Producer |
| Michael Flynn | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 13 |
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The amusing competiveness of two very different air traffic controllers (Billy Bob Thornton and John Cusack) A rivalry develops between two air traffic controllers in New York City: Nick (John Cusack) is young, swaggering and high strung while Russell (Billy Bob Thornton) is seasoned, self-cont ... rolled and laidback. “Pushing Tin” is a quirky drama with a healthy sense of humor and potent adult-oriented themes revolving around love, sex and loyalty. The high stress nature of the occupation is emphasized while amusing the viewer in an offbeat way and driving home some insights on the broken human condition and glorious potential. A youthful Cate Blanchett plays Nick’s stay-at-home wife, Connie. She was 29 years-old during shooting. Meanwhile Angelina Jolie plays Russell’s much-younger wife, Mary, who has alcohol issues; she was 23 playing a 21 year-old. Whist Jolie is made out to be the ultra-beauty, and she is alluring, it’s Blanchett who steals the show on that front IMHO. Petite Vicki Lewis is also on hand as the lone female air traffic controller; she was 38 during filming. The movie runs 2 hours, 4 minutes and was shot in the Toronto area, with some scenes in New Jersey/New York City, Minnesota and Victorville, California. GRADE: A-/B+