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Pushing Tin

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Original title

Pushing Tin

Year

1999

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mike Newell

Screenwriter

Glen Charles, Glen Charles. Article: Darcy Frey

Cast

Music

Anne Dudley

Cinematography

Gale Tattersall

Producer

Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises

Genre

Drama | Planes

Synopsis

Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is a confident, accomplished air traffic controller whose life is turned upside down when drifter Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) joins his tight-knit work team and threatens to drive him insane. Stakes are high and pressure is constant in the world of air traffic control, making the line between excellence and failure dangerously thin. While jokes provide the team of controllers with an important release from their stressful occupation, a narrow division exists between teasing and animosity.

Critics' reviews

"'Pushing Tin' makes for a lively flight most of the way"

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"Pushing Tin manages to waste an excellent cast, a glossy production and what initially seems to be a bright, funny script"

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"A four-character story with four characters worth watching. Mr. Newell's ensemble timing and breezily sardonic style make it work better than might be expected"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"A mess, but for the most part it's a fascinating mess. It helps that it boasts great acting all around"

Nathan Rabin: AV Club
"Unfortunately, story's tension climaxes a half-hour before the film is over, and thereafter dissipates much of the charge and good will generated up to that point."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"The movie is worth seeing, for the good stuff. I'm recommending it because of the performances and the details in the air-traffic control center (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It's frustrating to see such a promising premise, and such a delightful cast, wasted."

David Ansen: Newsweek

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Pushing Tin

1999

Mike Newell

5.3

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