Pushing Tin |  | Director: Mike Newell
Actors: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, Jake Weber
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 37869
Format: Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2001054
UPC: 024543010548
EAN: 0024543010548
ASIN: B000067D0N
Theatrical Release Date: April 23, 1999
Release Date: October 5, 1999
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Blessed by a fantastic cast and slick direction by Mike Newell, Pushing Tin is one of those invigorating movies (like Wall Street or All the President's Men) that takes you behind the scenes of a dramatic profession--in this case, the high-stress world of air-traffic controllers--and throws in a source of conflict to ramp up the tension. For ace "tin-pusher" Nick Falzone (John Cusack), that conflict arrives in the form of Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton), an Irish/Choctaw half-breed whose Zen-like control of air traffic immediately puts Nick on the defensive. Add an incident of infidelity and Nick's subsequent self-loathing and guilt, and Pushing Tin turns into a macho pissing match, with Nick's and Russell's spouses (Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie, respectively) stuck in the middle. At that point, this otherwise splendid comedy-drama turns almost fatally silly, and it hits additional turbulence by lapsing into a predictable series of pat resolutions. Fortunately, the jazzy cast avoids a nosedive into the tarmac, and if you recall Blanchett's Oscar-nominated performance in Elizabeth, you'll be amazed by her flawless transformation into a smart and sweetly devoted New Jersey housewife. Dialogue is a major asset here, and the script (by TV veterans Glen and Les Charles) gives Cusack & Co. plenty to chew on. That makes Pushing Tin a breezy good time, and its flaws are easily forgiven. --Jeff Shannon
Description
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 caffeine and machismo, the two men embark upon an uproarious contest of wit and wills that can ultimately only have one winner.
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 Great for people curious about Air Traffic Control July 1, 2009
Derek J. Christensen (Southern California, USA)
Well cast (John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie.) A movie about a group of (New York / New Jersey area) Air Traffic Approach Controllers; The story development centers on their jobs and personal lives. Especially good for people interested/curious about Aviation / Air Traffic Control.
 Disaster February 26, 2009
rbnn (Berkeley, CA United States)
One of the worst movies, relative to its production values, ever made. It manages to turn an inherently interesting profession, air traffic control, into meaningless slapstick. Filled with overacting and painfully puerile writing.
It was sad to see A-list actors wasted on this dreck.
Pushing Tin 2009 DVD February 7, 2009
A. D. Sorrell (Moncks Corner, SC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this new release of Pushing Tin because the 1999 version was not Anamorphic widescreen and 2:31:1, very annoying on a widescreen monitor. I had hoped that the new version was being released in Anamorphic widescreen, but to my disappointment; it was not. Besides a few new extras, the DVD is EXACTLY the same as the 1999 version. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME BUYING THIS DVD AS I DID!
"You have one little mid-air and you never hear the end of it." January 3, 2009
Chris Lockwood (St Petersburg, FL)
The life of New York City air traffic controller Nick Falzone (John Cusack) is stressful enough until super controller Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) arrives. Nick gets a little too close to Russell's wife Mary (Angelina Jolie, who met future ex-hubby Thornton on the set of this film) and hijinks ensue. A number of scenes show the controllers at work, although real controllers no doubt spend much more time looking at their screens than the characters in this movie. Watch for the scenes that show how Russell has a special fondness for wake turbulence.
A Hollywood Version of ATC Reality July 25, 2008
Osvaldo Martinez Farias (Concepcion, VIII, Chile)
If you want spectacular picture about of a real history of Air Traffic Controller, this isn't your picture.
This picture is a good comedy, with elements for have funny session viewing a light history, with real elements, but the "Hollywood" elements are present in all of the history.
Good elements are the enviroment of the "office" of ATC's, ambiented on TRACON of New York and procedures followed, but have drops of unreality.
Good picture for enjoy on a weekend, specially for people funs of aviation. For general people is posible they don't understand some procedures.
Pushing Tin
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