John Cusack,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Cate Blanchett,
Angelina Jolie,
Vicki Lewis
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The intense world of air-traffic controllers is played for both drama and laughs in Pushing Tin. John Cusack plays Nick Falzone, the top air traffic controller at New York's Terminal Radar Approach Co... read more
Directed by: Mike Newell
Release Date: April 23, 1999
Keywords:
billy bob,
bob thornton,
john cusack,
air traffic,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Cate Blanchett ,
Angelina Jolie ,
John Cusack
DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001
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August 13, 2009The films is pretty good, then it falls apart and doesn't quite recover. The performances are the best part, and I liked that this film was about a subject that hasn't been shown on screen before. Too bad the screenplay craps out, otherwise this would be a far better film. I'll b... read more
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July 2, 2008A wonderful film about becoming the second best. Cusack is his perfect self, he represents the insecure everyman who is given a run for his money by the "interesting" Billy Bob Thornton. Thornton's character of Russel is brilliant, he's slightly odd, quite slimy and maybe a tad e... read more
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August 25, 2007Only watched this because John Cusack was in it. I'm willing to give pretty much any film he's in a chance. This time? Wish I hadn't.
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July 21, 2007I'm normally a fan of John Cusack, but this so-called comedy drama is nothing but Cusack and Thornton comparing dick length combined with new age bullshit, surrounded by obnoxiously macho ass holes in bad shell suits. Every character in it is thoroughly unlikeable and the only re... read more
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November 28, 2006I was hopeful but at least I got to see Angelina Jolie's nipple. Thornton's character was kind of neat but that was about it.
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October 22, 2006A comedy about men that work in an air traffic control tower. That could be good stuff, and it is for the most part. Everything that goes on involving work is pretty good. When it comes to the women issues, it's kinda meh, but still it's got a good cast, and it's enough fun to see.
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June 12, 2009Cusack kils th big screen in "Pushing Tin, and that's a compliment.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Norman Green, Film.com
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times
A four-character story with four characters worth watching! Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
A refreshing, funny character-driven treat.
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A fast-paced, twisty-turny, high-fiving, but ultimately spiraling disaster of a movie! Full Review
January 1, 2000
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Seems to devolve into a season's worth of hokey compacted episodes, with every 15 minutes showcasing a dramatic device more outlandishly cheesy than the last! Full Review
January 1, 2000
John Anderson, Newsday
Predictable.
January 1, 2000
Bob Fenster, Arizona Republic
It plays like a magazine article: some interesting facts, no drama. Not many laughs either, in case director Mike Newell thought he was making a comedy.
January 1, 2000
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
A slick, fast film!
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton take hold of a scene and shake it awake and make it live. Full Review
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