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 tightknit work team and threatens to drive him insane. While this is a comedy, the movie pushing tin with john cusack is maybe the most accurate drama. Zack, as everyone calls him, is actually a hell of a good guy. They thrive on the noroomforerror, fastpaced job and let it infect their lives. Pushing tin, a fastpaced, twistyturny, highfiving, but ultimately spiraling disaster of a movie about air traffic controllers, gets lost in this hyperbolic cloud cover, never to be found again. I expected pushing tin to be only of interest for people like myself who have an interest in the world of air travel.
Find out when and where you can watch michael flynn movies and tv shows with the full listings schedule at. John cusack plays nick the zone falzone, a hotshot air traffic controller who becomes embroiled in a rivalry with a newcomer on the job. Pushing tin is a 1999 american comedydrama film directed by mike newell. Dan arrives too late for his girlfriends familys plane to the caribbean. Billy bob thornton their reckless rivalry quickly taxis out of their tense work arena and into their personal lives, leading to an increasingly troubling game of oneupmanship. Once there, dans hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a. How accurate is the film pushing tin about air traffic. A hotshot new york air traffic controller john cusack engages in a game of oneupmanship with his unusual new coworker billy bob thornton. Billy bob thornton and angelina jolie first met on the set of this movie. Pretty much everything in this movie about atc is dead wrong.
John cusack, angelina jolie, billy bob thornton, jake weber. Billy bob thornton and john cusack both play to type but it works. Fueled by caffeine and machismo, the two men embark upon an uproarious contest of wit and wills that can ultimately only have one winner. Russell bell billy bob thornton possesses cool credentials. The scenes in the air traffic control are excellent. John cusack, billy bob thornton, cate blanchett, angelina jolie. The planelanding business takes a competitive nosedive for a cocky young air traffic controller john cusack whose expertise is challenged by an ultracool newcomer. Pushing tin 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 presidents men that takes you behind the scenes of a dramatic professionin this case, the highstress world of air traffic controllers and throws in a source of conflict to ramp up the.
Billy bob thornton talks air traffic controllers in pushing tin duration. Like an overloaded airplane struggling to lift off, the characters in pushing tin leap free of the runway, only to be pulled back down by the plot. I work in the same industry and have never really seen a movie about air traffic controllers, so it seemed like it might. Nick falzone john cusack is the busiest, and the best, air traffic controller on long island until russell bell billy bob thornton roars into. Fueled by caffeine and machismo, the two men embark upon an uproarious contest of. To be an air traffic controller is exhausting as a tiny little mistake can endanger thousands of lives.
Watch pushing tin streaming online hulu free trial. With john cusack, billy bob thornton, cate blanchett, angelina jolie. John cusack and billy bob thornton play two airtraffic controllers who are prickly and complex, who take hold of a scene and shake it awake and make it live, only to be brought down by a simpering series of happy endings. Hes a cocky, assured flybytheseatofhispants cowboy who finds his masculinity and alpha position amongst his peers threatened by the sudden appearance of billy bob. The air traffic controller subculture depicted here looks wild as fuck, man. For ace tinpusher nick falzone john cusack, that conflict arrives in the.
Pushing tin is a 1999 comedydrama film directed by mike newell. A guy named tom zaccheo is the guy that john cusacks character in the movie is based on. With john candy, richard crenna, rip torn, karen austin. I mean, john cusack s characters name is nick the zone falzone for fucks sake. John cusack plays nick falzone, the top air traffic controller at new yorks terminal radar approach control tracon center, where he negotiates air traffic and landing patterns for the kennedy, laguardia and newark airports, americas most congested airspace. 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 motorcycleriding cowboy. Nick the zone falzone and the boys and one girl work air traffic control at. Pushing tin 1999 two air traffic controllers john cusack, billy bob thornton who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels. Pushing tin, from acclaimed british director mike newell four weddings and a funeral, enchanted april, is the latest example of a movie that wastes a strong cast on a lame script. Two air traffic controllers john cusack and billy bob thornton go head to head in both their work and personal lives.
The intense world of air traffic controllers is played for both drama and laughs in pushing tin. The intense world of airtraffic controllers is played for both drama and laughs in pushing tin. John cusack plays nick falzone, the top air traffic controller at new yorks terminal radar approach control tracon center, where he negotiates air traffic and landing patterns for the kennedy. John cusack and billy bob thornton play two airtraffic controllers who are. Nick falzone is the best controller around, but the arrival of a taciturn man with native blood undermines nicks perfect world. Michael flynn movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide. The film, billed as a dramatic comedy about the lives of air traffic controllers, relies on bad dialogue, formulaic plot elements, and circumstances that push the viewers tolerance of the preposterous past the. Close encounters air traffic control scene by hoss3732. R drama, comedy movie 1999 cocky airtraffic controller john cusacks expertise is challenged by ultracool newcomer billy bob thornton in this comedy. Nick and the other boys and vicki lewis working the hotspot of air traffic control in new york are impressed with themselves, to say the least. Two air traffic controllers john cusack, billy bob thornton who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels. I met the guy that john cusack s character is very loosely based on. 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 presidents men that takes you behind the scenes of a dramatic professionin this case, the highstress world of airtraffic controllersand throws in a source of conflict to ramp up the tension.
Cusacks character in the movie shares many of the personality traits one of those largerthanlife guys who is always making a lot of noise and is brash and bold and loud. A feud develops between two air traffic controllers. Pushing tin is a movie starring john cusack, billy bob thornton, cate blanchett, angelina jolie. Instead, i was pleased to discover an original and intense relational drama. Billy bob thornton and john cusack attended air traffic control schooling in toronto as part of their role research. Nick falzone john cusack is the best air traffic controller in the new york metro area.
It centers on nick falzone john cusack, a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels. John cusack and billy bob thornton are air traffic controllers playing a game of oneupmanship. Fueled by caffeine and machismo, a rivalry ensues between nick and russell, two intensely competitive air traffic controllers, where the winner could lose it all. I probably liked this movie because i am fascinated with the air traffic control business. Ive never seen a movie that depicted air traffic control even remotely close to what its really like. John cusack plays nick falzone, the top air traffic. Pushing tin dvd, 2009, checkpoint sensormatic widescreen. I also like the fact that john cusack really tries to be a good actor, and to some extent is. John cusack, as cute as ever, plays nick falzone a. Since i have never been an air traffic controller, it is hard for me to say what is accurate, all my experience is on the other end of the transmission as a pilot. Cocky airtraffic controller john cusacks expertise is challenged by ultracool newcomer billy bob thornton in this comedy.
Movie, pushing tin movie,pushing tin trailer,pushing tin 1999, mike. Return to me john cusack feat cate blanchett by mrslukearnold. Cocky airtraffic controller john cusacks expertise is challenged by ultracool. John cusack, billy bob thornton, cate blanchett, angelina jolie a feud develops between two air traffic controllers. John cusack billy bob thornton cate blanchett angelina jolie vicki lewis jake weber kurt fuller matt ross jerry grayson michael willis. In fact, he almost beat the hell out of me in a tiny cafe in sintra, portugal while i was there with several ot. It centers on nick falzone john cusack, a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving whos more of a man with fellow employee russell bell billy bob thornton. For at least an hour, there is hope that the movie will amount to. Plot tracon, the air traffic control center of long island, operates the daily 7,000 flights of all new yorks airports.
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