John Cusack

Billy Bob Thornton

Cate Blanchett

Angelina Jolie

Jake Weber

Kurt Fuller

Vicki Lewis

Matt Ross

Jerry Grayson

Michael Willis

Philip Akin

Mike O'Malley

Neil Crone

Matt Gordon

Joe Pingue

Shaun Majumder

Dwight McFee

Rob Smith

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Star Jasper

Molly Price

Sarah Knowlton

Kiersten Warren

Andy Dan

Tennyson Loeh

Michael Hyatt

Jillian Cameron

Michael Cameron

Carolyn Scott

Cody Jones

Jimmy Ruderman

Paul Brogren

Gene Dinovi

Emile Belcourt

Robyn Stevan

Amanda Delaney

Ferne Downey

Joe Matheson

Gina Clayton

Matthew Bennett

James Millington

Ramona Milano

Ray Paisley

Rita Tuckett

Robert Bidaman

Dick Callahan

Brian King

Julia Paton

Jenny Parsons

John Lefebvre

John Robinson

Todd Faithfull

Richard Bauer

Jim Codrington

William Colgate

Craig Eldridge

Peter Graham

Peter James Howarth

Ray Kahnert

Robert B. Kennedy

Shawn Lawrence

Markus Parilo

Martin Roach

Jonathan Whittaker

Wayne Curnew

John Carroll Lynch

Glen Charles

Mike Newell

Anne Dudley

Alan Greenspan

Les Charles

Jon Gregory

Art Linson

Gale Tattersall

Joe Bucaro III

Michael Flynn

Doug Coleman

Ellen Chenoweth

Harald Ortenburger

Bruce Carwardine

Gordon White

Boyd Shermis

Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Rick Forsayeth

Joseph Boccia

Vic Rigler

Karola Dirnberger

Sue Baker

Bruno Bryniarski

David Webb

Bruno Rubeo

Dennis Kirkham

Michael Kavanagh

Steve Shewchuk

Clive Thomasson

Derek Holding

Dennis McNeill

Scotty Allan

Bill Harman

Mimi Wolch

Gary Deneault

Joe Everett

Gina Fowler

Tim Cavagin

Elis Y. Lam

Christine Hart

Ron Hewitt

John Dondertman

Marty Dejczak

Dean Humphreys

Colin Miller

Gary Burritt

Danny Lima

Randy Butcher

Matt Birman

Duncan McLeod

Mick O'Rourke

Donald J. Hewitt Jr.

Branko Racki

Robert Racki

Edward A. Queffelec

John Stead

Christy Garland

Kathleen Hallam Kibzey

Philip C. Pfeiffer

Tom Quinn

Michele Rakich

Mike Topoozian

Bob Wagner

Michael Saxton

Jan Foster

David Witz

David R. Beecroft

Mario Cacioppo

Lynne K. Eagan

Carol Hartwick

Emanuel Millar

Renate Leuschner

Janeen Schreyer

Marilyn Terry

Comedy

Drama

Pushing Tin

Taurus Film

3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd.

Dogstar Films

Fox 2000 Pictures

Regency Enterprises

Linson Entertainment

Germany

United States of America

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-controlled 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+

English