Pushing Tin
| Pushing Tin | |
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Screenplay by | Glen Charles Les Charles |
| Based on | "Something's Got to Give" by Darcy Frey |
| Produced by | Art Linson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gale Tattersall |
| Edited by | Jon Gregory |
| Music by | Anne Dudley Chris Seefried |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $33 million |
| Box office | $8.4 million |
Pushing Tin is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on Nick Falzone (John Cusack), a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton). The film is loosely based on the real-world New York TRACON radar facility. The film was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises and released on April 23, 1999 by 20th Century Fox. Pushing Tin received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $8.4 million against a $33 million budget. The original music score was composed by Anne Dudley and Chris Seefried.