Pushing Tin (1999)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie
Pushing Tin is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on Nick Falzone, a cocky air traffic controller who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Russell Bell. The film is loosely based around the real world New York TRACON radar facility. The film was a box office failure and received mixed reviews. The original music score was composed by Anne Dudley and Chris Seefried.