Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
	Theatrical release poster
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	John Cusack; Billy Bob Thornton; Cate Blanchett; Angelina Jolie; Jake Weber;
Cinematography	Gale Tattersall
Edited by	Jon Gregory
Music by	Anne Dudley; Chris Seefried
Production; companies	Fox 2000 Pictures; Regency Enterprises
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 23, 1999;
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 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.