---
title: 'Pushing Tin (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike Newell'
released: '1999-04-23'
runtime_minutes: 124
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pushing-tin-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pushing Tin (1999)

1999 · 124 min · Comedy, Romance · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

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 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mike Newell](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-newell)
- **Producer:** [Mike Newell](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-newell), [Art Linson](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-linson)
- **Screenplay:** [Darcy Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/darcy-frey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anne Dudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-dudley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gale Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-tattersall)
- **Editor:** [Jon Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-gregory)

## Cast

- [Cody Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/cody-jones)
- [Billy Bob Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bob-thornton)
- [Matt Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-gordon)
- [Matt Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-ross)
- [Kiersten Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiersten-warren)
- [Vicki Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicki-lewis)
- [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack)
- [Mike O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-o-malley)
- [Shaun Majumder](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-majumder)
- [Joe Pingue](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pingue)
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll-lynch)
- [Molly Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-price)
- [Cate Blanchett](https://cinepixo.com/people/cate-blanchett)
- [Angelina Jolie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelina-jolie)
- [Carolyn Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-scott)

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