Pushing Tin (1999)

Interesting facts

• Budget: $33M
• Filmed in: Etobicoke, Mississauga, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Minnesota, New Jersey Turnpike, Newark and 2 more

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.

Production

In April 1997, it was reported Fox 2000 Pictures had optioned The New York Times Magazine article "Something's Got to Give" by Darcy Frey about air traffic controllers for adaptation to a feature film with Mike Newell slated to direct from a script by Cheers creators Glen and Les Charles. In September of that year, it was reported that John Cusack was in negotiations to star in the film.

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