A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.A feud develops between two air traffic controllers: one cocky and determined while the other is restrained and laidback, which inevitably affects their lives.
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- 2 nominations
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- TriviaBilly Bob Thornton and John Cusack attended air traffic control schooling in Toronto as part of their role research.
- GoofsIn the scene with the kids visiting the TRACON where they all work, a plane departs that doesn't call the controller and this ends up causing a near collision. The airport image on the radar scope is of Newark Liberty International (you can tell by the two lines running essentially North/South that represent the two parallel N/S runways 4L/22R and 4R/22L). However, when the scene changes to the actual plane on an actual runway departing North, you see it pass over simply the number "4" and then immediately over water. This can only be LaGuardia Airport as it is the only airport of the three in New York (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark) that has only one N/S runway (4/22 - both Newark and Kennedy have 4L/22R and 4R/22L and are marked with the "R" and "L" on them) and has water immediately to the north of it.
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Russell Bell: If you ever want to sleep at night, don't marry a beautiful girl.
- SoundtracksMemories Are Made of This
Written by Rich Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller
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just doesn't deliver
This movie just doesn't deliver. It gets too bogged down all through the middle as Cusack's life comes apart because of his determination to outdo Thornton's character. Also, Thornton's character (although he is the antagonist of the film) is way more interesting than Cusack's character, with whom we get frustrated and just wish he'd get his act together.
The movie does become more amusing towards the end once Cusack finally tries to do something about his sorry state. But too little, too late.
The film also uses the style of super-verite everyone-talk-at-once, which means that you can't hear the lines and it rarely does anything to add to the story. Seemed like the whole first third of the movie was there just to develop the "atmosphere". A number of scenes here and there that don't have any purpose in the story.
The acting's all fine and good, and the NJ/Long Island clothes and decor are fun. I blame the writer, director, and editor for the failure of this flick.
The movie does become more amusing towards the end once Cusack finally tries to do something about his sorry state. But too little, too late.
The film also uses the style of super-verite everyone-talk-at-once, which means that you can't hear the lines and it rarely does anything to add to the story. Seemed like the whole first third of the movie was there just to develop the "atmosphere". A number of scenes here and there that don't have any purpose in the story.
The acting's all fine and good, and the NJ/Long Island clothes and decor are fun. I blame the writer, director, and editor for the failure of this flick.
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- Also known as
- Керуючи польотами
- Filming locations
- Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Club Ov's, 1184 The Queensway)
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- Budget
- $33,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,408,835
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,555,032
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $8,408,835
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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