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About
Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.
Theatrical
Apr 23, 1999
Box Office
$8.4M
Budget
$33.0M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 5, 1999
Director
Writers
Producers
Alan Greenspan, Art Linson, Michael Flynn
Music
Studio
Taurus Film, 3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd., Dogstar Films, Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Linson Entertainment
Quotes
See all →A Tall Tale About Wake Turbulence
Ron Hewitt
Hey Russell, we hear this story, they say you stood on a runway in New Mexico and let a 747 part your hair with wake turbulence. That happen?
Russell Bell
No.
Ron Hewitt
That's what we thought.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Questioning Control in Aviation
Dynajet Flight Attendant
Sir, will you please sit down! The Captain is in control of the plane!
Nick Falzone
Oh, you think the Captain is in control? Now THAT would really scare me!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Cusack
Nick Falzone
B
Billy Bob Thornton
Russell Bell
Cate Blanchett
Connie Falzone
Angelina Jolie
Mary Bell
J
Jake Weber
Barry Plotkin
K
Kurt Fuller
Ed Clabes
V
Vicki Lewis
Tina Leary
M
Matt Ross
Ron Hewitt
J
Jerry Grayson
Leo Morton
M
Michael Willis
Pat Feeney
P
Philip Akin
Paul
M
Mike O'Malley
Pete
N
Neil Crone
Tom
M
Matt Gordon
Ken
J
Joe Pingue
Mark
S
Shaun Majumder
New Controller
D
Dwight McFee
Veteran Controller
R
Rob Smith
Bob
C
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Tanya Hewitt
S
Star Jasper
Julie Clabes
