Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.
Acting
Billy Bob Thornton's unnerving stillness against Cusack's frantic energy.
Direction
Mike Newell finds chaos in fluorescent-lit boredom.
Director
Mike Newell
John Cusack
Nick Falzone
Billy Bob Thornton
Russell Bell
Cate Blanchett
Connie Falzone
Angelina Jolie
Mary Bell
Jake Weber
Barry Plotkin
Kurt Fuller
Ed Clabes
Vicki Lewis
Tina Leary
Matt Ross
Ron Hewitt
Jerry Grayson
Leo Morton
Michael Willis
Pat Feeney
Philip Akin
Paul
Mike O'Malley
Pete
Neil Crone
Tom
Matt Gordon
Ken
Joe Pingue
Mark
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real air traffic controllers consulted on set; several walked out, calling the workplace culture 'too accurate.'
This flopped so hard it became a case study in 'star power can't save bad marketing' — audiences expected a comedy, got marital dread instead.
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