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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 8,955 users
Metascore: 74/100
Reviews: 48 user | 26 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. Director:Francis Ford Coppola |
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Cast
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Preston Tucker
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| Joan Allen | ... |
Vera Tucker
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Eddie
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| Mako | ... |
Jimmy
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Alex Tremulis
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Junior
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Marilyn Lee
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Anders Johnson | ... |
Johnny
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| Corin Nemec | ... |
Noble Tucker
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| Marshall Bell | ... |
Frank
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Kirby
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Peter Donat | ... |
Otto Kerner
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Dean Goodman | ... |
Bennington /
Drew Pearson's Voice
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John X. Heart | ... |
Ferguson's Agent
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Plot Summary
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Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made. With the assistance of Abe Karatz and some impressive salesmanship on his own part, he obtains funding and begins to build his factory. The whole movie also has many parallels with director Coppola's own efforts to build a new movie studio of his own. Written by Reid Gagle
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When they tried to buy him, he refused. When they tried to bully him, he resisted. When they tried to break him, he became an American legend. The true story of Preston Tucker.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 August 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tucker - Ein Mann und sein Traum See more »Filming Locations:
City Hall - 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$23,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$19,652,638 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Music by Carmine Coppola
Lyrics by Arnold Schulman
Courtesy of Tusken Music
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Trivia
The former Dodge plant in Chicago was as big as stated (now Ford City Shopping Center). See more »Goofs
When Tucker is in his plant contemplating his impending demise, he drops his cigarette and puts it out, but in the next scene, he continues to press down his foot like there's a cigarette underneath it, but when he walks away nothing is there. See more »Quotes
Preston Tucker: "Big ships fine," Confucius say. "Rowboats long in tooth, make big noise, go nowhere."See more »
Crazy Credits
Photographs of the real Preston Tucker appear during the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Tucker Jingle"Music by Carmine Coppola
Lyrics by Arnold Schulman
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A beautiful film which captures the spirit of a man's struggle to make his dream come true. Jeff Bridges is invincible in the role of Preston Tucker and effortlessly pulls the viewer inside the mind and spirit of this maverick entrepreneur who brought to the automotive industry seat belts, fuel injection, pop-out windows and most of all a legend called the Tucker Torpedo.
Acting just oozes out of this fine actor and id consider it as his best performance ever. Excellent direction,screenplay and soundtrack. great duologue's too. especially "can any one in this room look me in the eye and say we cant do it" and on hearings a non-affirmative he replies "except you".
The courtroom speech is something which recharges your spirit and fills your body with passion. Very true as he puts it " fifty or fifty million...thats only machinery..its the idea that counts..the dream.."