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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
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BiographyComedyDrama
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,161
222
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Francis Ford Coppola
    • Writers
      • Arnold Schulman
      • David Seidler
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Joan Allen
      • Martin Landau
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Francis Ford Coppola
    • Writers
      • Arnold Schulman
      • David Seidler
    • Stars
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Joan Allen
      • Martin Landau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 90User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    Trailer 1:56
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

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    Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
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    Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
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    Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, and Patti Austin in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

    Top cast

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Preston Tucker
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Vera
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Abe
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Eddie
    Mako
    Mako
    • Jimmy
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Alex Tremulis
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Junior
    Nina Siemaszko
    Nina Siemaszko
    • Marilyn Lee
    Anders Johnson
    • Johnny
    Corin Nemec
    Corin Nemec
    • Noble
    • (as Corky Nemec)
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Frank
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Kirby
    Peter Donat
    Peter Donat
    • Kerner
    Dean Goodman
    • Bennington…
    John X. Heart
    • Ferguson's Agent
    Don Novello
    Don Novello
    • Stan
    Patti Austin
    Patti Austin
    • Millie
    Sandy Bull
    • Stan's Assistant
    • Director
      • Francis Ford Coppola
    • Writers
      • Arnold Schulman
      • David Seidler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Of the 51 Tuckers ever made, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola each own two.
    • Goofs
      The transport plane that the car is loaded into on the ground is a C-123 Provider, which made its first flight in October, 1949. The particular variant depicted (with jet pods) did not appear until the 1960s. The air-to-air footage shows a different airplane, a DHC-4 Caribou, which first flew in 1958.
    • Quotes

      Preston Tucker: [making his closing arguments to the jury] ... When I was a boy, I used to, uh... I used to read all about Edison, and the Wright brothers... Mr. Ford, they were, they were my heroes... 'rags to riches' that's not just the name of a book; that's, what this country was all about!... We invented the free enterprise system, where anybody, no matter who he was, where he came from, what class he belonged to... If he came up with a better idea, about ANYTHING, there's no limit to how far he could go... I grew up a generation too late I guess because now the way the system works... The loner; the dreamer; the CRACKPOT, who, comes up with some CRAZY IDEA that everybody LAUGHS at, that LATER, turns out to REVOLUTIONIZE THE WORLD... HE'S SQUASHED, FROM ABOVE, BEFORE HE EVEN GETS HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WATER, BECAUSE THE BUREAUCRATS, THEY'D RATHER KILL A NEW IDEA THAN LET IT ROCK THE BOAT!... IF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WERE ALIVE TODAY, HE'D BE THROWN IN JAIL FOR SAILING A KITE WITHOUT A LICENSE!

      [jury laughs]

      Preston Tucker: ... It's true!... We're all puffed up with ourselves now because we invented *the bomb*... Dropped the... Beat the daylights out of the Japanese; the Nazis... But if 'big business' closes the door on THE LITTLE GUY WITH A NEW IDEA, WE'RE NOT ONLY CLOSING THE DOOR ON PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE SABOTAGING EVERYTHING THAT WE FOUGHT FOR!... EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNTRY STANDS FOR! And one day, we're gonna find ourselves at the bottom of the heap, instead of king of the hill, having no idea how we got there; buying our radios and our cars from our former enemies!... I don't believe that's gonna happen; I *can't* believe it, cuz... if I ever, stop believing in plain old common horse-sense of the American people... there's no way I could get out of bed in the morning... Thank you.

    • Crazy credits
      Photographs of the real Preston Tucker appear during the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      2018 Blu-ray Disc release features a newly-film introduction to the film by director Francis Ford Coppola.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Tucker: The Man and His Dream/Vibes/Cocktail/Clean and Sober/Bagdad Cafe (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Rhythm Delivery
      Written and Performed by Joe Jackson

      Courtesy of Tusken Music

    User reviews90

    Review
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    Top review
    7/10
    An interesting look into some American automotive history.
    Preston Tucker was a man with a dream. He actually advertised his new car and even took advanced orders for it. But the truth is that there was never a chance that Tucker would ever be able to deliver on his promises. Jeff Bridges plays the would be automotive tycoon with an Oscar going to his co-star Martin Landau for his portrayal of "Abe" Tucker's business manager. You will enjoy seeing most all of the remaining Tuckers in this film. This is a good film and I recommend it.
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    • gitrich
    • Nov 12, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tucker
    • Filming locations
      • Sonoma, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lucasfilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,652,638
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,709,562
      • Aug 14, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,652,638
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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