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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.”
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
August 12, 19881h 51mEN
6.7
421 votes
Overview
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.
Director
Francis Ford CoppolaWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$23.0M
Revenue
$19.7M
Production Companies
Lucasfilm Ltd.American Zoetrope
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8.0***Fascinating story of a genius; done with kinetic and amusing style*** Based on the real-life story of Preston Tucker from the late 1930s-1950, the genius inventor (Jeff Bridges) designs the Tucker 48 sedan, aka the “Tucker Torpedo,” an automobile way ahead of its time with aerodynamic style, padded dash, seat belts, pop-out windows, fuel injection and disc brakes. He rounds up a team, develops the prototype and starts producing cars in his Chicago factor. But this didn’t sit well with the Big Three automakers in Detroit and the politicians & sharks (lawyers) in their pockets; so they try…
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