Tucker: The Man and His Dream (Widescreen) PG
The true story of Preston Tucker.
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- Tucker: The Man And The Car 1948 Promo Film
Under The Hood: Making Tucker
- Commentary by Director Francis Ford Coppola
- Scene Selection
- THX Certified
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 24, 2000
- Originally Released: 1988
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako & Dean Stockwell | |
Performer: | Elias Koteas, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders & Peter Donat | |
Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola | |
Edited by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly | |
Screenwriting by | Arnold Schulman & David Seidler | |
Composition by | Joe Jackson | |
Produced by | Fred Fuchs & Fred Roos | |
Director of Photography: | Vittorio Storaro | |
Executive Production by | George Lucas |
Entertainment Reviews:
Fluent, brave and touching.
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Film4
The result is a film consistent narratively, confident stylistically and abounce with the quaint quality that animated both the hero and his times, something we used to call pep.
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TIME Magazine
Rating: 3/4 --
Francis Coppola's stylish and heartfelt tribute to the innovative automobile designer Preston Thomas Tucker turns out to be one of his most personal and successful movies.
Chicago Reader
...Vittorio Storaro's cinematography makes every shot look like a Rolls-Royce showroom...
USA Today
Rating: 4/5 --
Tucker: The Man and His Dream is an all-American story. It's just not the one that everyone wants to hear.
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FanboyNation.com
The cinematic sleight-of-hand parallels the bombast of its hero, but you never get a glimpse of either visionary.
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Time Out
Rating: 5/5 --
Underrated film focuses on fascinating story of real car maker, played well by Jeff Bridges.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Description by OLDIES.com:
According to New York Magazine, Tucker: A Man And His Dream is "as fast, sleek and streamlined as the car - the Tucker Torpedo, that Preston Tucker built in 1948." And filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas celebrate Preston Tucker as the ultimate believer in the American dream.
In a dazzling portrayal by Jeff Bridges, Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by Detroit's Big Three automobile manufacturers. They took away his car - but nobody could take away his dream.
Product Description:
Francis Ford Coppola directed this truly American story based on the real-life struggles of one man and his fight against big government and large corporations. In 1945 Michigan, Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) created a car for the future equipped with fuel injection, a center headlight, seat belts, a rear engine, disc brakes, shatterproof glass, and a pop-out windshield. With the support of his wife (Joan Allen), his son (Christian Slater), and his business manager (Martin Landau in an Academy Award-nominated performance), Tucker produced fifty of his dream cars. However, Detroit's Big Three, with the help of a Washington senator (played by Jeff Bridges's father, Lloyd, in an uncredited role), set up significant roadblocks. Tucker is investigated for fraud and his plant is closed. Coppola had been planning to make a film based on the life of Preston Tucker since 1974. His own struggle to retain independence from the Hollywood studios mirrors the auto maverick's story. Of the 50 cars Tucker made, 46 are still roadworthy (Coppola and Executive Producer George Lucas each own one). Pop musician Joe Jackson composed the music for the film.
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- UPC: 097363214441
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