Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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.
When they tried to buy him, he refused. When they tried to bully him,...
Drama
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1988
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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.
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Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
12 Aug 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$23,000,000
Revenue:
$19,652,638
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 8 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The true story of a great American visionary who was thwarted, if not destroyed, by the established order, Tucker represents the sunniest imaginable telling of an at least partly tragic episode in recent history.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
12 Dec 2007
fresh:
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.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
12 Dec 2007
fresh:
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.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
12 Dec 2007
fresh:
Mr. Coppola has done things this fancily before, but never with so clear and moving a sense of purpose.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Tucker came up with a classic, but poor Coppola has turned a great American tragedy into a gas-guzzling human comedy.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000