Tucker: The Man And His Dream

Name: Tucker: The Man And His Dream
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 1988-08-12
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Jeff Bridges

– Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthu..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 50 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

Tucker: The Man And His Dream — Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston 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.

Styles:

Tricky, Interesting, Dramatic, Intense, Futuristic, Factual, Feel Good, Sentimental, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1940s, Future, 1950s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Chicago Illinois, New Jersey, California, Washington D.c., USA

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Aug 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Directed by:

Francis Ford Coppola

Story Written By:

David Seidler, Arnold Schulman

Main Actors:

Frederic Forrest, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Jeff Bridges

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

85%

Metacritic:

74%