Tucker - The Man and His Dream
starring: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako
directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792160892
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792160894
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 24, 2000
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 4162
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 12, 1988
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The story of preston tucker the maverick car designer and his ill fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Joan Allen Jeff Bridges Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Amazon.com essential video:
Director Francis Ford Coppola and executive producer George Lucas shared a strong desire to film the story of Preston Tucker, the man who revolutionized car design in the late 1940s, only to have his innovation squelched by the 'big three' automakers in a legal battle between Tucker and powerful political lobbies. Coppola surely related to and sympathized with Tucker as a visionary underdog, and so this stylish, energetic film envisions 'the man and his dream' in idealistic terms--an unabashed optimist (played by Jeff Bridges) who realizes his vision through blind faith and tenacity. Martin Landau gives a superb, heartbreaking performance as an associate who desperately wants to share Tucker's enthusiasm, but knows that corporate wolves are knocking at the door and will soon burst in with fangs bared. Joan Allen is equally good as Tucker's supportive wife, and the film's combination of dazzling costumes, production design, and the fabulous Tucker itself (of which only 50 models were made) creates an infectious atmosphere of postwar optimism. In the end, however, this fascinating film is much like Coppola himself: possessed of genius, blinded by ambition, and prone to create works of erratic brilliance. Don't take that as criticism, however; this is a sharp, underrated film about a dreamer whose dream was a worthy one, even if it only briefly came true. --Jeff Shannon
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- Bright and Shiny OptimismDetroit native Francis Ford Coppola's bright, shiny and optimistic film, dedicated to his late son, ... Read More
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- Jeff Bridges at his bestThis movie is about the life of Preston Tucker, an entrepreneur, a dreamer and a visionary who wanted ... Read More
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- Excellent movie for a car lover'sIt's a biography of one of the best car's builders, with excellent vision of the car of the future.
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- Personal InterestI went to see this movie when it first came out.. why? because my late father invested $5,000 in Tucker ... Read More
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- Great MovieGreat movie and very informative. I like the real footage option that is in the DVD.
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