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DVD : Tucker - The Man and His Dream |
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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: 2783
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: August 12, 1988
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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
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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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this movie would make make you displeased at the big three and their requests for bailout money.we could use a man like tucker today !!!
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Detroit native Francis Ford Coppola's bright, shiny and optimistic film, dedicated to his late son, Gio,who loved cars, and honoring a revolutionary auto maker, captures the spirit of postwar America.
In the 20 years since I, and many others were introduced to Preston Thomas Tucker, so blithely and enthusiatically played by Jeff Bridges, he has become a public figure I've come to admire simply because the vindication of his judgement about the future of the auto industry, the technological advances that needed to be made, and the consequences of the suppression of individual innovativeness was long in coming. Basically, society had to learn the hard way that he was right.
We are introduced to the innovative visionary at his home in 1945 Ypsilanti, Michigan where he builds cars in his barn, and astounds his loving family and maid Millie (Patti Austin) with a bevy of trained Dalmatians he purchased in exchange for his Packard.
His wife, Vera (a pretty, assertive, and charismatic Joan Allen) shares his enthusiasm about his projects and lends herself beautifully to the task of aiding him in his business dealings, and his delightful children, including Junior (a devoted Christian Slater), lovely daughter Marilyn Lee (a lively and pert Nina Siemaszko), and younger sons, Noble and Johnny(Corin Nemec and Anders Johnson) round out the picture of a geniunely happy family, and Abe Karatz( Oscar nominee, Martin Landau), Eddie Dean (Frederic Forrest), Jimmy Sakuyama(Mako), ... Read More
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This movie is about the life of Preston Tucker, an entrepreneur, a dreamer and a visionary who wanted to manufacture a safe car for the American people. He introduced a design that was innovative, taking some features from aircrafts, with a style that was aerodynamic and with specifications that called for a rear engine, disc brakes and fuel injections.
To finance his dream, Tucker sells dealerships before the auto is even in production and the major car manufacturers don't want a new player making trouble, so they set out to make life difficult for him. Tucker is accused of fraud and attempting to sell stock on a venture that has yet to bear fruit. So, the Securities and Exchange Commission files suit against Tucker, and finally... the process puts an end to his venture.
The acting is superb; Jeff Bridges plays the optimist Tucker with great style. Martin Landau is excellent as the man who joins to make money in a business deal and ends up sharing the dreams of a visionary. It was wonderful to see Joan Allen playing the role of the supportive wife, who puts up with much because she believes and shares her husband's dreams.
The clothing designs are beautiful and stylish. While brief, the performance of father and son, Lloyd and Jeff Bridges are a welcome bonus.
The movie is enjoyable and teaches how corporate greed and power hungry executives can eliminate competition and destroy the dreams of an entrepreneur, but in time... many of ... Read More
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It's a biography of one of the best car's builders, with excellent vision of the car of the future.
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I went to see this movie when it first came out.. why? because my late father invested $5,000 in Tucker and he and a friend were going to have a dealership! I wanted to get a bit more of the story than I ever heard about. My mother had nothing good to say about Preston Tucker. While I am sure the movie whitewashed certain aspects of the story, I did come away with a different outlook. Mom gave to me the stock, and other priceless ( to me anyway)items associated with the dealership my father and his friend were going to start. All this was going on the summer before I was born. I have looked at it and had tears thinking how excited he must have been and how sad to see it all go for nothing.
The movie is wonderful and I laughed and cried right along with all of them. Preston Tucker was human and bigger than life and Bridges brings him to life in a forceful way. Was he always right? NO, was he a crook?
I don't think so..but time has a way of changing our preceptions and Tucker was way ahead of his time and would be amazed at the auto industry today. Bottom line.. good movie for anyone who loves cars and the nostalga for the time when men could and did dream big.
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