Tucker: The Man and His Dream
The true story of Preston Tucker.
6.7 / 10
111 minutes
1988-08-12
English
US
Actors :
Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Peter Donat, Elias Koteas, Jay O. Sanders, Corin Nemec, Don Novello, Anders Johnson
Description
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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Wuchak
6/23/2021, 3:58:16 PM
***Fascinating story of a genius; done with kinetic and amusing style*** Based on the real-life story of Preston Tucker from the late 1930s-1950, the genius inventor (Jeff Bridges) designs the Tucker 48 sedan, aka the “Tucker Torpedo,” an automobile way ahead of its time with aerodynamic style, padded dash, seat belts, pop-out windows, fuel injection and disc brakes. He rounds up a team, develo...