With great achievements under his belt, Tucker is determined to create a futuristic car for the masses: the Tucker Torpedo. Naturally, the corporate fat cats of 1947 can't abide competition from a rugged individualist; thus, with several politicos in their pockets, they crush the Tucker and the man who built it.
20 January 1928, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
15 September 1921, San Francisco, California, USA
18 August 1969, New York City, New York, USA
12 November 1918, Paducah, Kentucky, USA
20 June 1928, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
23 December 1936, Waxahachie, Texas, USA
1 January 1943, Lorain, Ohio, USA
11 February 1929, New Jersey, USA
25 December 1911, New York City, New York, USA
25 June 1955, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
May 20, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
7 December 1921, San Francisco, California, USA
16 January 1957, New York, USA
4 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 November 1933, Stockton, California, USA
December 18, 2010
Smoke-filled, rousing dramedy about corruption.
December 12, 2007
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.
February 09, 2006
The cinematic sleight-of-hand parallels the bombast of its hero, but you never get a glimpse of either visionary.
December 12, 2007
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.
May 20, 2003
Mr. Coppola has done things this fancily before, but never with so clear and moving a sense of purpose.
February 21, 2008
Underrated film focuses on fascinating story of real car maker, played well by Jeff Bridges.
June 15, 2007
a movie for people who love World's Fairs
May 06, 2008
Fluent, brave and touching.
May 06, 2008
A revealing and heartfelt biopic.
November 28, 2006
If 12-year old boys had money, Tucker would have made a million overnight
December 12, 2007
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.
January 01, 2000
If we're offered a movie named Tucker: The Man and His Dream, we leave feeling cheated if we only get the dream.
