Film
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988· PG· 1h 51m· Drama
“When they tried to buy him, he refused. When they tried to bully him, he resisted. When they tried to break him, he became an American legend. The true story of Preston Tucker.”
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.
1988-08-12
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Key Crew
DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayArnold Schulman
ProducerFrancis Ford Coppola
Director of PhotographyVittorio Storaro
Original Music ComposerJoe Jackson
EditorPriscilla Nedd-Friendly
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Details
Released1988-08-12
Runtime1h 51m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosLucasfilm Ltd. · American Zoetrope
Budget$23M
Box office$20M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 434 votes
Original languageen
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