

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23M
- Box office
- $19.7M
- Language
- English
- chicago, illinois
- biography
- based on true story
- automobile industry
- 1940s
- industrial espionage
- car designer
- car manufacturer
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG12 Aug 1988
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG18 Nov 1988
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG6 Apr 1989
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalAtp2 Feb 1989
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Nov 1988
BrazilBR
- Theatrical16 Dec 1988
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical724 Oct 2000
FranceFR
- TheatricalU11 Jan 1989
- PremiereRestoration - Grand Lyon Film Festival14 Oct 2019
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1217 Nov 1988
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1319 Nov 1998
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT23 Dec 1988
JapanJP
- TheatricalG29 Oct 1988
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream was released on 12 August 1988.
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1- W8/10
Wuchak
1/29/2019
***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, develops the prototype and…
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