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MASTER SCORE 65.9 / 100
1988·Biography / Comedy / Drama·1h 50m

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.

Above the Line
Francis Ford Coppola·DirectorArnold Schulman·ScreenplayDavid Seidler·ScreenplayVittorio Storaro·Director of PhotographyJoe Jackson·Original Music ComposerPriscilla Nedd-Friendly·Editor
Cast
Jeff Bridges·Preston TuckerJoan Allen·VeraMartin Landau·AbeFrederic Forrest·EddieMako·JimmyDean Stockwell·Howard HughesChristian Slater·JuniorNina Siemaszko·Marilyn LeeMarshall Bell·FrankPeter Donat·Kerner
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Francis Ford Coppola·Director
Writing· 2
Arnold Schulman·ScreenplayDavid Seidler·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Vittorio Storaro·Director of PhotographyBilly Clevenger·First Assistant CameraMichael Santy·First Assistant CameraDoug Hunt·Second Assistant CameraDeborah Morgan·Second Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Joe Jackson·Original Music ComposerMelissa Dietz·Dialogue Editor
Art & Design· 4
Dean Tavoularis·Production DesignAlex Tavoularis·Art DirectionDoug von Koss·LeadmanJohn J. Rutchland Jr.·Construction Coordinator
Production· 9
Fred Fuchs·ProducerFred Roos·ProducerGeorge Lucas·Executive ProducerFrancis Ford Coppola·ProducerJonathan Shedd·Assistant Location ManagerSusan Griffin·Assistant Location ManagerJoe Murphy·Production AccountantLinda Knechtli·Assistant AccountantKimberly Nelson·Production Secretary
Other Departments· 6
Steve M. Davison·StuntsTim A. Davison·StuntsGary McLarty·StuntsJimmy Nickerson·StuntsSusan Landau Finch·Unit PublicistPaula Tracy-Smuin·Choreographer
By the Numbers
65.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
83%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$20M
ROI -15%
Worldwide Gross
0
3 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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