Tucker - The Man and His Dream

Buy This Item Tucker - The Man and His Dream by Paramount  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 11-27-2008     Director Francis Ford Coppola and executive producer George Lucas shared a strong desire to film the story of Preston Tucker, the man who revolutionized car design in the late 1940s, only to have his innovation squelched by the "big three" automakers in a legal battle between Tucker and powerful political lobbies. Coppola surely related to and sympathized with Tucker as a visionary underdog, and so this stylish, energetic film envisions "the man and his dream" in idealistic terms--an unabashed optimist (played by Jeff Bridges) who realizes his vision through blind faith and tenacity. Martin Landau gives a superb, heartbreaking performance as an associate who desperately wants to share Tucker's enthusiasm, but knows that corporate wolves are knocking at the door and will soon burst in with fangs bared. Joan Allen is equally good as Tucker's supportive wife, and the film's combination of dazzling costumes, production design, and the fabulous Tucker itself (of which only 50 models were made) creates an infectious atmosphere of postwar optimism. In the end, however, this fascinating film is much like Coppola himself: possessed of genius, blinded by ambition, and prone to create works of erratic brilliance. Don't take that as criticism, however; this is a sharp, underrated film about a dreamer whose dream was a worthy one, even if it only briefly came true. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> Reader Reviews You ask the average person today on the street who was Preston Tucker, or even better what is a Tucker Torpedo they will look at you and say what the h*&% are you talking about. This is an important part of history, people need to know how much are country has changed. There was a time where the little guy could get ahead. Someone in an earlier review said who cares about seat belts or shatterproof windshields. You would if you were the one who was killed as a result of lack there of. This is not a story of the rich get richer, what you do not realize is that Preston Tucker was actually very far in debt, he invested so much in his dreams, waiting for them to be realized he didn't have much till he made it. Just because you guys have no desire to better your life does not mean that you need to bash a guy who had a dream and went for it. I could not have picked a better cast, you talk about it being boring, and yet you criticize the casting of Jeff Bridges, ha I will admit it may have been a boring movie w/o Jeff Bridges. Over all this is a must see for all ages, and will give you the true meaning of what the American dream is all about.

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