Tucker: The Man and His Dream [Blu-ray]

Tucker: The Man and His Dream [Blu-ray]

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
, Joan Allen
Joan Allen
, Martin Landau
Martin Landau
, Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Francis Ford Coppola
Tucker: The Man and His Dream [Blu-ray]

Tucker: The Man and His Dream [Blu-ray]

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
, Joan Allen
Joan Allen
, Martin Landau
Martin Landau
, Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Francis Ford Coppola

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

History tells us that would-be automobile mogul Preston Tucker was a silver-tongued con man, who misappropriated his investors' money and played fast and loose with ethics and legalities in the pursuit of his dream. Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola isn't buying this: to hear Coppola tell it, Tucker was "Mr. Smith Goes to Detroit," a sincere visionary who tried and failed to buck the Big Three auto manufacturers. Moreover, he was a staunch defender of family values, as witness his inseparable relationship with his loyal wife (Joan Allen) and adoring children. It was for his family's sake, rather than any dreams of financial gain, that Tucker created the oddball three-headlight vehicle which he envisioned as the "car of the future." 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. We'd have been more inclined to believe the story had Coppola adopted a straightforward Capraesque approach and not utilized all sorts of complicated camera trickery. Somehow, by presenting Tucker in so showoffy a directorial manner, the character comes off more as a sleight-of-hand artist than a bastion of sincerity. Even so, Jeff Bridges does a nice job as Tucker, as does Martin Landau as Tucker's incongruous business partner. Jeff's dad, Lloyd Bridges, appears in an uncredited role as a "bought" senator.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/28/2018
UPC: 0031398292845
Original Release: 1988
Rating: PG
Source: LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:50:00
Sales rank: 11,461

Special Features

Audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola introduction Deleted scene (with optional commentary by Francis Ford Coppola) Under the Hood: making Tucker "Tucker: The Man and the Car" 1948 promo film (with optional commentary by Francis Ford Coppola)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jeff Bridges Preston Tucker,Sen. Homer Ferguson
Joan Allen Vera Tucker
Martin Landau Abe /Voice of Walter Winchell
Frederic Forrest Eddie
MAKO Jimmy Sakuyama
Elias Koteas Alex Tremulis
Christian Slater Junior
Nina Siemaszko Marilyn Lee Tucker
Anders Johnson Johnny Tucker
Corky Nemec Noble Tucker,Noble Tucker
Marshall Bell Frank
Jay O. Sanders Kirby
Peter Donat Otto Kerner
Dean Goodman Bennington,Voice of Drew Pearson
John X. Heart Ferguson's Agent
Don Novello Stan
Patti Austin Millie
Sandy Bull Stan's Assistant
Joseph Miksak Judge,Judge Igoe
Scott Beach Floyd Cerf
Roland Scrivner Oscar Beasley
Dean Stockwell Howard Hughes
Bob Safford Narrator
Larry Menkin Doc,Doc
Ron Close Fritz
Joe Flood Dutch
Leonard Gardner Gas Station Owner
Bill Bonham Garage Owner
David Booth Man in Hall
Jessie Nelson Woman on Steps
Cab Covay Security Guard
James Cranna Man in Audience
Bill Reddick Board Member
Ed Loerke Mayor
Jay Jacobus Head Engineer
Anne Lawder Bennington's Secretary
Michael McShane Recording Engineer
Taylor Young Tucker's Secretaries
Jim Giovanni Police Sergeant
Joe Lerer Reporter at Trial
Morgan Upton Ingram
Kenneth Grantham SEC Agent,SEC Agent
Mark Anger Blue
Albert Nalbandian Jury Foreman
Francis Ford Actor
Aleta Helena Chappelle Actor
Janet Hirshenson Actor
Jane Jenkins Actor
Abigail Van Alyn Ferguson's Secretary
Taylor Gilbert Ferguson's Secretary
Al Hart Newscaster
Jeanette Lana Sartain Singing Girl
Mary Buffett Singing Girl
Annie Stocking Singing Girl
Hope Alexander-Willis Tucker's Secretary
Al Nalbandian Jury Foreman
Joe Jackson Composer

Technical Credits
Francis Ford Coppola Director
Fred Fuchs Producer
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
George Lucas Executive Producer
David Pier Special Effects
Fred Roos Producer
Arnold Schulman Screenwriter
David Seidler Screenwriter
Sandina Bailo-Lape Sound Effects
Tom Bellfort Sound Effects
Gloria S. Borders Sound Effects
Jane Jenkins Casting
Janet Hirshenson Casting
Richard Beggs Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Evje Sound/Sound Designer
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