Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1988-08-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 8 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $19,656,113 |
| Screen: | Arnold Schulman, David Seidler |
| Productions: | Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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***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 aero ....
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