All Preston Tucker wanted to do was build an amazing car: one with a rear engine, fuel injection, headlights that follow the steering wheel, a windshield that pops out, and a seat belt. That may all sound pretty simple now, but at one point in time that was revolutionary.
Unfortunately, you can't just build a car. I mean you could but if you're building a better car for the people you need financial backing and plenty of it. Once you start getting bankrolled with millions of dollars, well now you're on the radar.
Tucker was a big dreamer. He wasn't an engineer, an inventor, or even a savvy businessman; he was a man with big ideas, a clear vision, and an ability to make others believe in his vision. He could've used his skills to be a great conman, but he wasn't. He was a man with an honest desire to build something great even if he didn't know the best way to achieve it.
In many ways this movie is sad. Tucker was a man trying to attain the American dream, the dream that capitalism allows Americans to have and he was being crushed by big businesses and politicians. I guess that part of the American dream was omitted.
One thing they were never able to take from Tucker was his effusive optimism. Rare were the moments in the movie where he was anything but upbeat and optimistic. Even when he was being squeezed and things weren't going his way he found a way to be cheerful.
We don't drive Tucker cars today but it's not for a lack of trying. This movie could inspire as well as tamper aspirations. Maybe this country has grown in the last 70+ years or maybe not. We only need another Tucker to come along for us to find out.
Unfortunately, you can't just build a car. I mean you could but if you're building a better car for the people you need financial backing and plenty of it. Once you start getting bankrolled with millions of dollars, well now you're on the radar.
Tucker was a big dreamer. He wasn't an engineer, an inventor, or even a savvy businessman; he was a man with big ideas, a clear vision, and an ability to make others believe in his vision. He could've used his skills to be a great conman, but he wasn't. He was a man with an honest desire to build something great even if he didn't know the best way to achieve it.
In many ways this movie is sad. Tucker was a man trying to attain the American dream, the dream that capitalism allows Americans to have and he was being crushed by big businesses and politicians. I guess that part of the American dream was omitted.
One thing they were never able to take from Tucker was his effusive optimism. Rare were the moments in the movie where he was anything but upbeat and optimistic. Even when he was being squeezed and things weren't going his way he found a way to be cheerful.
We don't drive Tucker cars today but it's not for a lack of trying. This movie could inspire as well as tamper aspirations. Maybe this country has grown in the last 70+ years or maybe not. We only need another Tucker to come along for us to find out.