Phil Tucker Net Worth

Phil Tucker Net Worth is
$300,000

Phil Tucker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Phil Tucker (May 22, 1927 – November 30, 1985) was an American film director, writer, producer, and Film editor. While Tucker directed his first six feature films in the span of two years (while still in his mid-20s), he is best known for his first film, the science fiction B movie Robot Monster, often considered an example of "so bad it's good" film-making in the Ed Wood vein, and for the Lenny Bruce movie Dance Hall Racket.It's rumored that a 1953 suicide attempt took place in response to the poor reception of Robot Monster. According to Keep Watching The Skies! by Bill Warren, his attempted suicide was actually fueled by depression and a dispute with the film's distributor, who had allegedly refused to pay Tucker his contracted percentage of the film's profits. There are further claims that after 1955, Tucker was blacklisted within the film industry, though he did go on to direct a number of other productions, including 1960's The Cape Canaveral Monsters. Year prior, Tucker directed Lenny Bruce and Bruce's wife Honey Harlow in 1953's Dance Hall Racket.By the 1970s Tucker had established himself as a formidable film editor, finally escaping the stigma of his early directorial work. He contributed to such well-known films as Orca and the 1976 remake of King Kong, and remained in post-production throughout the rest of his career.In addition to his love of film, Tucker had an avid interest in all things mechanical. He invented a hot air engine known as the Surge Turbine for which he was granted a US patent. Tucker built a prototype of the engine which he tried, unsuccessfully, to sell to the automobile industry as a more efficient alternative to the traditional internal combustion engine.

Date Of BirthMay 22, 1927
Died1985-11-30
Place Of BirthKansas, USA
ProfessionEditor, Director, Production Manager
Star SignGemini
#Fact
1In an interview with Harry Medved and Michael Medved for the book "The Golden Turkey Awards," Tucker stated that he had also directed a film titled "Space Jockey". An article in the August 5, 1953 issue of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner ("Cast Hard at Work on Fairbanks' First Movie") reported on the filming of "Space Jockey" and included several quotes from Tucker. The article noted that filming was scheduled to wrap the following day. However, no copy of the finished film has ever surfaced and "Space Jockey" is now considered a lost film.

Editor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen1981
The Nude Bomb1980
Jason of Star Command1979TV Series 1 episode
Wonder Woman1979TV Series 5 episodes
The Next Step Beyond1978-1979TV Series 3 episodes
Death Riders1976Documentary
Kiss Me Baby1957

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Cape Canaveral Monsters1960TV Movie
Broadway Jungle1955
Strips Around the World1955
Bagdad After Midnite1954
Dream Follies1954
Tijuana After Midnite1954Documentary
Stardust in Your Eyes1953Short uncredited
Robot Monster1953
Dance Hall Racket1953

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Next Step Beyond1978TV Series post-production supervisor - 4 episodes
Orca1977post-production supervisor
King Kong1976post-production supervisor

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Cape Canaveral Monsters1960TV Movie original story / screenplay
Lock Up1959TV Series story - 1 episode
Broadway Jungle1955
Strips Around the World1955original screenplay

Editorial Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
National Geographic Specials1967-1968TV Series documentary assistant editor - 2 episodes
With Love, Sophia1967TV Movie assistant editor
Destination Safety1966TV Movie documentary assistant editor

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Death Riders1976Documentary producer
Broadway Jungle1955producer
Stardust in Your Eyes1953Short producer - uncredited
Robot Monster1953producer

Sound Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Out of Control1985sound editor

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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