Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

  • PG
  • 08/12/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 51m

When they tried to buy him, he refused. When they tried to bully him, he resisted. When they tried to break him, he became an American legend. The true story of Preston Tucker.

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.

Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Arnold Schulman

Screenplay

David Seidler

Screenplay

Cast

Jeff Bridges's headshot

Jeff Bridges

Preston Tucker
Joan Allen's headshot

Joan Allen

Vera
Martin Landau's headshot

Martin Landau

Abe
Frederic Forrest's headshot

Frederic Forrest

Eddie
Mako's headshot

Mako

Jimmy
Dean Stockwell's headshot

Dean Stockwell

Howard Hughes
Christian Slater's headshot

Christian Slater

Junior
Nina Siemaszko's headshot

Nina Siemaszko

Marilyn Lee

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