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Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

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.

6.7(432)1h 51m1988-08-12

Drama

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.

Director:: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers:: Arnold Schulman, David Seidler
Producers:: Fred Fuchs, Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematographer:: Vittorio Storaro
Composer:: Joe Jackson
Production:: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope
Budget:: $23,000,000
Revenue:: $19,652,638
Status:: Released

Trailer

Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Preston Tucker

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Vera

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Abe

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Eddie

Mako

Mako

Jimmy

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Howard Hughes

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Junior

Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko

Marilyn Lee

Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell

Frank

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Kerner

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Alex

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Kirby