Tucker: The Man and His Dream
“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.”
1988•PG•1h 51m•6.7•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Arnold Schulman, David Seidler
Budget
$23M
Revenue
$20M
Languages
English
Studio
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Preston Tucker
Joan Allen
Vera
Martin Landau
Abe
Frederic Forrest
Eddie
Mako
Jimmy
Dean Stockwell
Howard Hughes
Christian Slater
Junior
Nina Siemaszko
Marilyn Lee
Marshall Bell
Frank
Peter Donat
Kerner
Elias Koteas
Alex
Jay O. Sanders
Kirby
Corin Nemec
Noble
Don Novello
Stan
Anders Johnson
Johnny
Production
Company
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Company
American Zoetrope
Producer
Fred Fuchs
Producer
Fred Roos
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
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