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.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 51m
- Director Francis Ford Coppola
- Genres Drama
- Rating 6.7/10 (447 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Jeff Bridges
as Preston Tucker
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Joan Allen
as Vera
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Martin Landau
as Abe
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Frederic Forrest
as Eddie
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Mako
as Jimmy
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Dean Stockwell
as Howard Hughes
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Christian Slater
as Junior
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Nina Siemaszko
as Marilyn Lee
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Marshall Bell
as Frank
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Peter Donat
as Kerner
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Elias Koteas
as Alex
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Jay O. Sanders
as Kirby
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Corin Nemec
as Noble
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Don Novello
as Stan
- Anders Johnson as Johnny
- Dean Goodman as Bennington
- John X. Heart as Ferguson's Agent
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Patti Austin
as Millie
Crew
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Francis Ford Coppola
Director
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Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Editor
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Joe Jackson
Original Music Composer
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Fred Fuchs
Producer
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Fred Roos
Producer
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Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
- Arnold Schulman Screenplay
- David Seidler Screenplay
