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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
★ 6.7/10•1988•1h 51m•PG•Drama

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.

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

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 12, 1988
Budget$23,000,000
Revenue$19,652,638

Actors

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

Corin Nemec

Corin Nemec

Noble

Don Novello

Don Novello

Stan

Anders Johnson

Johnny

Dean Goodman

Bennington

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