Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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.
1988-08-12
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Cast
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Jeff Bridges as Preston Tucker
Joan Allen as Vera
Martin Landau as Abe
Frederic Forrest as Eddie
Mako as Jimmy
Dean Stockwell as Howard Hughes
Christian Slater as Junior
Nina Siemaszko as Marilyn Lee
Marshall Bell as Frank
Peter Donat as Kerner
Elias Koteas as Alex
Jay O. Sanders as Kirby
Corin Nemec as Noble
Don Novello as Stan
Patti Austin as Millie
Joe Miksak as Judge
Scott Beach as Floyd Cerf
Joe Flood as Dutch
David Booth as Man in Hall
David Booth as Woman on Steps
Michael McShane as Recording Engineer
Hope Alexander-Willis as Tucker's Secretary #1
Morgan Upton as Ingram
Al Nalbandian as Jury Foreman
Lloyd Bridges as Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited)
Sofia Coppola as Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited)