Tucker: The Man and His Dream

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•1h 51m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(413)

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.

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Production

Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Corin Nemec

Corin Nemec

Noble

Don Novello

Don Novello

Stan

Anders Johnson

Johnny

Dean Goodman

Bennington

John X. Heart

Ferguson's Agent

Patti Austin

Patti Austin

Millie

Sandy Bull

Stan's Assistant

Joe Miksak

Joe Miksak

Judge

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