Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988 111 min ★ 6.7 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.

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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

Details

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay

Arnold Schulman

Tagline

"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."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$19,652,638

Production

Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope

Reviews

W

Wuchak

January 29, 2019

★ 8/10

***Fascinating story of a genius; done with kinetic and amusing style*** Based on the real-life story of Preston Tucker from the late 1930s-1950, the genius inventor (Jeff Bridges) designs the Tucker 48 sedan, aka the “Tucker Torpedo,” an automobile way ahead of its time with aerodynamic style, padded dash, seat belts, pop-out windows, fuel injection and disc brakes. He rounds up a team, develo...