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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

MOVIE • 1988

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.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 452
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Drama

Top 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

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 12, 1988

Runtime

111 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$19,652,638