Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

111 mins | Drama | Aug. 12, 1988

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.

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

111 mins | Drama | Aug. 12, 1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Lucasfilm, American Zoetrope
Original title Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Directors Daniel R. Suhart, L. Dean Jones Jr., Wilma Garscadden-Gahret, H. Gordon Boos, Buddy Joe Hooker, Francis Ford Coppola
Writers David Seidler, Arnold Schulman

Cast

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

Anders Johnson

as Johnny

Dean Goodman

as Bennington

John X. Heart

as Ferguson's Agent

Patti Austin

as Millie

Sandy Bull

as Stan's Assistant

Joe Miksak

as Judge

Scott Beach

as Floyd Cerf

Roland Scrivner

as Oscar Beasley

Bob Safford

as Narrator (voice)

Larry Menkin

as Doc

Ron Close

as Fritz

Joe Flood

as Dutch

Leonard Gardner

as Gas Station Owner

Bill Bonham

as Garage Owner

Abigail van Alyn

as Ferguson's Secretary #1

Taylor Gilbert

as Ferguson's Secretary #2

David Booth

as Man in Hall / Woman on Steps

Al Hart

as Newscaster (voice)

Cab Covay

as Security Guard

James Cranna

as Man in Audience

Bill Reddick

as Board Member

Ed Loerke

as Mayor

Jay Jacobus

as Head Engineer

Anne Lawder

as Bennington's Secretary

Jeanette Lana Sartain

as Singing Girl #1

Mary Buffett

as Singing Girl #2

Annie Stocking

as Singing Girl #3

Michael McShane

as Recording Engineer

Hope Alexander-Willis

as Tucker's Secretary #1

Taylor Young

as Tucker's Secretary #2

Jim Giovanni

as Police Sergeant

Joe Lerer

as Reporter at Trial

Morgan Upton

as Ingram

Ken Grantham

as SEC Agent

Mark Anger

as Blue

Al Nalbandian

as Jury Foreman

Lloyd Bridges

as Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited)

Sofia Coppola

as Girl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited)