Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $23,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $19,652,638.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.138 |
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Melissa Dietz
Doug von Koss
Deborah Morgan
Linda Knechtli
Joe Murphy
David Heron
Jonathan Shedd
Jill Maley
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Steve M. Davison
Karen Bradley
Dennis Pope
Leo Loverro
Jimmy Nickerson
Anne Polland
Tom Bellfort
Donah Bassett
Tim A. Davison
Gary McLarty
Kimberly Nelson
Paula Tracy-Smuin
Billy Clevenger
Michael Santy
Nicole Boris
Susan Griffin
Steve Collins
Louis Infante
Terry Baliel
E. Jeane Putnam
Diana Pellegrini
Michele Perrone
Doug Hunt
Mildred Iatrou
Paige Sartorius
Martha Pike
Clare C. Freeman
Susan Landau Finch
Louise Rubacky
Roderick W. Finney
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Dick Ziker
Arnold Schulman
Fred Roos
David Seidler
Fred Fuchs
Alex Tavoularis
Winnie D. Brown
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Dean Tavoularis
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Michael Evje
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Jane Jenkins
Mark Adler
Lyndell Quiyou
Richard Beggs
Louise Rubacky
Armin Ganz
Robert Shoup
D. G. Fisher
Janet Hirshenson
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Pat Fitzsimmons
Joe Jackson
Gloria S. Borders
Ian Bryce
David Pier
Judianna Makovsky
Vittorio Storaro
Richard Dean
Tim Holland
George Lucas
Buddy Joe Hooker
Francis Ford Coppola
Daniel R. Suhart
Robert Finley Jr.
Rory Enke
Carmine Coppola
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Enrico Umetelli
Richard Beggs
Randy Thom
Dennie Thorpe
Milena Canonero
Jamie Anderson
Aleta Chappelle
Buddy Joe Hooker
Douglas T. Madison
Anahid Nazarian
Richard Dova Spah
Douglas E. Madison
H. Gordon Boos
Maureen Murphy
Tom Johnson
Bob Goldstein
Jim Pohl
TOP 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
Elias Koteas
Alex
Jay O. Sanders
Kirby
Corin Nemec
Noble
Don Novello
Stan
Anders Johnson
Johnny
Dean Goodman
Bennington
John X. Heart
Ferguson's Agent
Patti Austin
Millie
Sandy Bull
Stan's Assistant
Joe Miksak
Judge
Scott Beach
Floyd Cerf
Roland Scrivner
Oscar Beasley
Bob Safford
Narrator (voice)
Larry Menkin
Doc
Ron Close
Fritz
Joe Flood
Dutch
Leonard Gardner
Gas Station Owner
Bill Bonham
Garage Owner
Abigail van Alyn
Ferguson's Secretary #1
Taylor Gilbert
Ferguson's Secretary #2
David Booth
Man in Hall
David Booth
Woman on Steps
Al Hart
Newscaster (voice)
Cab Covay
Security Guard
James Cranna
Man in Audience
Bill Reddick
Board Member
Ed Loerke
Mayor
Jay Jacobus
Head Engineer
Anne Lawder
Bennington's Secretary
Jeanette Lana Sartain
Singing Girl #1
Mary Buffett
Singing Girl #2
Annie Stocking
Singing Girl #3
Michael McShane
Recording Engineer
Hope Alexander-Willis
Tucker's Secretary #1
Taylor Young
Tucker's Secretary #2
Jim Giovanni
Police Sergeant
Joe Lerer
Reporter at Trial
Morgan Upton
Ingram
Ken Grantham
SEC Agent
Mark Anger
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