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 | 14.044 |
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Melissa Dietz
Jonathan Shedd
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Karen Bradley
Jill Maley
Tim A. Davison
Gary McLarty
Billy Clevenger
Doug von Koss
Susan Griffin
Mildred Iatrou
Martha Pike
Linda Knechtli
Doug Hunt
Paige Sartorius
Donah Bassett
Steve M. Davison
Jimmy Nickerson
Joe Murphy
Terry Baliel
Susan Landau Finch
Deborah Morgan
Dennis Pope
Clare C. Freeman
Anne Polland
E. Jeane Putnam
David Heron
Louise Rubacky
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Michael Santy
Nicole Boris
Diana Pellegrini
Michele Perrone
Roderick W. Finney
Kimberly Nelson
Paula Tracy-Smuin
Louis Infante
Tom Bellfort
Leo Loverro
Steve Collins
Dick Ziker
Arnold Schulman
Fred Fuchs
David Seidler
Fred Roos
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Winnie D. Brown
Louise Rubacky
Armin Ganz
Joe Jackson
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Dean Tavoularis
Janet Hirshenson
Michael Evje
Buddy Joe Hooker
George Lucas
Robert Shoup
Alex Tavoularis
Richard Beggs
Judianna Makovsky
Richard Dean
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Jane Jenkins
Lyndell Quiyou
Ian Bryce
Vittorio Storaro
Pat Fitzsimmons
Gloria S. Borders
D. G. Fisher
David Pier
Mark Adler
Tim Holland
Francis Ford Coppola
Milena Canonero
H. Gordon Boos
Buddy Joe Hooker
Daniel R. Suhart
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Rory Enke
Douglas E. Madison
Richard Beggs
Richard Dova Spah
Randy Thom
Enrico Umetelli
Aleta Chappelle
Dennie Thorpe
Jim Pohl
Anahid Nazarian
Douglas T. Madison
Tom Johnson
Robert Finley Jr.
Bob Goldstein
Maureen Murphy
Jamie Anderson
Carmine Coppola
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
Blue
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