Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Movie · PG · 111 min · ★ 6.7
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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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-08-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (425 votes)
- Box office
- $19,656,113
- Budget
- $24,000,000
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- biography
- based on true story
- automobile industry
- 1940s
- industrial espionage
- car designer
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola