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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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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Movie · Drama · PG
1988 · 1h 51m · ★ 52% (43K)
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.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau
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.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Production
Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope
Cast
Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Peter Donat, Elias Koteas, Jay O. Sanders, Corin Nemec, Don Novello, Anders Johnson, Dean Goodman, John X. Heart, Patti Austin, Sandy Bull, Joe Miksak