Tucker: The Man and His Dream
“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.”
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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Cast
52 people
Jeff Bridges
Preston Tucker
Known for
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Joan Allen
Vera
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Martin Landau
Abe
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Ed Wood
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Frederic Forrest
Eddie
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Apocalypse Now
Falling Down
Mako
Jimmy
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
Dean Stockwell
Howard Hughes
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Christian Slater
Junior
Known for
Mr. Robot
True Romance
Nina Siemaszko
Marilyn Lee
Known for
The Artist
Airheads
Marshall Bell
Frank
Known for
Total Recall
Stand by Me
Peter Donat
Kerner
Known for
The Game
The War of the Roses
Elias Koteas
Alex
Known for
Chicago P.D.
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Jay O. Sanders
Kirby
Known for
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Francis Ford Coppola Director · Arnold Schulman Screenplay David Seidler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $23M · United States release August 12, 1988
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,652,638
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Production · Studio
American Zoetrope
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Norway · August 12, 1988
Theatrical
United States · August 12, 1988
Theatrical
Argentina
February 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Australia
April 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Austria
November 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 24, 2000 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 1989 · Theatrical
October 14, 2019 · Premiere · Restoration - Grand Lyon Film Festival
Germany
November 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Greece
November 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
October 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
March 25, 2004 · TV · RTL 5
Portugal
December 16, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 9, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
January 13, 1989 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 18, 1988 · Theatrical
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