Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988)
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.
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: David Seidler
Language: English
Studio: Paramount
Duration: 110
Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made. With the assistance of Abe Karatz and some impressive salesmanship on his own part, he obtains funding and begins to build his factory. The whole movie also has many parallels with director Coppola's own efforts to build a new movie studio of his own.
| Jeff Bridges | Preston Tucker |
| Joan Allen | Vera |
| Martin Landau | Abe |
| Frederic Forrest | Eddie |
| Mako | Jimmy |
| Vittorio Storaro | Cinematographer |
| Elias Koteas | Alex |
| Christian Slater | Junior |
| Nina Siemaszko | Marilyn Lee |
| Anders Johnson | Johnny |
| Corin Nemec | Noble (as Corky Nemec) |
| Marshall Bell | Frank |
| Jay O. Sanders | Kirby |
| Peter Donat | Kerner |
| John X. Heart | Ferguson's Agent |
| Dean Goodman | Bennington / Drew Pearson's Voice |
| Don Novello | Stan |
| Patti Austin | Millie |
| Sandy Bull | Stan's Assistant |
| Joe Miksak | Judge Igoe (as Joseph Miksak) |
| Scott Beach | Floyd Cerf |
| Roland Scrivner | Oscar Beasley |
| Dean Stockwell | Howard Hughes |
| Bob Safford | Narrator (voice) |
| Lawrence Menkin | Doc (as Larry Menkin) |
| 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 |
| Jessie Nelson | 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 |
| Mary Buffett | Singing Girl |
| Annie Stocking | Singing Girl |
| 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 |
| Al Nalbandian | Jury Foreman |
| Brian Beacock | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Bridges | Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited) |
| Ian Bryce | Unit Production Manager |
| Karen Beacock | Extra |
| Nordean Beacock | Extra |
| David Kester | Chicago Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Joe Murkijanian | Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Sofia Coppola | Girl at Mellon Publicity Event |
| Neil O'Neill | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nathaniel Eaton | Young Carl |
| Arthur Scappaticci | Car Buyer (uncredited) |
| John Graziano | Courtroom Observer |
| Priscilla Nedd-Friendly | Film Editor |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | Sound Department |
| Richard Beggs | Sound Department |
| Tom Bellfort | Sound Department |
| Theodore Carl Soderberg | Investor |
| Gloria S. Borders | Sound Department |
| Michael E. Stone | Courtroom spectator |
| Nicole Boris | Sound Department |
| Tom Tomorrow | Man at Test Track |
| Melissa Dietz | Sound Department |
| Michael Evje | Sound Department |
| D.G. Fisher | Sound Department |
| Clare C. Freeman | Sound Department |
| Tim Holland | Sound Department |
| Mildred Iatrou | Sound Department |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Department |
| Diana Pellegrini | Sound Department |
| Michele Perrone | Sound Department |
| Martha Pike | Sound Department |
| E. Jeane Putnam | Sound Department |
| George Reinhardt | Sound Department |
| Louise Rubacky | Sound Department |
| Paige Sartorius | Sound Department |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Department |
| Randy Thom | Sound Department |
| Dennie Thorpe | Sound Department |
| Dennis Leonard | Sound Department |
| Patrick Moriarty | Sound Department |
| Greg Smith | Sound Department |
| Joe Jackson | Composer |
| Dean Tavoularis | Production Designer |
| Alex Tavoularis | Art Director |
| Armin Ganz | Set Decorator |
| Milena Canonero | Custome Designer |
| Terry Baliel | assistant hair stylist (as Terrell Baliel) |
| Karen Bradley | assistant makeup artist |
Genre: Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby
IMDb: 0096316
