Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Directed by:
Francis Ford Coppola

Written by:
Arnold Schulman
David Seidler

Plot:
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.

Genres: Biography / Drama
Countries: United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 110

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Cast:

Joan Allen... Vera Tucker

Christian Slater... Junior Tucker

Jeff Bridges... Preston Thomas Tucker

Marshall Bell... Frank, Press Agent

Martin Landau... Abe Karatz/Voice of Walter Winchell

Elias Koteas... Alex Tremulis

Dean Stockwell... Howard Hughes

Mako Iwamatsu... Jimmy Sakuyama

Michael McShane... Recording Engineer

Don Novello... Stan, Promo Filmmaker

Jay O. Sanders... Kirby, Tucker's Attorney

Peter Donat... Prosecutor Kerner

Taylor Gilbert... Ferguson's Secretary #2

Nina Siemaszko... Marilyn Lee Tucker

Frederic Forrest... Eddie Dean

Abigail Van Alyn... Ferguson's Secretary #1

Ken Grantham... SEC Agent

Joe Lerer... Reporter at Trial

Hope Alexander-Willis... Tucker's Secretary #1

Morgan Upton... Ingram

Scott Beach... Floyd D. Cerf, Banker

Al Nalbandian... Jury Foreman

Jay Jacobus... Head Engineer

John X. Heart... Ferguson's Agent

James Cranna... Man in Audience

Full Cast (alphabetical order)

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