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Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by Detroit's Big Three automobile manufacturers. They took away his car - but nobody could take away 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.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau

Released: August 12, 1988

Runtime: 110.0

Popularity Rating: 4.648

Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures

United States of America

Preston Tucker Jeff Bridges
Vera Joan Allen
Abe Martin Landau
Eddie Frederic Forrest
Jimmy Mako
Junior Christian Slater
Marilyn Lee Nina Siemaszko
Alex Tremulis Elias Koteas
Stan Don Novello
Howard Hughes Dean Stockwell
Senator Homer Ferguson Lloyd Bridges
Noble Tucker Corin Nemec
Frank Marshall Bell
Kirby Jay O. Sanders
Otto Kerner Peter Donat
Millie Patti Austin
Floyd Cerf Scott Beach
Girl at Mellon Publicity Event Sofia Coppola

Art — Art Direction: Alex Tavoularis
Art — Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Art — Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
Camera — Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro
Camera — Still Photographer: Ralph Nelson
Costume & Make-Up — Assistant Costume Designer: Judianna Makovsky
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Milena Canonero
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Supervisor: Winnie D. Brown
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Lyndell Quiyou
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Richard Dean
Crew — Stunt Coordinator: Buddy Joe Hooker
Directing — Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Directing — Script Supervisor: Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Melissa Dietz
Editing — Editor: Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Editing — First Assistant Editor: Louise Rubacky
Lighting — Gaffer: Pat Fitzsimmons
Production — Associate Producer: Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production — Casting: Jane Jenkins
Production — Casting: Janet Hirshenson
Production — Executive Producer: George Lucas
Production — Producer: Fred Fuchs
Production — Producer: Fred Roos
Production — Unit Production Manager: Ian Bryce
Sound — Boom Operator: D.G. Fisher
Sound — Music Editor: Mark Adler
Sound — Original Music Composer: Joe Jackson
Sound — Production Sound Mixer: Michael Evje
Sound — Sound Designer: Richard Beggs
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Robert Shoup
Sound — Sound Effects Editor: Tim Holland
Sound — Supervising Sound Editor: Gloria S. Borders
Visual Effects — Special Effects Supervisor: David Pier
Writing — Screenplay: Arnold Schulman
Writing — Screenplay: David Seidler