• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1988-08-12
  • Runtime111 minutes
  • TaglineWhen 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.
  • Revenue19,652,638$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesLucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope
  • Budget23,000,000$

Movie 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.

Casts

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

Patti Austin

Joe Miksak

Scott Beach

Joe Flood

Michael McShane

Hope Alexander-Willis

Morgan Upton

Al Nalbandian