---
title: 'Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Ford Coppola'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tucker-the-man-and-his-dream-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096316/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

1988 · PG · 105 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges as inventor Preston Tucker. The film recounts Tucker's story and his attempt to produce and market the Tucker 48, which was met with scandal between the Big Three automobile manufacturers and accusations of stock fraud from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Elias Koteas, Frederic Forrest and Christian Slater appear in supporting roles. For his performance, Landau was nominated for the Academy Award and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola)
- **Screenplay:** [David Seidler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-seidler), [Arnold Schulman](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schulman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-jackson)
- **Producer:** [Fred Roos](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-roos)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vittorio Storaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-storaro)
- **Editor:** [Priscilla Nedd-Friendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-nedd-friendly)

## Cast

- [Christian Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-slater)
- [Corin Nemec](https://cinepixo.com/people/corin-nemec)
- [Nina Siemaszko](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-siemaszko)
- [Peter Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-donat)
- [Leonard Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-gardner)
- [Marshall Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-bell)
- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako)
- [Dean Stockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-stockwell)
- [Jessie Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessie-nelson)
- [Martin Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-landau)
- [Jay O. Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-o-sanders)
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges) as Preston Tucker
- [Elias Koteas](https://cinepixo.com/people/elias-koteas)
- [Joan Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-allen)
- [Don Novello](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-novello)

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