Top billed cast

1. 

   Jeff Bridges

   Preston Tucker

2. 

   Joan Allen

   Vera

3. 

   Martin Landau

   Abe

4. 

   Frederic Forrest

   Eddie

5. 

   Mako

   Jimmy

6. 

   Dean Stockwell

   Howard Hughes

7. 

   Christian Slater

   Junior

8. 

   Nina Siemaszko

   Marilyn Lee

9. 

   Marshall Bell

   Frank

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2019-01-29

***Fascinating story of a genius; done with kinetic and amusing style***

Based on the real-life story of Preston Tucker from the late 1930s-1950, the genius inventor (Jeff Bridges) designs the Tucker 48 sedan, aka the “Tucker Torpedo,” an automobile way ahead of its time with aerodynamic style, padded dash, seat belts, pop-out windows, fuel injection and disc brakes. He rounds up a team, develops the prototype and starts producing cars in his Chicago factor. But this didn’t sit well with the Big Three automakers in Detroit and the politicians & sharks (lawyers) in their pockets; so th...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$23,000,000.00

Revenue
$19,652,638.00

Keywords

• chicago, illinois
• biography
• based on true story
• automobile industry
• 1940s
• industrial espionage
• car designer