Tucker: the Man and His Dream (1988)

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PG | 1 hr 50 mins | Comedy, Drama, Biopic, Period | Released: 8/12/1988 |Box Office Total: $19.1M

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Synopsis:

The true story of Preston Tucker, the innovative automobile designer, who was frustrated, and ultimately destroyed, in his efforts to manufacture the perfect American car in the years following World War II.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/12/1988

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Francis Ford Coppola	Director
Buddy Joe Hooker	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Bob Safford	Narrator
Jeff Bridges	Preston Tucker
Joan Allen	Vera Tucker
Martin Landau	Abe Karatz
Frederic Forrest	Eddie Dean
Mako	Jimmy Sakuyama
Dean Stockwell	Howard Hughes
Lloyd Bridges	Senator Homer Ferguson
Elias Koteas	Alex Tremulis
Nina Siemaszko	Marilyn Lee Tucker
Christian Slater	Preston Tucker Jr
Corin Nemec	Noble Tucker
Anders Johnson	Johnny Tucker
Marshall Bell	Frank
Don Novello	Stan
Jay O Sanders	Kirby
Peter Donat	Kerner
Dean Goodman	Bennington
Dean Goodman	Drew Pearson's Voice
Patti Austin	Millie
John X Heart	Ferguson's Agent
Sandy Bull	Stan's Assistant
Joseph Miksak	Judge
Scott Beach	Floyd Cerf
Roland Scrivner	Oscar Beasley
Larry Menkin	Doc
Ron Close	Fritz
Joe Flood	Dutch
Leonard Gardner	Gas Station Owner
Bill Bonham	Garage Owner
Abigail Van Alyn	Ferguson's 1st Secretary
Taylor Gilbert	Ferguson's 2nd Secretary
David Booth	Man in Hall
Jessie Nelson	Woman on Steps
Al Hart	Newscaster Voice
Cab Covay	Security Guard
James S Cranna	Man in Audience
Bill Reddick	Board Member
Ed Loerke	Mayor
Jay Jacobus	Head Engineer
Annie Lawder	Bennington's Secretary
Micheal McShane	Recording Engineer
Jeanette Lana Sartain	Singing Girl
Mary Buffett	Singing Girl
Annie Stocking	Singing Girl
Hope Alexander-Willis	Tucker's 1st Secretary
Taylor Young	Tucker's 2nd Secretary
Jim Di Giovanni	Police Sergeant
Joe Lerer	Reporter at Trial
Morgan Upton	Ingram
Ken Grantham	SEC Agent
Mark Anger	Blue
Al Nalbandian	Jury Foreman
Production Credits	Credit
Teri Fettis	Associate Producer
Fred Roos	Producer
George Lucas	Executive Producer
Fred Fuchs	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Lucasfilm, Ltd.	Production Company
Zoetrope Studios	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Toho-Towa Company	Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
AMLF	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Constantin Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
San Francisco, California, USA
Richmond, California, USA
Sonoma, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Arnold Schulman	Screenplay
David Seidler	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Linda Knechtli	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Joe Murphy	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Doug Von Koss	Lead Person - leadman
Armin Ganz	Set Decorator
Bob Goldstein	Set Designer
Dean Tavoularis	Production Designer
Alex Tavoularis	Art Director - art direction
Jim Pohl	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Davia Nelson	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Aleta Chappelle	Casting
The Casting Company	Casting Agency casting
Film Camera	Credit
James M Anderson	Camera Operator
Bill Clevenger	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Vittorio Storaro	Director of Photography
Ralph Nelson	Photography - stills
Michael Santy	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Karl Herrmann	Photography - Visual Effects Photography
Doug Hunt	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Deborah M Morgan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Arnold Schulman	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Joe Jackson	Song
Joe Jackson	Song Performer
Joe Jackson	Music
Joe Jackson	Music Arranger
Mark Adler	Music Editor
Mark Adler	Band - band arranger
Carmine Coppola	Music
Jeffrey Stephens	Music Editor - music editor assistant
Patrick S Gilmore	Song
Hodgson ('Red')	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Bob Wilber	Music Arranger
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Music
Harry DeCosta	Song
Edward Farley	Music
Edwin B Edwards	Song
James LaRocca	Song
Michael Riley	Music
Anthony Sbarbaro	Song
Larry Shields	Song
The Mills Brothers	Song - song recording
Ernest R Ball	Song
J L Brennan	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Buddy Joe Hooker	Stunt Coordinator
Gary McLarty	Stunts
Jim Nickerson	Stunts
Tim A Davison	Stunts
Steve M Davison	Stunts
Dick Ziker	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
H Gordon Boos	Assistant Director
Ian Bryce	Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Shedd	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Rory Enke	Location Manager
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	Script Supervisor
Maureen Murphy	Production Coordinator
L Dean Jones Jr	Assistant Director
Susan Griffin	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Daniel R Suhart	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Susan Landau	Unit Publicist
Cynthia Tucker-Fordon	Publicity - publicist assistant
Sound	Credit
Diana Pellegrini	Foley Editor
Louise Rubacky	ADR Editor
Dennis Thorpe	Foley Artist
Michael Evje	Sound - sound recording mixer
D G Fisher	Boom Operator
Gloria S Borders	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Richard Beggs	Sound Designer
Richard Beggs	Sound - sound rerecording mixer supervisor
Tom Bellfort	ADR Editor
Sandina Bailo-Lape	Foley Editor
Milly Latrou	Sound Designer - sound designer assistant
Paige Sartorius	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Michele Perrone	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Randy Thom	Sound - sound recording mixer
Tom Johnson	Sound - sound recording mixer
Clare Freeman	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Martha Pike	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Jeanne Putnam	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Nicole Boris	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
David Pier	Special Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lyndell Quiyou	Hair - hairstyles
Annie Polland	Costumes - key costumer
Terrell Baliel	Hair Assistant - hairstyles assistant
Karen Bradley	Makeup Assistant
Winnie Brown-Willis	Costume Supervisor
Milena Canonero	Costume Designer
Richard Dean	Makeup
Jill Maley	Costumes - key costumer
Louis Infante III	Costumes - key costumer

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