Story :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.
Cast
Jeff BridgesPreston Tucker
Joan AllenVera
Martin LandauAbe
Frederic ForrestEddie
MakoJimmy
Dean StockwellHoward Hughes
Christian SlaterJunior
Nina SiemaszkoMarilyn Lee
Marshall BellFrank
Peter DonatKerner
Elias KoteasAlex
Jay O. SandersKirby
Corin NemecNoble
Don NovelloStan
Anders JohnsonJohnny
Dean GoodmanBennington
John X. HeartFerguson's Agent
Patti AustinMillie
Sandy BullStan's Assistant
Joe MiksakJudge
Scott BeachFloyd Cerf
Roland ScrivnerOscar Beasley
Bob SaffordNarrator (voice)
Larry MenkinDoc
Ron CloseFritz
Joe FloodDutch
Leonard GardnerGas Station Owner
Bill BonhamGarage Owner
Abigail van AlynFerguson's Secretary #1
Taylor GilbertFerguson's Secretary #2
David BoothMan in Hall
David BoothWoman on Steps
Al HartNewscaster (voice)
Cab CovaySecurity Guard
James CrannaMan in Audience
Bill ReddickBoard Member
Ed LoerkeMayor
Jay JacobusHead Engineer
Anne LawderBennington's Secretary
Jeanette Lana SartainSinging Girl #1
Mary BuffettSinging Girl #2
Annie StockingSinging Girl #3
Michael McShaneRecording Engineer
Hope Alexander-WillisTucker's Secretary #1
Taylor YoungTucker's Secretary #2
Jim GiovanniPolice Sergeant
Joe LererReporter at Trial
Morgan UptonIngram
Ken GranthamSEC Agent
Mark AngerBlue
Al NalbandianJury Foreman
Lloyd BridgesSenator Homer Ferguson (uncredited)
Sofia CoppolaGirl at Mellon Publicity Event (uncredited)