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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.
Aug 12, 1988 · A biographical comedy drama about Preston Tucker, a maverick car designer who challenged the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau and more.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1988-08-12
Obsessed with cars since childhood, inventor Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) has his first successful auto design partnership in the 1930s and designs a successful gun turret for World War II use...
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- Francis Ford Coppola
- PG
- Jeff Bridges
Tucker: The Man and His Dream. 1988 · 1 hr 51 min. PG. Drama. An inventor and lifelong car enthusiast strives to design a revolutionary vehicle for the masses, but faces fierce opposition from the auto industry. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jeff Bridges Joan Allen Martin Landau Frederic Forrest Mako Elias Koteas Christian Slater Nina Siemaszko.
- Francis Ford Coppola
- January 1, 1988
- 110 min
“Tucker: The Man and His Dream” paints us a Preston Tucker who is a genial, incurably optimistic dreamer, a man who gathers a small band around him and inspires them to build a great car, and yet all the time he lacks an ounce of common sense or any notion of the real odds against him.
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept. Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made.
In a dazzling portrayal by Jeff Bridges, Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by Detroit's Big Three automobile manufacturers.
