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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 American biographical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges as automobile inventor Preston Tucker. The film recounts Tucker's attempt to produce and market the innovative Tucker 48, which was met with scandal including pressure from 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. Landau was nominated for the Academy Award and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1973, Coppola began development of a film based on the life of Tucker, originally with Marlon Brando in the lead role. Starting in 1976, Coppola planned Tucker to be both a musical and an experimental film with music and lyrics written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The project eventually collapsed when Coppola's American Zoetrope experienced financial...
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