Tucker: The Man and His Dream

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Tucker: The Man and His Dream

film by Coppola [1988]

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Francis Ford Coppola
The 1980s
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) did no better commercially, but this handsome biographical film was arguably Coppola’s best film in years. Jeff Bridges played visionary car designer Preston Tucker, whose superior product (the “Tucker Torpedo”) is squelched through the collusion of Detroit’s giant…
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) did no better commercially, but this handsome biographical film was arguably Coppola’s best film in years. Jeff Bridges played visionary car designer Preston Tucker, whose superior product (the “Tucker Torpedo”) is squelched through the collusion of Detroit’s giant…
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Martin Landau
…venture capitalist in his biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). Landau’s performance earned him a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He was nominated again for an Oscar for his portrayal of a prominent ophthalmologist who has his mistress murdered…
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…venture capitalist in his biopic Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). Landau’s performance earned him a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He was nominated again for an Oscar for his portrayal of a prominent ophthalmologist who has his mistress murdered…
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