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Release Date: 1988

Cast: Martin Landau, Anders Johnson, Corin Nemec, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Christian Slater, Jay O. Sanders, Mako, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Frederic Forrest, Dean Stockwell ...MORE

Cast: Martin Landau, Anders Johnson, Corin Nemec, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Christian Slater, Jay O. Sanders, Mako, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Frederic Forrest, Dean Stockwell, Peter Donat, Lloyd Bridges, Elias Koteas ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Biographical Film, Americana, Biopic [Feature], Biography, Indie, Courtroom Drama, Drama Film

Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges. The film recounts the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to produce and market the 1948 Tucker Sedan, which was met with scandal between 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. In 1973, Coppola began development of a film based on the life of Tucker, originally with Marlon Brando in... MORE

Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges. The film recounts the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to produce and market the 1948 Tucker Sedan, which was met with scandal between 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. 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 problems. Tucker was revived in 1986 when Coppola's friend, George Lucas, joined as a producer. Principal photography, shot mostly in Marin County, California, started in April 1987 and finished the following July. Development and production for Tucker: The Man and His Dream included the involvement of Tucker's children and LESS