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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
****½
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko

In post-World War II America, Preston Tucker, an ambitious and innovative car designer, plans to revolutionise the market with his groundbreaking car, but the Michigan authorities and the Big Three automakers in Detroit are determined to sabotage his plans. This captivating and supremely entertaining fact-based drama is an ode to ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit, which offers fascinating parallels to Francis Ford Coppola's own struggles and triumphs in Hollywood. While the entire cast is great, Jeff Bridges is a standout as as the endlessly optimistic Tucker.