Directed by:
Francis Ford CoppolaCinematography:
Vittorio StoraroComposer:
Joe JacksonCast:
Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders (more)VOD (1)
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In 1945 Michigan, Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) created a car for the future equipped with fuel injection, a center headlight, seat belts, a rear engine, disc brakes, shatterproof glass, and a pop-out windshield. With the support of his wife (Joan Allen), his son (Christian Slater), and his business manager (Martin Landau), Tucker produced fifty of his dream cars. However, Detroit's Big Three, with the help of a Washington senator, set up significant roadblocks. Tucker is investigated for fraud and his plant is closed. (official distributor synopsis)
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I was fascinated by the way Jeff Bridges played Tucker – a man with a perpetual smile, but you don't trust him one bit because you know there's something behind it and you want to know what it is. It could be stalwart stubbornness as well as dangerous explosiveness, I thought, and so I waited for an answer, all the while having a good time with Coppola's cutely stylized direction full of ideas. I'm surprised at how low a rating this film has. Sure, it's no The Godfather or Apocalypse Now, but then again, I'm also not going to criticize Da Vinci's hand sketch simply because it's not as great as his Last Supper.
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