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IMDb rating 6.9
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Critic Ian Freer
rated 8

A revealing and heartfelt biopic that follows what happens when the American Dream fails to materialise into reality.

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Critic Heather Boerner
rated 8

...it's directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola. He makes his characters lovable, charming, even impish, and makes the telling of the story as important as the point it has to make.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 6

The car itself is the star of this movie, the low-slung, bullet-nose that looks like a discreet cross-breeding of the postwar Studebaker and the Batmobile.

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Cast & Crew

Lloyd Bridges
As Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited)
Christian Slater
As Junior
Jeff Bridges
As Preston Tucker
Dean Stockwell
As Howard Hughes
Jay O. Sanders
As Kirby

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Preston Tucker, a visionary engineer, dreams of designing the car of the future. Despite facing opposition from the Detroit automobile industry and the government, Tucker revolutionizes the auto industry with his innovative designs. With the help of his family and a team of visionaries, Tucker embarks on a journey to create the "car of tomorrow." Will his dream become a reality? Find out in this inspiring true story of courage and innovation! (Word count: 168)

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Tucker: The Man and His Dream was released in theaters on August 12, 1988.