overlook yet highly entertaining drama from director francis ford coppola and producer george lucas and an amusing and nostalgic look at real life idea man preston tucker who and in 1945 and develop the car of tomorrow and hop to put detroit auto business out of commission . a smart and know take on the past and a nice comeback from coppola but one that do little business . the film have gleam photography and a jaunty pace and a great cast . jeff bridge and not the most subtle actor and give one of his fine performance in the lead . support cast be make up of pro ( martin landau and frederic forrest and dean stockwell ) and fresh new talent ( circa 1988 ) such a joan allen and the incredible elias koteas . from .