Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream movie synopsis. Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made. With the assistance of Abe Karatz and some impressive salesmanship on his own part, he obtains funding and begins to build his factory. The whole movie also has many parallels with director Coppola’s own efforts to build a new movie studio of his own.

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The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose movie storyline. 1327: after a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan’s Order’s belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan friar, is asked to assist in determining the cause of the untimely death.

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The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) - Helen Slater

The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)

The Legend of Billie Jean movie storyline. With their father dead and their mother busy trying to land a steady beau, pretty teen Billy Jean Davy (Helen Slater) and her younger brother, Binx (Christian Slater), spend their time riding Binx’s moped and dreaming of life in Vermont — several climate zones away from the humid, omnipresent heat of their Texas town.

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