As his father, Carmine Coppola, a flutist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, explained in a 1988 letter to the Free Press, “When Francie came along in 1939, I gave him the middle name for the ...

The story was inspired by Coppola's father, former Detroit Symphony Orchestra musician Carmine Coppola, who admired the short-lived Tucker 48. Gary Oldman won praise for his over-the-top ...