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AdventureComedyCrime

Dick Tracy

- Their turf. Their game. Their rules. They didn't count on HIS law...

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Release Date : 1990-04-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Touchstone PicturesMulholland ProductionsSilver Screen Partners IV

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Warren Beatty

Character Name : Dick Tracy

Original Name : Warren Beatty

Gender : Male

Madonna

Character Name : Breathless Mahoney

Original Name : Madonna

Gender : Female

Al Pacino

Character Name : Big Boy Caprice

Original Name : Al Pacino

Gender : Male

Glenne Headly

Character Name : Tess Trueheart

Original Name : Glenne Headly

Gender : Female

Charlie Korsmo

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Charlie Korsmo

Gender : Male

Mandy Patinkin

Character Name : 88 Keys

Original Name : Mandy Patinkin

Gender : Male

Seymour Cassel

Character Name : Sam Catchem

Original Name : Seymour Cassel

Gender : Male

James Keane

Character Name : Pat Patton

Original Name : James Keane

Gender : Male

Charles Durning

Character Name : Chief Brandon

Original Name : Charles Durning

Gender : Male

William Forsythe

Character Name : Flattop

Original Name : William Forsythe

Gender : Male

Dustin Hoffman

Character Name : Mumbles

Original Name : Dustin Hoffman

Gender : Male

James Tolkan

Character Name : Numbers

Original Name : James Tolkan

Gender : Male

Ed O'Ross

Character Name : Itchy

Original Name : Ed O'Ross

Gender : Male

Dick Van Dyke

Character Name : D.A. Fletcher

Original Name : Dick Van Dyke

Gender : Male

R.G. Armstrong

Character Name : Pruneface

Original Name : R.G. Armstrong

Gender : Male

Michael J. Pollard

Character Name : Bug Bailey

Original Name : Michael J. Pollard

Gender : Male

Paul Sorvino

Character Name : Lips Manlis

Original Name : Paul Sorvino

Gender : Male

James Caan

Character Name : Spaldoni

Original Name : James Caan

Gender : Male

Henry Silva

Character Name : Influence

Original Name : Henry Silva

Gender : Male

Tom Signorelli

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Tom Signorelli

Gender : Male

Stig Eldred

Character Name : Shoulders

Original Name : Stig Eldred

Gender : Male

Jim Wilkey

Character Name : Stooge

Original Name : Jim Wilkey

Gender : Male

Neil Summers

Character Name : The Rodent

Original Name : Neil Summers

Gender : Male

Chuck Hicks

Character Name : The Brow

Original Name : Chuck Hicks

Gender : Male

Lawrence Steven Meyers

Character Name : Little Face

Original Name : Lawrence Steven Meyers

Gender : Male

Tony Epper

Character Name : Steve the Tramp

Original Name : Tony Epper

Gender : Male

Estelle Parsons

Character Name : Mrs. Trueheart

Original Name : Estelle Parsons

Gender : Female

Allen Garfield

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Allen Garfield

Gender : Male

John Schuck

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John Schuck

Gender : Male

Charles Fleischer

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Charles Fleischer

Gender : Male

Mary Woronov

Character Name : Welfare Person

Original Name : Mary Woronov

Gender : Female

Kathy Bates

Character Name : Mrs. Green

Original Name : Kathy Bates

Gender : Female

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Forger

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Henry Jones

Character Name : Night Clerk

Original Name : Henry Jones

Gender : Male

Catherine O'Hara

Character Name : Texie Garcia

Original Name : Catherine O'Hara

Gender : Female

Robert Beecher

Character Name : Ribs Mocca

Original Name : Robert Beecher

Gender : Male

Lew Horn

Character Name : Lefty Moriarty

Original Name : Lew Horn

Gender : Male

Michael Donovan O'Donnell

Character Name : McGillicuddy

Original Name : Michael Donovan O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Marvellee Cariaga

Character Name : Soprano

Original Name : Marvellee Cariaga

Gender : Female

Michael Gallup

Character Name : Baritone

Original Name : Michael Gallup

Gender : Male

Robert Costanzo

Character Name : Lips' Bodyguard

Original Name : Robert Costanzo

Gender : Male

Jack Kehoe

Character Name : Customer at Raid

Original Name : Jack Kehoe

Gender : Male

Marshall Bell

Character Name : Lips' Cop

Original Name : Marshall Bell

Gender : Male

Mike Hagerty

Character Name : Doorman

Original Name : Mike Hagerty

Gender : Male

Arthur Malet

Character Name : Diner Patron

Original Name : Arthur Malet

Gender : Male

Jack Goode Jr.

Character Name : Lab Technician

Original Name : Jack Goode Jr.

Gender : Male

Ray Stoddard

Character Name : Lab Technician

Original Name : Ray Stoddard

Gender : Male

Hamilton Camp

Character Name : Store Clerk

Original Name : Hamilton Camp

Gender : Male

Ed McCready

Character Name : Cop at Tess'

Original Name : Ed McCready

Gender : Male

Colm Meaney

Character Name : Cop at Tess'

Original Name : Colm Meaney

Gender : Male

Bert Remsen

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Bert Remsen

Gender : Male

Frank Campanella

Character Name : Judge Harper

Original Name : Frank Campanella

Gender : Male

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Character Name : Club Ritz Patron

Original Name : Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Gender : Female

Bing Russell

Character Name : Club Ritz Patron

Original Name : Bing Russell

Gender : Male

Tom Finnegan

Character Name : Uniform Cop at Ritz

Original Name : Tom Finnegan

Gender : Male

Billy Clevenger

Character Name : Newspaper Vendor

Original Name : Billy Clevenger

Gender : Male

Ned Claflin

Character Name : Radio Announcer

Original Name : Ned Claflin

Gender : Male

John Moschitta Jr.

Character Name : Radio Announcer (voice)

Original Name : John Moschitta Jr.

Gender : Male

Neil Ross

Character Name : Radio Announcer (voice)

Original Name : Neil Ross

Gender : Male

Walker Edmiston

Character Name : Radio Announcer (voice)

Original Name : Walker Edmiston

Gender : Male

Mike Mazurki

Character Name : Old Man at Hotel

Original Name : Mike Mazurki

Gender : Male

Rita Bland

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Rita Bland

Gender : Female

Lada Boder

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Lada Boder

Gender : Female

Dee Hengstler

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Dee Hengstler

Gender : Male

Liz Imperio

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Liz Imperio

Gender : Male

Karyne Ortega

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Karyne Ortega

Gender : Male

Karen Russell

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Karen Russell

Gender : Female

Michelle Johnston

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Michelle Johnston

Gender : Female

Tamara Carrera

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Tamara Carrera

Gender : Female

Bernie Jones

Character Name : Night Club Musician (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernie Jones

Gender : Male

Sheila Lussier

Character Name : Gangster's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheila Lussier

Gender : Female

Bruce Mahler

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Mahler

Gender : Male

Jerry St. John

Character Name : Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry St. John

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A bit too mellow yellow. Dick Tracy is directed by Warren Beatty and written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Based on Chester Gould’s comic strip creation of the same name, it stars Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Dustin Hoffman, Charlie Korsmo, Charles Durning and William Forsythe. Music is by Danny Elfman, with songs by Stephen Sondheim, and cinematography is by Vittorio Storaro. Punk Rock band X-Ray Spex once sang about The Day The World Turned Day-Glo, Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy was exactly that. The live action cartoon is a feast for the eyes, as the city backdrop for this cops and gangsters tale is a fountain of bright, lurid primary colours. The characters are drawn brilliantly, where the good guys are very much human, but the bad guys are a bunch of grotesques, like a mutant gathering under one coalition banner. All star casting, striking costuming, amazing effects work, quality songs and a brisk musical score (Elfman reworks his score for Batman from the previous year), Dick Tracy as a production is grade “A” stuff. It also did very well at the box office, where although it didn’t reach Disney’s expectation levels financially, it coined to the tune of over $100 million in profit Worldwide. Not bad for a film some still think was a flop! It’s a film that feels a lot better watching it now than it did back on release, to be able to view it as a smart technical accomplishment for the time it was made. The cast factor also makes it something of a fascinating experience, watching legends like Pacino and Hoffman absolutely buy into the cartoon excess on show. However, the old problem with it just will never go away. Yes the plot is very simple, but that’s easy to accept these days, it was after all a gangster movie made for all the family, it’s that Beatty’s portrayal of Tracy is too under played. He’s a good guy, we know that, we are on his side, but it’s a flat characterisation, he’s never pushed to be anything other than a cool dude. This of course lets the monstrous villains take the film by the scruff of the neck, as most villains tend to anyway, but for a film carrying his name, you expect a bit more from Dick Tracy the man. Still, Dick Tracy is a fun movie experience, not all it can be, but enjoyable regardless. 7/10

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

I'm heartily disappointed that this didn't produce sequels. If any fine actor/director of the period was perfect for the role of Dick Tracy, it was Beatty. He does very good work here. It's as if he took Tim Burton's template for 'Batman' and simply adjusted it for his comic-book picture. Madonna isn't bad here either, simply because she's pretending to be Marilyn Monroe, something she'd been wanting to do all of her career to that point. And the rogues gallery here is perhaps second in quality only to the aforementioned DC Caped Crusader. In retrospect, that perhaps was the picture's weakest link--no true criminal really dominated proceedings and stuck in one's mind. Had they tried the time-tested hookup of two baddies to get in Dick's hair just enough to rile him, it may have worked better. Still one of the most enjoyable, and underrated, comic-book pictures of the past three decades.