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.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.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.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 9 wins & 36 nominations total
Marvellee Cariaga
- Soprano
- (as Marvelee Cariaga)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Dick Tracy jumps out of a window and slides down the lamp post, he bangs his head on the curve of the pole towards the top. (This was Beatty doing his own stunt.)
- Quotes
Dick Tracy:No grief for Lips?
Breathless Mahoney:I'm wearing black underwear.
Dick Tracy:You know, it's legal for me to take you down to the station and sweat it out of you under the lights.
Breathless Mahoney:I sweat a lot better in the dark.
- Crazy creditsThe opening Touchstone Pictures logo appears in black and white.
- ConnectionsFeatured inThe Arsenio Hall Show: Episode dated 1 May 1990(1990)
- SoundtracksSooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)
Written byStephen Sondheim
Performed byMadonna
Arranged byJeremy Lubbock
Strings Arranged byShirley Walker
Courtesy of Sire Records
Featured review
If you were a fan of previous incarnations of Dick Tracy, then this is the film for you. If not, find another film to watch...
Warren Beatty does a decent enough job as Dick Tracy who battles the underworld. Warren also directed this film and did a good job.
Dick Tracy was always a great character complete with an unrivalled rogues gallery of villains (except for Batman). The villains are all here and kudos to the make-up department who made the bad guys totally hateful. The plot is also quite good as well and the colour is good too. I believe the film was shot in only six (or maybe seven) colours and the sets of the city are totally faithful to the original Dick Tracy comic strips.
Obviously, this film tried to emulate Batman but immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This film is almost as good as Batman and certainly not deserving of the criticism it had when it first came out.
One more thing-Madonna as Breathless Mahoney. I don't know if a film like this suited Madonna but it was great to see her in it because she is beautiful and improves with age.
All in all, a cracker of a film which I urge youngsters to see because they will enjoy it.
Warren Beatty does a decent enough job as Dick Tracy who battles the underworld. Warren also directed this film and did a good job.
Dick Tracy was always a great character complete with an unrivalled rogues gallery of villains (except for Batman). The villains are all here and kudos to the make-up department who made the bad guys totally hateful. The plot is also quite good as well and the colour is good too. I believe the film was shot in only six (or maybe seven) colours and the sets of the city are totally faithful to the original Dick Tracy comic strips.
Obviously, this film tried to emulate Batman but immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This film is almost as good as Batman and certainly not deserving of the criticism it had when it first came out.
One more thing-Madonna as Breathless Mahoney. I don't know if a film like this suited Madonna but it was great to see her in it because she is beautiful and improves with age.
All in all, a cracker of a film which I urge youngsters to see because they will enjoy it.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Thám tử Dick Tracy
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $47,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $103,738,726
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,543,911
- Jun 17, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $162,738,726
- Runtime1hour45minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85: 1
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