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Dick Tracy (1990) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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In 1938, at an illegal card game, a 10-year-old street urchinwitnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters at the hands of Flattop and Itchy, two of the hoods on the payroll of Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice. Big Boy's crime syndicate is aggressively taking over small businesses in the city. Detective Dick Tracy catches the urchin (who calls himself "K...
Main characters 1. Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy: a square-jawed, fast-shooting, hard-hitting, and intelligent police detective sporting a yellow overcoat and fedora. He is heavily committed to breaking the hold that organized crime has on the city. In addition, Tracy is in line to become the chief of police, which he scorns as a "desk job". 2. Al Pa...
Development
Beatty had a concept for a Dick Tracy film in 1975. At the time, the film rights were owned by Michael Laughlin, who gave up his option from Tribune Media Services after he was unsuccessful in pitching Dick Tracy to Hollywood studios. Floyd Mutrux and Art Linson purchased the film rights from the Tribune in 1977, and, in 1980, United Artists became interested in financing and distributing Dick Tracy. Tom Mankiewicz was under negotiations to write the script, based on his previous success with...
Casting
Although Al Pacino was Beatty's first choice for the role of Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, Robert De Niro was under consideration. Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathleen Turner and Kim Basinger were too expensive to cast as Breathless Mahoney. Sharon Stone auditioned for the role, but she was turned down. Madonna pursued the part of Breathless Mahoney, offering to work for scale. Her resulting paycheck for the film was just $35,000. Sean Young claims she was forced out of the role of Tess Trueheart (which...
Filming
Principal photography for Dick Tracy began February 2, 1989. The filmmakers considered shooting the film on-location in Chicago, but production designer Richard Sylbert believed Dick Tracy would work better using sound stages and backlots at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. Other filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.In total, 53 interior and 25 exterior sets were constructed. Beatty, being a perfectionist, often filmed dozens of takes of every scene. As filmin...
Disney modeled its marketing campaign after the 1989 success of Batman, which was based on high concept promotion. This included a McDonald's promotional tie-in, and a Warren Beatty interview conducted by Barbara Walters on 20/20. "I find the media's obsession with promotion and demographics upsetting," Beatty said. "I find all this anti-cultural."...
Release
Dick Tracy had a benefit premiere at a small 300-seat theater in Woodstock, Illinois (the hometown of Tracy creator Chester Gould), June 13, 1990, while the production premiere occurred the next day at the Walt Disney World Village's Pleasure Island in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The film was released in the United States in 2,332 theaters June 15, 1990, earning $22.54 million in its opening weekend, including an estimated $1.5 million of t-shirt sales. This was the third-highest opening weeke...
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63%, based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: "Dick Tracy is stylish, unique, and an undeniable technical triumph, but it ultimately struggles to rise above its two-dimensional artificiality." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScoreg...
Accolades
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning three). The film is currently tied with Black Pantherfor having the most wins for a comic book or comic strip movie.
The film was released on VHS December 18, 1990. It was first released on DVD in Europe in 2000, but domestic release in the U.S. was delayed until April 2, 2002, and without any special features. Shortly after the U.S. DVD release, rumors circulated on the Internet that Warren Beatty had planned to release a director's cut under Disney's "Vista Ser...
Disney had hoped Dick Tracy would launch a successful franchise, like the Indiana Jones series, but Disney halted plans. In addition, executive producers Art Linson and Floyd Mutruxsued Beatty shortly after the release of the film, alleging they were owed profit participation from the film. Beatty purchased the Dick Tracy film and television rights...
Further reading 1. Mike Bonifer (June 1990). Dick Tracy: The Making of the Movie. New York City: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-34900-7. 2. David Hughes (2003). "Dick Tracy". Comic Book Movies. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0767-6. 3. James B. Stewart (2005). DisneyWar. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-80993-1. 4. Max Allan Collins (May 19...
Dick Tracy at IMDbDick Tracy at AllMovieDick Tracy at Box Office MojoDick Tracy at Rotten TomatoesJun 15, 1990 · Dick Tracy: Directed by Warren Beatty. With Warren Beatty, Charlie Korsmo, Michael Donovan O'Donnell, Jim Wilkey. 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.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Warren Beatty
- 1990-06-15
Cast 73. Warren Beatty. Dick Tracy. Madonna. Breathless Mahoney. Al Pacino. Big Boy Caprice. Glenne Headly. Tess Trueheart.
3 days ago · Cast of Dick Tracy. Movie ( 1990) • 73 total actors • 105 minutes. Dick Tracy features a star-studded cast. The movie follows the character Dick Tracy, the detective with a strong sense of justice, as he battles against various villains in the city. The cast includes Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, and more.
Big Boy's crime syndicate is aggressively taking over small businesses in the city. Detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) catches the urchin (who calls himself "Kid") in an act of petty theft. After rescuing him from a ruthless host, Tracy temporarily adopts him with the help of his girlfriend, Tess Truehart (Glenne Headly).
Directed by Warren Beatty. Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Crime | Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Gangster Film | Release Date - Jun 14, 1990 (USA - Unknown), Jun 15, 1990 (USA) | Run Time - 101 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - PG. AllMovie Rating. 6.
