Dick Tracy (1990)

Director:

Warren Beatty

Writers (WGA):

Chester Gould (characters)
Jim Cash (written by) ...
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Release Date:

15 June 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Dick Tracy | Police | Gangster | Orphan

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 30 nominations

Cast

Warren Beatty	...	Dick Tracy
Charlie Korsmo	...	Kid
Michael Donovan O'Donnell	...	McGillicuddy
Jim Wilkey	...	Stooge
Stig Eldred	...	Shoulders
Neil Summers	...	The Rodent
Chuck Hicks	...	The Brow
Lawrence Steven Meyers	...	Little Face
William Forsythe	...	Flattop
Ed O'Ross	...	Itchy
Glenne Headly	...	Tess Trueheart
Marvelee Cariaga	...	Soprano
Michael Gallup	...	Baritone
Seymour Cassel	...	Sam Catchem
James Keane	...	Pat Patton
Charles Durning	...	Chief Brandon
Allen Garfield	...	Reporter
John Schuck	...	Reporter
Charles Fleischer	...	Reporter
Madonna	...	Breathless Mahoney
Mandy Patinkin	...	88 Keys
Paul Sorvino	...	Lips Manlis
Robert Costanzo	...	Lips' Bodyguard
Jack Kehoe	...	Customer at Raid
Marshall Bell	...	Lips' Cop
Mike Hagerty	...	Doorman (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Lew Horn	...	Lefty Moriarty
Arthur Malet	...	Diner Patron
Tom Signorelli	...	Mike
Tony Epper	...	Steve the Tramp
Al Pacino	...	Big Boy Caprice
James Tolkan	...	Numbers
R.G. Armstrong	...	Pruneface (as R. G. Armstrong)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Mumbles
Kathy Bates	...	Mrs. Green
Jack Goode Jr.	...	Lab Technician
Ray Stoddard	...	Lab Technician
Dick Van Dyke	...	D.A. Fletcher
Hamilton Camp	...	Store Clerk
Ed McCready	...	Cop at Tess'
Colm Meaney	...	Cop at Tess'
Catherine O'Hara	...	Texie Garcia
Henry Silva	...	Influence
Robert Beecher	...	Ribs Mocca
James Caan	...	Spaldoni
Bert Remsen	...	Bartender
Frank Campanella	...	Judge Harper
Sharmagne Leland-St. John	...	Club Ritz Patron
Bing Russell	...	Club Ritz Patron
Michael J. Pollard	...	Bug Bailey
Tom Finnegan	...	Uniform Cop at Ritz
Billy Clevenger	...	Newspaper Vendor
Ned Claflin	...	Radio Announcer
John Moschitta Jr.	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Walker Edmiston	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Estelle Parsons	...	Mrs. Trueheart
Ian Wolfe	...	Forger
Mary Woronov	...	Welfare Person
Henry Jones	...	Night Clerk
Mike Mazurki	...	Old Man at Hotel
Rita Bland	...	Dancer
Lada Boder	...	Dancer
Dee Hengstler	...	Dancer
Liz Imperio	...	Dancer
Michelle Johnston	...	Dancer
Karyne Ortega	...	Dancer
Karen Russell	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tamara Carrera	...	Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Bernie Jones	...	Night Club Musician (uncredited)
Sheila Lussier	...	Gangster's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Bruce Mahler	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry St. John	...	Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Warren Beatty

Writing credits (WGA)
Chester Gould		(characters)
Jim Cash		(written by) &
Jack Epps Jr.		(written by)

Produced by
Warren Beatty	....	producer
Jon Landau	....	co-producer
Art Linson	....	executive producer
Floyd Mutrux	....	executive producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	executive producer
Jim Van Wyck	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Vittorio Storaro

Film Editing by
Richard Marks

Casting by
Jackie Burch

Production Design by
Richard Sylbert

Art Direction by
Harold Michelson

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department
John Caglione Jr.	....	special character makeup
Hallie D'Amore	....	assistant makeup artist
Richard Dean	....	makeup consultant
Doug Drexler	....	special character makeup
Anthony Fredrickson	....	lab manager
Bruce Spaulding Fuller	....	lab crew (as Bruce Fuller)
Lynda Gurasich	....	hair stylist
Virginia G. Hadfield	....	assistant hair stylist (as Virginia Hadfield)
Kevin Haney	....	key character makeup artist
Rolf John Keppler	....	special makeup effects artist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist: second unit
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	lab crew (as Gil Mosko)
Ve Neill	....	special character makeup artist
John Norin	....	makeup artist: second unit
Craig Reardon	....	special character makeup artist
Dawn M. Severdia	....	lab coordinator (as Dawn Severdia)
Greg Smith	....	lab crew (as Gregory Smith)
Roland Blancaflor	....	foam appliance technician (uncredited)
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup application (uncredited)
Donna Drexler	....	foam latex supervisor (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom	....	special character makeup: key sculptor (uncredited)

Production Management
Jon Landau	....	unit production manager
Rodney Liber	....	production supervisor (as Rodney M. Liber)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William H. Burton	....	second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Mark Cotone	....	dga trainee (as Mark Catone)
Brian Fong	....	second second assistant director
Richard Marks	....	second unit director
Paul Moen	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Paul C. Moen)
Princess O'Mahoney	....	second assistant director (as Princess McLean)
Barrie M. Osborne	....	second unit director
Cynthia A. Potthast	....	dga trainee
Jim Van Wyck	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Henry Alberti	....	lead set designer
Richard Bisutti	....	set dresser
Frank L. Brown	....	assistant property master
Pamela Glintenkamp	....	art department assistant
David Goldstein	....	paint foreman
David Halver	....	scenic artist
Leon Harris	....	matte layout illustrator (as Leon R. Harris)
Mike Higelmire	....	leadman
Bill Iiams	....	construction foreman (as William Iiams)
Roger Irvin	....	construction coordinator
Daniel R. Jennings	....	set designer
Tom Lawson	....	construction foreman (as Thomas Lawson)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John	....	assistant: Richard Sylbert
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
William B. Major	....	set illustrator (as William Major)
Peg McClellan	....	illustrator
James J. Murakami	....	lead set designer
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Joe Olsen	....	property master: second unit (as Joseph R. Olsen)
Eric Orbom	....	set designer
Thomas Prosser	....	sculptor
Rudy Reachi	....	property master: second unit
John A. Scott III	....	set dresser (as John Scott III)
Bennett L. Sperber	....	construction foreman (as Bennett Sperber)
William Kemper Wright	....	set dresser (as William Wright)
Maurice Zuberano	....	storyboard illustrator
Richard Bradley	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Jeff J. Davis	....	construction crew (uncredited)
Dean Denton	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Courtenay Marvin	....	art department apprentice (uncredited)
Liz Newman	....	construction estimator (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising dialogue editor
Mary Andrews	....	adr editor
Scott Austin	....	sound re-recordist
Kevin Barlia	....	first assistant sound editor
Beth Bergeron	....	adr editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joseph Brennan)
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Causey	....	sound mixer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	sound effects editor
Valerie Davidson	....	assistant foley editor
Joe Dorn	....	foley editor (as Joe R. Dorn)
Lisa Dorney	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Dressel	....	foley editor
Dennis Drummond	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Drummond	....	supervising sound effects editor
Carol A. Ellison Fleming	....	assistant sound editor (as Carol A. Fleming)
David Giammarco	....	dialogue editor
Joan Giammarco	....	sound effects editor
Peter Gregory	....	pdl (as Pete Gregory)
Anne Grodzicki	....	assistant sound editor (as Anne Grodzicki Haschka)
Margaret Guinee	....	assistant dialogue editor
Craig Harris	....	special sound processing
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator: second unit (as Randy Johnson)
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound re-recordist
Richard Kite	....	second boom
Jonathan Klein	....	assistant adr editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	supervising adr editor
Karen Minahan	....	assistant sound editor (as Karen L. Minahan)
Greg Orloff	....	foley recordist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michele Perrone	....	assistant adr editor
Richmond Riedel	....	apprentice sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Roy Seeger	....	apprentice sound editor
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Jack Snyder	....	sound engineer
Brenda Sowa	....	assistant sound editor
Karen I. Stern	....	adr editor
Renee Tondelli	....	assistant foley editor
J.D. Ward	....	pdl
Jeff Watts	....	adr editor
James E. Webb	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects editor (as John S. Wilkinson Jr.)
David W. Alstadter	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Marty Church	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Allen Hurd	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Mel Zelniker	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Casey Cavanaugh	....	special effects
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	....	special effects coordinator (as Larry Cavanaugh)
Ed Felix	....	special effects
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects (as Dave Kelsey)
Ron Macinnes	....	special effects
Joe Montenegro	....	special effects
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects supervisor (as Bruce Steinheimer)
John K. Stirber	....	special effects (as John Stirber)
Roy Goode	....	mechanical effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Thomas D. Adelman	....	production associate: miniature shoot
Fredrick Albrecht	....	key grip: miniature shoot (as Fred Albrecht)
Tim Angulo	....	visual effects director of photography
Brooke Breton	....	visual effects producer: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Stephen David Brooks	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Stephen Brooks)
Glenn Campbell	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Mark Cane	....	gaffer: miniature shoot
James L. Clay	....	optical cameraman: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Kim Costalupes	....	post-production controller: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Thierry Coup	....	visual effects
Harrison Ellenshaw	....	visual effects producer
Linda Folden	....	graphics artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Gayle Fraser-Baigelman	....	auditor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Bernie Gagliano	....	line-up supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Tom Gilleon	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Allen Gonzales	....	effects animator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Mark Hadland	....	electrician: miniature shoot
David R. Hardberger	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Brandy Hill	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Phil Huff	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Philip Huff)
Ian Hunter	....	modelmaker: Stetson Visual Services
Dick Kendall	....	effects camera operator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Kevin Koneval	....	optical supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Paul Lasaine	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Michael Lloyd	....	visual effects producer
Jim Mann	....	optical cameraman: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as James Mann)
Clayton R. Marsh	....	opticals: Cinema Research Corporation
Essil Massinburg	....	grip: miniature shoot
David Mattingly	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Michele Moen	....	matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Peter Montgomery	....	camera operator: miniature shoot
Peter Montgomery	....	effects camera supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Bill Neil	....	director of photography: miniature shoot
Brian Raymond	....	optical librarian: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Samuel E. Recinos	....	effects animator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Samuel Recinos)
Steve Rundell	....	optical cameraman: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Laurel Schneider	....	modelshop coordinator: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Dennis Schultz	....	modelmaker: Stetson Visual Services
Sharon L. Simon	....	auditor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Sharon Simon)
Carolyn Soper	....	supervising visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Robert Spurlock	....	chief mechanical design: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Mark Stetson	....	miniature supervisor: Stetson Visual Services
Lucy Tanashian-Gentry	....	assistant matte artist: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Lucy Tanashian)
Kelly Tartan	....	effects editor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Melissa Taylor	....	visual effects coordinator: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group
Lynda Thompson	....	visual effects production supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Lynda Lemon)
Doug Ulm	....	optical cameraman: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Douglas R. Ulm)
Thomas Valentine	....	chief modelmaker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as Tom Valentine)
Robert Yamamoto	....	effects editor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group (as Rob Yamamoto)
Larry Arpin	....	additional optical effects (uncredited)
Michael Curtis	....	designer: one-sheet (uncredited)
Peter Ellenshaw	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Jacobus Rose	....	executive in charge of visual effects (uncredited)
John Scheele	....	motion control and miniature visual effects: Chandler Group (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts
Louie Elias	....	stunts
Randy Hall	....	stunts
Bob Herron	....	stunt double:William Forsythe
John Hudkins	....	stunts (as Bear Hudkins)
Duane Katz	....	stunts
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (uncredited)
R.J. Chambers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joseph Michael Roth	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Giuseppe Alberti	....	first assistant camera
Jamie Anderson	....	camera operator (as James M. Anderson)
Jamie Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit (as James M. Anderson)
Michael J. Bailey	....	electrician
John W. Brumshagen	....	electrician (as John Brumshagen)
Fabio Cafolla	....	dimmer operator
Billy Clevenger	....	first assistant camera
Dwight Dalzell	....	video assist: second unit
Bill Decker	....	key grip (as Decker)
George Dunagan	....	electrician
Brad Emmons	....	electrician
Gregg Guellow	....	grip
James Keys	....	electrician
Kris Krosskove	....	first assistant camera
Kevin J. Lang	....	rigging gaffer
Steven C. McGee	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Steve McGee)
Montey Menapace	....	electrician
Art Monzo	....	electrician
George Mooradian	....	camera operator: second unit
Deborah Morgan	....	second assistant camera
John Morris	....	grip (as John Phillip Morris III)
Matthew Nelson	....	grip
Ron Newburn	....	rigging electrician
Bradford Ralston	....	video assist
Bernie Schwartz	....	dolly grip
Hank Sheppherd	....	best boy grip
Mark Simon	....	first assistant camera
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Charles Spillar	....	electrician
Gary Tandrow	....	chief lighting technician
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting rigging
Jeffrey Thorin	....	second assistant camera
Enrico Umetelli	....	camera operator
Lorna Wiley	....	additional second assistant camera
Darwin Montana Browne	....	grip (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator (uncredited)
Charles A. Vogeler	....	video assist operator: second unit and additional photography (uncredited)

Animation Department
Jeff Scheftel	....	quality control

Casting Department
Carissa Blix	....	extras casting
Ferne Cassel	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elisabetta Beraldo	....	costume supervisor: women
Colin Booth	....	costumes: second unit
Robert Chase	....	head costume supervisor
Alice Daniels	....	costumer
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator
Vicki Graef	....	costumer
Bruce R. Hogard	....	costume supervisor: men
Thomas E. Johnson	....	costumes: second unit (as Thomas Johnson)
Judianna Makovsky	....	associate costume designer
Bernadene Morgan	....	costumer
Diah Wymont	....	costumer
John Melvin Young	....	costumer (as John M. Young)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
John Ganem	....	additional assistant editor
Margaret Guinee	....	apprentice editor
Carlo La Bella	....	color timer (as Carlo Labella)
Maria Lee Silver	....	apprentice editor
Stephanie Lowry	....	second assistant editor (as Stephanie Ng)
Stephen L. Meek	....	apprentice editor
David Moritz	....	first assistant editor
Jane Payne	....	post-production associate
Karen Rasch	....	second assistant editor
Letitia Rogers	....	post-production assistant (as Letitia J. Rogers)
Marc Story	....	post-production assistant
Karen Wanderman	....	additional assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music editor
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Bill Bottrell	....	music recordist: songs performed by Madonna
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Patti Fidelibus	....	contractor
Joel Franklin	....	supervising music copyist
Jeffrey Hornaday	....	stager: musical numbers
Brian Malouf	....	music mixer: songs performed by Madonna
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Andy Paley	....	producer: Dick Tracy album
Jeff Porcaro	....	musician: drummer
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Ellen Segal	....	production music editor
Andrew Silver	....	assistant music editor
Stephen Sondheim	....	additional songs: music and lyrics
Seymour Stein	....	executive producer: Dick Tracy album
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Shirley Walker	....	additional orchestrator
Shirley Walker	....	score conductor
Stacy Baird	....	music recordist (uncredited)
Brian L. McCarty	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Bill Meyers	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Shirley Walker	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Randy Cantor	....	driver
Robert K. Johnson	....	mechanic (as Robert Johnson)
Dennis Junt	....	driver: honeywagon
John Marendi	....	driver
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
John 'J.P.' Pratt	....	driver (as John Pratt)
Lucianne Renfro	....	driver
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation captain
James E. Vargas	....	driver (as Jim Vargas)
Dennis Yank	....	driver
Hugh Kelly	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
George Bamber	....	production associate
Victor Bazaz	....	production assistant
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Lisa Marie Boiko	....	stand-in: Madonna
Spence Bovee	....	production assistant (as G. Spence Bové)
Wayne Damore	....	script supervisor: second unit
Michael Davison	....	administrative assistant
Tony Didio Jr.	....	armorer
Connie Dolph	....	payroll accountant
Dorothy Duder	....	accountant: prosthetics dept
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title design
Michael Fitzpatrick	....	production assistant
R. Scott Fort	....	production assistant (as Scott Fort)
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher
Jacqueline George	....	production coordinator
Michael R. Gurasich	....	production assistant (as Michael Gurasich)
Barbara Gutman	....	assistant accountant
Dick Guttman	....	unit publicist
Brent Lon Hershman	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Hornaday	....	choreographer
Rachel Jaffe	....	assistant production coordinator
Carol Kim	....	production associate
Maggie Kusik	....	associate: producer
Rande Laiderman	....	special caterer
Vicki Matlin	....	caterer
John Moy	....	craft service
Pat Newcomb	....	unit publicist
Aaron Osborne	....	production assistant
Ana Maria Quintana	....	script supervisor
Rubén Rodríguez	....	assistant accountant
Judson Schwartz	....	location manager
Penny Segal	....	production secretary
Alisa Statman	....	production assistant
Paul 'Numbers' Steinke	....	accountant
Max Allan Collins	....	creative consultant (uncredited)
Tish Johnson	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Timothy Scott Ralston	....	stand-in: Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)

Thanks
Craig R. Baxley	....	special thanks (as Craig Baxley)
Leroy R. Perry Jr.	....	special thanks: The International Sportsmedicine Institute (as Dr. Leroy Perry)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Silver Screen Partners IV (in association with)
• Mulholland Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Touchstone Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1990) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Buena Vista Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Chandler Group, The (additional miniature photography)
• Stetson Visual Services Inc. (miniatures)

Other Companies

• Tribune Media Services  distributed by: based on characters created for the Dick Tracy® comic strip
• Burberry  raincoats: Dick Tracy (as Burberry's)
• CBS Television City  mixed at: songs performed by Madonna
• CBS Television City  score mixed at
• Cenex Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Research  opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• Columbia Studios  score recorded at
• Creative Casting  additional casting
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Ocean Way Studios  recorded at: songs performed by Madonna (as Ocean Way Recording)
• Prep Shoot Post  post-production accounting (as Prep/Shoot/Post)
• Sire Records Company  the following albums available on: Madonna's "I'm Breathless", "Dick Tracy", "Dick Tracy" The Original Score (as Sire Records)
• Somper Furs of Beverly Hills  furs by
• TAJ Soundworks  foley by
• The International Sports Medicine Institute  special thanks (as The International Sportsmedicine Institute)
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recorded at (as Todd A-O/Glen Glenn Studios)
• Tribune Media Services  registered trademark of: Dick Tracy®
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars
• Western Costume Company  costumes made by (as Western Costume)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Finland:101 min | Germany:101 min | USA:105 min | Argentina:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:14 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (#30562) | Singapore:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Norway:10 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | West Germany:12 (f) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE (Original rating)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Mike Mazurki's last performance in a theatrical film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dick Tracy fills the cup of water, it is filled to the brim, but when he waves the cup in front of Mumbles it isn't quite full.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Radio Announcer:Gangland enforcers broke the arms of an elderly newsdealer this afternoon when he refused to share his week's receipts with them. Stacks of newspapers were tossed in the gutter as the thugs wrecked the business and made their getaway. Lunchtime crowds were paralyzed by the suddenness of the crime. Not a hand was raised in protest.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent (#28.18)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Live Alone And Like It

One of the best comic book adaptations of all time.

I've been watching "Dick Tracy" for years, and as a result it's become a vital part of my life - it was with me throughout childhood and I used to see it quite often. Seeing it now, as an adult, it's still a very good movie - dark, satiric and incredibly misunderstood. About the only thing that can be said is the Oscar nomination Pacino received - other than that it is rarely discussed and didn't make much of a fuss when it came out.

Pacino is over-the-top but to good effect as he's clearly having loads of fun. Beatty is great as Dick Tracy and behind the camera manages to capture the atmosphere of a film noir comic book better than any other film, possibly, I have ever seen. Just taking a look at one scene from the film is breathtaking. The lighting, velvet overtones and smog/smoke combine to create a great effect.

There are some really funny cameos including one by Dustin Hoffman as "Mumbles," and I don't think there are any flaws at all in terms of acting - even the mandatory kid-character is far better than expected.

Overall, a really fine movie that has become misunderstood over the years since its release and is incredibly underrated with only 5.7/10 average on IMDb. The critics' reviews are very positive (check out RottenTomatoes.com) and after seeing the film once again it's not hard to see why - this is a perfect example of capturing the essence of a comic book, from style to eccentricity.

Highly recommended. 4.5/5 stars.