Warren Beatty directs and stars in this lavish adaptation of Chester Gould's famous comic strip. Against a stylized and solid color backdrop of 1930s Chicago, straight-laced, square-jawed, detective hero Dick Tracy battles gangster Big Boy Caprice -- and temptation in the form of blonde bombshell Breathless Mahoney. Dick's long-time girlfriend Tess Trueheart and a feisty street urchin are on hand to offer support. With songs by Stephen Sondheim, Madonna as Breathless Mahoney, and a vast array of cartoon villains -- Mumbles, Pruneface, Lips, Flattop -- brought to life by a glittering cast of stars.

Once again, director Beatty assembles an all-star cast. Dick Tracy, America's top crimestopper, goes up against a mob of colorful gangsters in this rich production. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Supporting Actor--Al Pacino. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Makeup, Best Art Direction, Best Song ("Sooner or Later" by Stephen Sondheim).

Filmed in Los Angeles, California.

Began shooting February 1, 1989; completed early June 1989.

Released theatrically in the USA June 15, 1990, along with the short cartoon "Rollercoaster Rabbit."

Released on video December 18, 1990.

Film used Cinema Digital Sound (CD quality sound) for the first time.

Budget estimate $25-30 million.

Rated BBFC PG by the British Board of Film Classification.

Excerpt: "So many questions, so few answers." -- Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino)

"You don't know whether you want to hit me or kiss me. I get a lot of that." -- Breathless Mahoney (Madonna) to Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty)

"Thanks for calling. I was wondering what a girl had to do to get arrested."
"Wearing a dress like that is a step in the right direction." -- Dick Tracy to Breathless Mahoney (Warren Beatty and Madonna)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Stereo - French
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Warren Beatty: Actor, director, producer, REDS (1981)
 Madonna: American Singer/Actress, DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Glenne Headly: American Actress, DICK TRACY (1990)
Al Pacino: Oscar winning actor, THE GODFATHER, SCENT OF A WOMAN
Charlie Korsmo: American Child Actor
Mandy Patinkin: Stage/Film Actor/Singer
Dick Van Dyke: American Film/TV Actor
William Forsythe: American Actor, RAISING ARIZONA, DICK TRACY, BLUE STREAK
Charles Durning: American Actor
R.G. Armstrong: American Actor
Estelle Parsons: American Actress/TV Writer
Kathy Bates: Oscar winning actress, MISERY
James Caan: American Director, actor, THE GODFATHER (1972)
Michael J. Pollard: American Character Actor
Dustin Hoffman: American Actor

Warren Beatty: Actor, director, producer, REDS (1981)

"...A visual knockout..."
"...It really gets under your skin..."
"...DICK TRACY is a great uninterrupted grin....Oddball and matchless..."
"...DICK TRACY is brash, irresistible fun. Warren Beatty's vision of a comic strip on film comes in paint-box bright colors with nicely irreverent dialogue....It's a film of enormous style..."