Dick Tracy

Name: Dick Tracy
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: June 15, 1990
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Charlie Korsmo, Chuck Hicks, Jim Wilkey, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Michael Donovan O'Donnell

1990

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Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: June 15, 1990 | PG

Starring: Charlie Korsmo, Chuck Hicks, Jim Wilkey, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Michael Donovan O'Donnell, Neil Summers, Stig Eldred, Warren Beatty

Summary: 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.

Director: Warren Beatty

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Music

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 min

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Roger Ebert

Warren Beatty's production of Dick Tracy approaches the material with the same fetishistic glee I felt when I was reading the strip. Read full review

Bill Cosford

Dick Tracy is light on its feet where Batman clomped and wheezed, and it's fantastic -- that's the word -- where Batman was merely well designed. [15 Jun 1990, p.G5]

Vincent Canby

Dick Tracy has just about everything required of an extravaganza: a smashing cast, some great Stephen Sondheim songs, all of the technical wizardry that money can buy (plus the knowledge of how and when to use it), and a screenplay (credited to Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.) that observes the fine line separating true comedy from lesser camp. Read full review

Gene Siskel

A visual delight and a dramatic letdown. [10 Jun 1990, p.4C]

Harper Barnes

Warren Beatty's new tour de force about the ax-jawed detective is generally fun to watch. Visually, it's brilliant. Dramatically, it's OK. [15 Jun 1990, p.3F]

Keith Phipps

Beatty made a film with visionary elements but without a guiding vision. Read full review

Peter Travers

After all the hype, the movie of Dick Tracy turns out to be a great big beautiful bore. Read full review

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Toasty87

Jul 11, 2020

I enjoyed this a lot but Madonna really does let it down though mainly wooden acting.

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MATM

Feb 7, 2021

"Dick Tracy" is an absolutely gorgeous movie. You can tell that everyone involved cared so much about the quality of their work. The shot compositions, the prosthetics, and Pacino's performance are all so terrific, but for everything going for it, the movie lacks some quality that I can't"Dick Tracy" is an absolutely gorgeous movie. You can tell that everyone involved cared so much about the quality of their work. The shot compositions, the prosthetics, and Pacino's performance are all so terrific, but for everything going for it, the movie lacks some quality that I can't quite put my finger on, and without it, "Dick Tracy" simply isn't that much fun to watch. I would certainly recommend sitting through it once just to marvel at what quality movie making can look like, but don't expect it to change your outlook on life the way a truly great film would. I give it a B - Next time you’re in the mood for a movie, this one won’t disappoint… Expand

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