"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)
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1990 -
Best Original Song: Stephen Sondheim
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 07/12/1990
"...A visual knockout..."
USA Today - 06/14/1990
"...It really gets under your skin..."
New York Times - 06/15/1990
"...DICK TRACY is a great uninterrupted grin....Oddball and matchless..."
Los Angeles Times - 06/10/1990
"...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..."
Product Description:
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.
Plot Synopsis:
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).
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