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Sunday, May 6, 2018











     Dick Tracy
1990  PG  DRAMA  1h 45min
CAST— Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Glenne Headly, Charlie Korsmo, Mandy Patinkin, Charles Durning, Paul Sorvino, William Forsythe, Seymour Cassel, Dustin Hoffman, Dick Van Dyke, Catherine O’Hara, James Caan, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons, James Tolkan, R. G. Armstrong, Kathy Bates
MUSIC— Danny Elfman  DIRECTOR— Warren Beatty  BASED — Dick Tracy (comic strip), by Chester Gould

     America’s favorite square-jawed detective is on the case in this silver screen adaptation of the classic comic strip. Warren Beatty plays the title hero, loved by the citizens of his city, loathed by the underworld. And what a group they are; a gaggle of hideously malformed thugs led by a totally over the top Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice. Big Boy plans to amalgamate the top crime bosses of the city (appointing himself as leader, of course), eventually killing Dick Tracy and ruling the town with an iron fist. The outline is fairly standard but the production design is terrific, using glorious colors, beautiful backdrops and realistic miniatures to its advantage. Worth a look if only for the eye candy. Oscar-winner for Best Art Direction, Best Make-up, Best Original Song (Sooner or Later [I Always Get My Man]).
OUR RATING— ** ½

ORIGINAL— Dick Tracy (1945)

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