I have a silly story. So I was about 8 or 9 when this came out. I loved it. It was a mob movie I could watch with my parents that they liked too. Unfortunately I heard the lines "30 seconds no more Dixk (Tracy)" I kept repeating it all night till mom had a fit and I learned some dirty words Aren't necessarily forbidden but still a no no.
The 90's were so experimental and I miss it so much. Movies could afford to take risks, fail and then make a comeback with VHS rentals. Dick Tracy, The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer... Flawed classics. Great video. Thanks
Unfortunately, since it’s the character I like the most the phantom is anything but classic, that character and tank girl were definitely 2 that screwed. Phantom 2040 the cartoon in the 90s however was so much better than one would’ve thought. Still wished that got another season.
Warren Beatty's interpretation of Dick Tracy was way ahead of its time, in my opinion. It was visually stunning, true to the source material, and really created a superhero out of a pulp comic.
My friends and I got tickets to the advanced showing of this movie. It cost $20.00, which was a lot of money in 1990, but you got a tee-shirt, and the tee-shirt was your ticket. It was Awesome!
Dick Tracy was one of those movies that if you watch it today you would be amazed at how it even got made. The star power in this movie was insane. Very fun film when I watched it as a kid. I really hope current year Disney does not touch it.
"EVERYWHERE I TURN ITS 'TRACY TRACY TRACY!" God bless Al Pacino and his over the top performance. I always found it fun to watch in this movie as well as in other films.
@@thepayne7862 people, especially straight white males, have an issue with giving credit where its due when it comes to women (minorities, gays etc.) They literally struggle to research, admit or retell their stories! It's too funny!
Honestly, one of my top five comic book movies. It just gets so much right visually and on a script level. And the make-up and costumes are out of this world!
Tracy is a true Comic Toned movie. Warren did a fantastic job. All the sets and characters gave old comic book feel that we don't get anymore. Flat Top & Itchy are my fave duo.
What a movie and what a cast, the music, the look and effects. Looking back, there were so many good things here. What a treat, they don't treat old properties like this anymore.
I know that this is off topic but im cracking up at the "Istar" movie scene with Warren Beatty singing. I almost spilled my coffee cup laughing so hard.
As mentioned in the credits, the cinematography was done by Vittorio Storora. Who's other films include Apocalypse Now and it shows. Dick Tracy, is one of the best looking comic to screen adaptations ever.
@@c.ladimore1237 Even as a kid, critics were so harsh to The Shadow that I was shocked as to how much I enjoyed it when my Dad randomly bought it for me. Tim Curry, literally frothing at the mouth and spinning in circles while spraying a Tommy Gun, is worth the price of admission all on its own.
This was my favorite movie for a long time got the VHS for my 9th birthday in 91, and was obsessed by it for a few years. It's such a shame there was never any sequels.
I love Dick Tracy! I watched it in theaters knowing nothing about it. The characters, story, and the look of the film with their vivid colors. Instant classic in my book.
As a kid in the 70s I’d get shipped to my grandmother in Brooklyn every summer. Every Sunday I’d take the very generous comics section from the newspaper and read it start to finish. The back page was Dick Tracy and I loved saving that best for last. This was many years of my youth. From that perspective I enjoyed this movie. It was absolutely not a great movie, the strip itself wasn’t humorous, and the camp was heavy but it carried enough of the heart of the strip that it had a happy familiarity. I still appreciate it.
Disney's only released a bare bones release on DVD and Blu-ray. They need to do a special edition with all the special features and promotional material that came out at that time.
There was supposed to be a collector's Vista Series edition released in the early 2000s, which was supposed to include a director's cut, along with bonus features, but, plans were cancelled
THE SHADOW AND THIS WERE SUPERB versions of classic pulp noir Comics. Many a times such Space1999 for example never never get recognized as being game changing in their own ways.
While a lot more tame than the comics, the Mask was a blast too, still remains cheesy fun to this day and boy, is Cameron Diaz a smokeshow in that movie.
I like him in Dick Tracy, and since he's virtually the same in every other thing ever, I guess I like him? He's the worst "best actor ever," ever. I mean good Lord is he ever a one-trick performer. I'll never understand why the praise is healed so unbelievably high.
This was a good movie. Beautiful color palette. It’s a shame it’s been forgotten. The Genesis game was good too. I can’t believe he still owns the rights.
When Disney wants us to watch something, they'll smother us to death with marketing But when they don't want us to watch something They won't even bother promoting it
But they hyped the H*ll out of Dick Tracy at the time of it's original release, the problem was they hyped it SO much it had a lot to live up to, and as a movie, it just didn't.
I was in my early teens when it came out, and I totally remember seeing ads for it EVERYWHERE. There were toys, games, promotions, etc, etc. I had the figures, owned the watch, had the reprints of the comic strips. Stories about Beatty and Madonna were in all of the gossip rags... It was hard to miss.
@@SmithMrCorona EXACTLY. Total pre-release market saturation. The hype was incredible, and so MANY huge stars playing the classic Tracy criminals. BUT. They were so heavily made up you didn't recognize most of them, and their roles were little better than walk-ons and cameos. The promise was HUGE. The delivery was almost non existent. Add to that Warren Beatty has all the charisma of a coma patient, and Madonna, INCREDIBLE singer, but god love her, she just CAN NOT ACT. I'd say Dick Tracy got all the attention it deserved. The 40's Ralph Byrd films were better cast, better written and better acted.
I never watched Dick Tracy, but I do remember all the attention it got at the time it was released, and it looked like one of the most popular movies of 1990. It even had a tie in with McDonalds and also got its own video game on NES. It's strange to me that it's mostly forgotten now, not really seen as a classic. It seems to be treated more like a cult classic now.
Flat Top-“That’ll be the end of Dick Tracy.” Itchy-“Yeah. Thirty seconds, no more Dick. Thirty seconds, no more Dick. Thirty seconds, no more Dick.” Prune Face-“I’m not gonna take this bum out of the headlines. I’m rubbin’ him out!” Kid-“When do we eat?” Tess Trueheart-“Tracy, when you play in the streets, it’s part of the game. I get that. Just don’t expect me to like it.” Big Boy Caprice-“YOU’RE NOT OUT! YOU ARE NOT OUT! WHEN YOU ARE DEAD, YOU ARE OUT!” You are mine, I own you!” Dick Tracy-“Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Or, is the enemy of my enemy my enemy?” I loved the visual style of Dick Tracy. It was a comic strip that came to life. A few years later, I met a film extra on the set of Two Much. He told me that he dubbed the voice of Mumbles in the Spanish language version. What was missing in the movie was Dick Tracy’s origin. What made Dick Tracy Dick Tracy? In the novelization, Dick Tracy was in college to become an accountant, but criminals robbed his parents’ business and they were killed. Tracy swore that his parents will have justice. He became a police officer and worked his way up through the ranks to become the lead detective in the department. Madonna’s album I’m Breathless was interesting and inspired because she was performing in the character of Breathless Mahoney. Songs like ‘He’s A Man, Hanky Spanky, Back In Business, Something To Remember, Cry Baby all fit the setting of Dick Tracy. There was another album that had other songs dedicated to Dick Tracy. One of which was performed by Jerry Lee Lewis. I remember The Dick Tracy Show when I was a kid. The Filmation studio would have Dick Tracy in an animated segment on a show called T.V. Funnies. Of all the rogues gallery of villains in Dick Tracy, Flat Top was the most dangerous. I think Dick Tracy got a raw deal. If a remake is in the works, Warren Beatty could get Bradley Cooper to play Dick Tracy. Just a thought.
I need to rewatch this movie. Watched it when it first was released when I was a little kid and I had some of the toys, but I only remember parts of the move.
I use to watch that cartoon when I was little, saw the movie when I was adult. This is the first time I've seen something about it. Hopefully I can find the movie here on RUclips so I can see it again.🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
This is the movie that was my access movie to the work of Warren Beauty, Al Pacino, William Forsythe and others. Such a great movie, I still have my Dick Tracy watch from when I was a kid.
Thanks for this nice overview-and the reminder that it was actually a hit. But it is kind of weird that Disney has essentially disavowed it, though I guess it's because Beatty still owns the rights to it. Being a comic strip fan, I enjoyed it when I saw it in the theater (and bought the album and the VHS). Though the movie never really takes off, the production design and vision were terrific and memorable. It would be nice if they re-booted it, though at this point I can't imagine Beatty still being able to appear in it. And I'd be open to them taking another approach to it, though given its comic strip roots, I hope it would still be stylized in some way.
Dick Tracy may no be on any streaming services but you know where it is? On my shelves alongside my other 350 blu-rays. That's why physical media will always matter. I loved this movie back in 1990. I was 13, I was already a huge Madonna fan and a 1989 Tim Burton Batman fanatic. Danny Elfman score was music to my ears, Sonheim original songs amazing. They're in Madonna's album "I'm Breathless", huge hit that year. It was very naive of Disney to think Dick Tracy could make the same box office as Burton's Batman. Batman is one of the most famous superheroes in history 😮. Dick Tracy suffered from being released so soon after Batman '89. Batman and Dick Tracy are among the early 90s movies that made me the cinephile I am today.
I watched it on a 70mm giant screen... And I loved every frame..every minute of it. Really didn't get hownit didn't do big numbers at the big office... Maybe Dick Tracy just missed its time window to really jell with movie audience...
Disney has a lot of hidden gems they seem to bury. Child of Glass, Watcher in the Woods, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Black Hole and Who Framed Roger Rabbit seem to sort of be on that list as well as Rocketed and Arachnophopia. The last four I believe are at least on Disney +. Dick Tracy is a very innovative movie. It mainly stays in the primary color palette like a comic strip would ever Dick Tracy got his start. A failed adaptation of Brenda Starr came out before this starring Brooke Shields. Brenda Starr and Dick Tracy shared the same comic as Little Orphan Annie. Disney should have known with a forties era property it wasn't going to be wholesome especially with gangsters. I think Dick Tracy suffered the same fate as Roger Rabbit for many years. So many classics ended up under the Touchstone label. Another example would be Adventures in Babysitting. Chris Columbus' directorial debut with a John Hughes feel of kids acting like kids. Yeah it has cussing, the cheating boyfriend and one of the most underrated lines in a movie. "Don't F with the babysitter!" Because of the John Hughes influence Disney tried to bury it and homogenized it with a Disney Channel remake. Disney doesn't value the real treasures in their catalogue.
@joblo, it seems we are from the same generation and spend too much time in front of TV. just recently stumbled over your channel. great work! thank you.
As a kid, I liked the artistic side. My dad rented often horror movies for me and my older brother, so it was not a problem the violence hehehe He hated Disney. I went to Disney World with my mother and my aunt, he didn't want to come 😂
Loved the sets and backgrounds on this movie, just gorgeous. Hire actual painters, not digital artists. I loved painting this kind stuff with perspective and playing with depth and shadows. Thou my favorite is that when Warren Beatty jumps to the lamp post you see him just eat it. Makes me laugh every time.
I totally forgot about this movie. I use to read the comic strips in the paper every week when I was a kid and I wanted one of those phone watches ! Dude was way ahead of his time with the phone watch
I became fascinated with Dick Tracy when I saw it in theaters, then bought it in VHS and later on DVD. Loved the 'Making Of...' featurette, the way Beatty only used basic colors, the detail on the cars, the beautiful matté paintings used to create a huge fake city, the all star cast, especially the cameos, Sondheim songs, Elfman's score, the mystery of The Blank character, the grotesque make up on the villains, the humor, etc. Somebody compared Pacino's Big Boy Caprice with a combination of Hitler with Groucho Marx 😂, he stole the picture. Never get enough from this 1-derful film !!!
Be sure to read Jeffrey Katzenberg’a infamous 1991 memo. It details that the reason Dick Tracy was concerned as a disappointment was that they spent just as much money marketing it as they did making it, severely narrowing the profits. Meanwhile, Pretty Woman only cost a faction of the budget of Dick Tracy and ended up outgrossing Batman worldwide, which was their goal with Dick Tracy. Beatty was pissed about being singled out for this and has sat on the property all of these decades out of spite it seems.
Love this movie. Caught the Rona and happened to have ordered this off eBay for 4 bucks or something. Watched it over and over. Damn good 4 dollar movie
When I say Dick Tracy is my favorite comic book adaptation, people look at me like I'm crazy. It broke the mold. Warren Beatty dared to take a path that has never been explored before or since. It was a true auteur work and at the same time an extraordinarily entertaining film. A classic undeservedly left in the drawers.
This is one of the few gems they were smart enough not to do a sequel of. It stands alone. It was actually really good. I wish Disney would put it up on Disney+.
I loved this movie as a kid. a reboot would be great if they keep the style, update the story if they want but it needs this super saturated limited pallet static shot moving painting feel
The late 80's early 90's were a cornucopia of Film Noir style comic book movies and there were all (mostly great). In addition to Batman and Dick Tracy, we also had The Rocketeer, The Mask, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and others..
I was just glad that I bought it on here, but it was even better finding it at a local antique mall on VHS as well. On the other hand, I was curious about the movie, and I haven't looked back since I've first bought it on here, and it's a gem through and through.
I should rewatch this. It came out when I was a kid but I recall thinking, "What is this, who is this... why are they all so old looking?" I imagine I'd really enjoy the visuals as an adult now. There were a few old properties that came out around this time that only my much older parents had any knowledge of. Not a great start for a film that seems geared toward a younger audience.
I just bought this on bluray because it's not on Disney+, which is frustrating because it's a great movie. I still remember seeing it in theaters when I was a kid.
I first saw Dick Tracy as youngster during the summer of 1990 in the theatre. To this day, I still believe it is the most underrated comic book movie of all time.
One of my first memories of watching a movie. This, Home Alone and Jurrasic Park were my first cinema experiences. However shit it may be it will always have a special place.
I was under the impression that Beatty played with the idea of wearing a prosthetic nose/chin, but he was dissuaded to do so by producers because he’d lose sympathy from the audience. Or maybe he just spread that to make himself look good. Either way so much could’ve come from this movie- there was character appearances and a short lived stage show at Disney, there were plans for a shooter ride (which was an insane concept for the time), and many more things planned.
two movies popular back in the nineties Dick Tracy and the other one is Gremlins Two New Batch . those other movies that got mentioned in this should all get brought right back again . may the videos continue .
I remember as a kid this movie's stuff being HUGE at McDonald's at the time too with the typical happy meal toys but also with scratchers and other prizes. It felt at the time that it was about as big as the annual monopoly tie in they started only a few years earlier
For many of us kids who grew up when this movie was out, it served as our introduction to many of the great actors of the day, like Pacino, Hoffman, Sorvino, James Caan, William Forsythe, and of course Beatty himself. I mean the cast itself was a rogue's gallery of the best crime cinema actors of the past thirty-odd years by that point. I know for me, my childhood obsession with Dick Tracy would go on to inform my love of classic film noir and hardboiled detective fiction which I dabble in in present day.
Dick Tracy is a beyond underrated and underappreciated gem.
I have a silly story.
So I was about 8 or 9 when this came out. I loved it. It was a mob movie I could watch with my parents that they liked too.
Unfortunately I heard the lines
"30 seconds no more Dixk (Tracy)"
I kept repeating it all night till mom had a fit and I learned some dirty words Aren't necessarily forbidden but still a no no.
It was a huge hit when it came out, and won oscars, and still has a big following. Not sure how it's 'underrated'...
Bulworth even more so
It’s not the best story but everything about the production is great with a mostly good cast.
I wish this were available on Disney Plus! It looks like a CLASSIC!!
I love when a Disney movie doesn't look like something done by Disney
yeah its called touchtone pictures
@@Djp2987you didn’t watch much TV did you?
Disney are idiots.
Those are the best kind of Disney movies.
@@Djp2987Touchstone Pictures shut down in 2016.
The 90's were so experimental and I miss it so much. Movies could afford to take risks, fail and then make a comeback with VHS rentals. Dick Tracy, The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer... Flawed classics.
Great video. Thanks
They all deserve a joblo review.
I was going to add Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, but that was 2004.
I enjoyed all of those.
Imagine a shared movie universe with The Rocketeer, Dick Tracy, The Phantom, and The Shadow.
Unfortunately, since it’s the character I like the most the phantom is anything but classic, that character and tank girl were definitely 2 that screwed. Phantom 2040 the cartoon in the 90s however was so much better than one would’ve thought. Still wished that got another season.
Warren Beatty's interpretation of Dick Tracy was way ahead of its time, in my opinion. It was visually stunning, true to the source material, and really created a superhero out of a pulp comic.
Do you think Disney should release more action crime comedy films, even under the Disney name?🔫
My friends and I got tickets to the advanced showing of this movie. It cost $20.00, which was a lot of money in 1990, but you got a tee-shirt, and the tee-shirt was your ticket. It was Awesome!
Dick Tracy was one of those movies that if you watch it today you would be amazed at how it even got made. The star power in this movie was insane. Very fun film when I watched it as a kid. I really hope current year Disney does not touch it.
They used to make good movies. The rocketeer came out the same yet I think
They won't as long as Warren Beatty is still alive. He has the rights to Dick Tracy and is incredibly (and rightfully) petty about it.
"EVERYWHERE I TURN ITS 'TRACY TRACY TRACY!" God bless Al Pacino and his over the top performance. I always found it fun to watch in this movie as well as in other films.
even if it weren't hugely & well overdone by pacino, the costumes were epic.
This movie actually won multiple Oscars. Best Art Direction, Best Make-Up, and Best Original Song for Stephen Sondheim.
Madonna ♥️
Dick Tracy the movie is what got me into madonna when I was 12.
@@thepayne7862 people, especially straight white males, have an issue with giving credit where its due when it comes to women (minorities, gays etc.) They literally struggle to research, admit or retell their stories! It's too funny!
@@firouz256 what does any of what you said have to do with my comment?
Honestly, one of my top five comic book movies. It just gets so much right visually and on a script level. And the make-up and costumes are out of this world!
Tracy is a true Comic Toned movie. Warren did a fantastic job. All the sets and characters gave old comic book feel that we don't get anymore. Flat Top & Itchy are my fave duo.
What a movie and what a cast, the music, the look and effects.
Looking back, there were so many good things here. What a treat, they don't treat old properties like this anymore.
I love your little bit where Big Boys yelling is overlapping itself…genius 10:28
I know that this is off topic but im cracking up at the "Istar" movie scene with Warren Beatty singing. I almost spilled my coffee cup laughing so hard.
As mentioned in the credits, the cinematography was done by Vittorio Storora. Who's other films include Apocalypse Now and it shows. Dick Tracy, is one of the best looking comic to screen adaptations ever.
This movie and The Shadow were great 90s comic movies
i love the shadow. very overlooked. not great, but deserves more.
@c.ladimore1237 I watch it once or twice a year on blu-ray. It's great to show people who never saw it before.
The Phantom was okay too.
@@c.ladimore1237 Even as a kid, critics were so harsh to The Shadow that I was shocked as to how much I enjoyed it when my Dad randomly bought it for me. Tim Curry, literally frothing at the mouth and spinning in circles while spraying a Tommy Gun, is worth the price of admission all on its own.
@@williamroberts5716it's the trifecta, but don't forget to put Rocketeer in the mix for the perfect four.
I like the movie, but I really want to see Warren Beaty’s preferred longer cut, but Disney had him shorten it
Same, I can’t believe it’s not floating around out there.
❤I'd love to see it just for Catherine O'Hara 😍 💕
This was my favorite movie for a long time got the VHS for my 9th birthday in 91, and was obsessed by it for a few years. It's such a shame there was never any sequels.
I still remember playing the NES and Genesis games based on the movie. So many good memories. The 80’s and the 90’s were the best!
I love Dick Tracy! I watched it in theaters knowing nothing about it. The characters, story, and the look of the film with their vivid colors. Instant classic in my book.
This is another one i saw multiple times in the theater. I haven't seen it in years but it really was a great film.
Saw this at the theater when I was a kid, it was AMAZING to us kids.
I checked the Dick Tracy DVD out a lot from my local library when I was a kid. It was one of my favorite movies growing up.
This is one of the most gorgeous movies I’ve ever seen, all that bright color really pops on screen
As a kid in the 70s I’d get shipped to my grandmother in Brooklyn every summer. Every Sunday I’d take the very generous comics section from the newspaper and read it start to finish. The back page was Dick Tracy and I loved saving that best for last. This was many years of my youth.
From that perspective I enjoyed this movie. It was absolutely not a great movie, the strip itself wasn’t humorous, and the camp was heavy but it carried enough of the heart of the strip that it had a happy familiarity. I still appreciate it.
Disney's only released a bare bones release on DVD and Blu-ray. They need to do a special edition with all the special features and promotional material that came out at that time.
There was supposed to be a collector's Vista Series edition released in the early 2000s, which was supposed to include a director's cut, along with bonus features, but, plans were cancelled
I've always loved this ... both the wonderfully quotable movie, and the live stage show at the Disney parks.
Glad to see this underappreciated comic book film get some love. This and Batman were my movie obsessions back in the day.
THE SHADOW AND THIS WERE SUPERB versions of classic pulp noir Comics. Many a times such Space1999 for example never never get recognized as being game changing in their own ways.
This and The Rocketeer and The Shadow are the best comic book movies of the 90s.
Those are some of my favourites too, but I would add the Phantom to the list.
Amen - add Batman and you’ve got a goldmine.
Right. Batman Mask of the Phantasm is still the best Batman film
While a lot more tame than the comics, the Mask was a blast too, still remains cheesy fun to this day and boy, is Cameron Diaz a smokeshow in that movie.
@@khululyp They totally should have made it a horror movie. But yeah, she was hot back then.
The montage of pacino screaming is hilarious, come to think of it he screams in a lot of his films.
I like him in Dick Tracy, and since he's virtually the same in every other thing ever, I guess I like him? He's the worst "best actor ever," ever. I mean good Lord is he ever a one-trick performer. I'll never understand why the praise is healed so unbelievably high.
This deserves a 4K
Absolutely
Oh good lord yes! It would show up the matt paintings more of course but in this case, that would make it even better.
Hate say it but I don't think will get a 4k release
@@zombie_sl4yman Well, maybe now that Sony's going to handle Disney's physical releases...
Thanks for giving this movie some attention! I was 9 when this came out back in 1990 & still love it. Flattop Rules!!
When I was a kid this movie blew my mind. It truly felt like I was watching a comic book.
This was a good movie. Beautiful color palette. It’s a shame it’s been forgotten. The Genesis game was good too. I can’t believe he still owns the rights.
I remember seeing this in the theater with my boy scout troop. Really enjoyed it, from what I remember.
Here's a film that deserves a Criterion 4K release. Someone call up Warren Beatty on their wrist phone!
I enjoyed this movie as a kid, a good natured spectacle for a different time.
I'm so glad you're covering this movie! There's a bunch of 90's and 00's underrated comic book movies that JoBlo is yet to talk about.
When Disney wants us to watch something, they'll smother us to death with marketing
But when they don't want us to watch something
They won't even bother promoting it
But they hyped the H*ll out of Dick Tracy at the time of it's original release, the problem was they hyped it SO much it had a lot to live up to, and as a movie, it just didn't.
Dick Tracy got pushed VERY hard, though. It was up against the newly burgeoning "gangsta" culture, and it lost, lol.
I was in my early teens when it came out, and I totally remember seeing ads for it EVERYWHERE. There were toys, games, promotions, etc, etc. I had the figures, owned the watch, had the reprints of the comic strips. Stories about Beatty and Madonna were in all of the gossip rags... It was hard to miss.
@@SmithMrCorona EXACTLY.
Total pre-release market saturation.
The hype was incredible, and so MANY huge stars playing the classic Tracy criminals.
BUT.
They were so heavily made up you didn't recognize most of them, and their roles were little better than walk-ons and cameos.
The promise was HUGE.
The delivery was almost non existent.
Add to that Warren Beatty has all the charisma of a coma patient, and Madonna, INCREDIBLE singer, but god love her, she just CAN NOT ACT.
I'd say Dick Tracy got all the attention it deserved.
The 40's Ralph Byrd films were better cast, better written and better acted.
Surprised it gets forgotten, Dick Tracy had huge marketing behind it at the time. I love this movie.
I never watched Dick Tracy, but I do remember all the attention it got at the time it was released, and it looked like one of the most popular movies of 1990. It even had a tie in with McDonalds and also got its own video game on NES. It's strange to me that it's mostly forgotten now, not really seen as a classic. It seems to be treated more like a cult classic now.
Flat Top-“That’ll be the end of Dick Tracy.”
Itchy-“Yeah. Thirty seconds, no more Dick. Thirty seconds, no more Dick. Thirty seconds, no more Dick.”
Prune Face-“I’m not gonna take this bum out of the headlines. I’m rubbin’ him out!”
Kid-“When do we eat?”
Tess Trueheart-“Tracy, when you play in the streets, it’s part of the game. I get that. Just don’t expect me to like it.”
Big Boy Caprice-“YOU’RE NOT OUT! YOU ARE NOT OUT! WHEN YOU ARE DEAD, YOU ARE OUT!” You are mine, I own you!”
Dick Tracy-“Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Or, is the enemy of my enemy my enemy?”
I loved the visual style of Dick Tracy. It was a comic strip that came to life. A few years later, I met a film extra on the set of Two Much. He told me that he dubbed the voice of Mumbles in the Spanish language version. What was missing in the movie was Dick Tracy’s origin. What made Dick Tracy Dick Tracy? In the novelization, Dick Tracy was in college to become an accountant, but criminals robbed his parents’ business and they were killed. Tracy swore that his parents will have justice. He became a police officer and worked his way up through the ranks to become the lead detective in the department.
Madonna’s album I’m Breathless was interesting and inspired because she was performing in the character of Breathless Mahoney. Songs like ‘He’s A Man, Hanky Spanky, Back In Business, Something To Remember, Cry Baby all fit the setting of Dick Tracy. There was another album that had other songs dedicated to Dick Tracy. One of which was performed by Jerry Lee Lewis.
I remember The Dick Tracy Show when I was a kid. The Filmation studio would have Dick Tracy in an animated segment on a show called T.V. Funnies.
Of all the rogues gallery of villains in Dick Tracy, Flat Top was the most dangerous.
I think Dick Tracy got a raw deal. If a remake is in the works, Warren Beatty could get Bradley Cooper to play Dick Tracy. Just a thought.
I need to rewatch this movie. Watched it when it first was released when I was a little kid and I had some of the toys, but I only remember parts of the move.
I use to watch that cartoon when I was little, saw the movie when I was adult. This is the first time I've seen something about it. Hopefully I can find the movie here on RUclips so I can see it again.🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Pacino screaming montage is classic. 🎉😂
Madonna's soundtrack album for Dick Tracy was in my stereo on regular rotation all year after that movie came out. Fantastic 90s movie sdtk!
Loved this movie as a kid. I remember all the tie in's McDonald's had with the movie.
This is the movie that was my access movie to the work of Warren Beauty, Al Pacino, William Forsythe and others. Such a great movie, I still have my Dick Tracy watch from when I was a kid.
Thanks for this nice overview-and the reminder that it was actually a hit. But it is kind of weird that Disney has essentially disavowed it, though I guess it's because Beatty still owns the rights to it. Being a comic strip fan, I enjoyed it when I saw it in the theater (and bought the album and the VHS). Though the movie never really takes off, the production design and vision were terrific and memorable. It would be nice if they re-booted it, though at this point I can't imagine Beatty still being able to appear in it. And I'd be open to them taking another approach to it, though given its comic strip roots, I hope it would still be stylized in some way.
Madonna’s performance at the Oscars for “Sooner or Later” is amazing
Dick Tracy may no be on any streaming services but you know where it is? On my shelves alongside my other 350 blu-rays. That's why physical media will always matter. I loved this movie back in 1990. I was 13, I was already a huge Madonna fan and a 1989 Tim Burton Batman fanatic. Danny Elfman score was music to my ears, Sonheim original songs amazing. They're in Madonna's album "I'm Breathless", huge hit that year. It was very naive of Disney to think Dick Tracy could make the same box office as Burton's Batman. Batman is one of the most famous superheroes in history 😮. Dick Tracy suffered from being released so soon after Batman '89. Batman and Dick Tracy are among the early 90s movies that made me the cinephile I am today.
And then Pacino went pack to a more cool-headed character with Carlito's Way and it buried all those others.
He was so damn cool in that movie.
The cast for this movie was insane....i don't fully understand the reason it got shelved.....crazy visuals
This feels like Flash Gordon of 1980 and I do recommend it ❤
I always loved Dick Tracy- I always loved how the movie looked exactly like a comic book with the colors and atmosphere
I watched it on a 70mm giant screen... And I loved every frame..every minute of it.
Really didn't get hownit didn't do big numbers at the big office...
Maybe Dick Tracy just missed its time window to really jell with movie audience...
I prolly watched this, the original Tim Burton Batman, and Who Framed RR 100 times each when I was kid.
Disney has a lot of hidden gems they seem to bury. Child of Glass, Watcher in the Woods, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Black Hole and Who Framed Roger Rabbit seem to sort of be on that list as well as Rocketed and Arachnophopia. The last four I believe are at least on Disney +. Dick Tracy is a very innovative movie. It mainly stays in the primary color palette like a comic strip would ever Dick Tracy got his start. A failed adaptation of Brenda Starr came out before this starring Brooke Shields. Brenda Starr and Dick Tracy shared the same comic as Little Orphan Annie. Disney should have known with a forties era property it wasn't going to be wholesome especially with gangsters. I think Dick Tracy suffered the same fate as Roger Rabbit for many years. So many classics ended up under the Touchstone label. Another example would be Adventures in Babysitting. Chris Columbus' directorial debut with a John Hughes feel of kids acting like kids. Yeah it has cussing, the cheating boyfriend and one of the most underrated lines in a movie. "Don't F with the babysitter!" Because of the John Hughes influence Disney tried to bury it and homogenized it with a Disney Channel remake. Disney doesn't value the real treasures in their catalogue.
Golden age of movies in my opinion. 80s and 90s
Someone loves the sound of their own voice
This was one of my favorite movies growing up.
As a kid , Flat Top scared the sh*t out of me . Haha
Such a great movie! It needs more love because I haven't seen it since I was little.
@joblo, it seems we are from the same generation and spend too much time in front of TV. just recently stumbled over your channel. great work! thank you.
As a kid, I liked the artistic side. My dad rented often horror movies for me and my older brother, so it was not a problem the violence hehehe He hated Disney. I went to Disney World with my mother and my aunt, he didn't want to come 😂
Loved the sets and backgrounds on this movie, just gorgeous. Hire actual painters, not digital artists. I loved painting this kind stuff with perspective and playing with depth and shadows. Thou my favorite is that when Warren Beatty jumps to the lamp post you see him just eat it. Makes me laugh every time.
I totally forgot about this movie. I use to read the comic strips in the paper every week when I was a kid and I wanted one of those phone watches ! Dude was way ahead of his time with the phone watch
I became fascinated with Dick Tracy when I saw it in theaters, then bought it in VHS and later on DVD. Loved the 'Making Of...' featurette, the way Beatty only used basic colors, the detail on the cars, the beautiful matté paintings used to create a huge fake city, the all star cast, especially the cameos, Sondheim songs, Elfman's score, the mystery of The Blank character, the grotesque make up on the villains, the humor, etc. Somebody compared Pacino's Big Boy Caprice with a combination of Hitler with Groucho Marx 😂, he stole the picture. Never get enough from this 1-derful film !!!
Be sure to read Jeffrey Katzenberg’a infamous 1991 memo. It details that the reason Dick Tracy was concerned as a disappointment was that they spent just as much money marketing it as they did making it, severely narrowing the profits. Meanwhile, Pretty Woman only cost a faction of the budget of Dick Tracy and ended up outgrossing Batman worldwide, which was their goal with Dick Tracy. Beatty was pissed about being singled out for this and has sat on the property all of these decades out of spite it seems.
Damn, that's good info! Thank you so much!
Love this movie. Caught the Rona and happened to have ordered this off eBay for 4 bucks or something. Watched it over and over. Damn good 4 dollar movie
This would look incredible in 4K
When I say Dick Tracy is my favorite comic book adaptation, people look at me like I'm crazy. It broke the mold. Warren Beatty dared to take a path that has never been explored before or since. It was a true auteur work and at the same time an extraordinarily entertaining film. A classic undeservedly left in the drawers.
This is one of the few gems they were smart enough not to do a sequel of. It stands alone. It was actually really good. I wish Disney would put it up on Disney+.
I loved this movie as a kid. a reboot would be great if they keep the style, update the story if they want but it needs this super saturated limited pallet static shot moving painting feel
I have this movie, I love this movie. I didn't know that Warren holds the rights to it though. That's interesting...
I like this movie, especially the plot twist at the end. Disney will never be able to make this kind of theme as long as Bob Iger is at the helm
The late 80's early 90's were a cornucopia of Film Noir style comic book movies and there were all (mostly great). In addition to Batman and Dick Tracy, we also had The Rocketeer, The Mask, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and others..
I remember that style well, it kind of defined the89/90 period. Even Police Academy 6 went down that route!
I was just glad that I bought it on here, but it was even better finding it at a local antique mall on VHS as well. On the other hand, I was curious about the movie, and I haven't looked back since I've first bought it on here, and it's a gem through and through.
It’s a _good_ flick IMHO (👏). I _do_ love me a good 1930 Noir type of movie (🎥).
One of my favorite childhood films
Saw this at midnight the day it premiered. Even went home with a free tee shirt.
I enjoyed this film! I even had the toys.
I should rewatch this. It came out when I was a kid but I recall thinking, "What is this, who is this... why are they all so old looking?" I imagine I'd really enjoy the visuals as an adult now. There were a few old properties that came out around this time that only my much older parents had any knowledge of. Not a great start for a film that seems geared toward a younger audience.
I loved this movie. They did a great job.
Oh man I love this movie! Saw it in the theater with my mom, absolutely holds up today.
It dont matter how much im blinking, i never miss Catherine O'Hara pal.
It’s a shame they don’t make movies like this anymore.
1 of my favorite movies as a kid. Had all the action figures
I just bought this on bluray because it's not on Disney+, which is frustrating because it's a great movie. I still remember seeing it in theaters when I was a kid.
I first saw Dick Tracy as youngster during the summer of 1990 in the theatre. To this day, I still believe it is the most underrated comic book movie of all time.
I had the movie poster in my home. It was a theater backlit kind that I built a light box to display. I loved the graphic style of the movie.
Since it was the last night and it returned it down there I said it was a double showing
I had this movie taped to a blank VHS and the Nintendo game
I love this movie. I saw it in the theater when I was 11. I had the trading cards and action figures.
One of my first memories of watching a movie. This, Home Alone and Jurrasic Park were my first cinema experiences. However shit it may be it will always have a special place.
Loved this movie as a kid. Would definitely want to watch it again once more.
I was under the impression that Beatty played with the idea of wearing a prosthetic nose/chin, but he was dissuaded to do so by producers because he’d lose sympathy from the audience. Or maybe he just spread that to make himself look good. Either way so much could’ve come from this movie- there was character appearances and a short lived stage show at Disney, there were plans for a shooter ride (which was an insane concept for the time), and many more things planned.
I bought this movie on blu ray last year! I had some nostalgia to see it again! Its a Great all star movie!
I love this movie. Dick Tracy, big boy and breathless are the most entertaining part of the movie.
One of my absolute favorites!
two movies popular back in the nineties Dick Tracy and the other one is Gremlins Two New Batch .
those other movies that got mentioned in this should all get brought right back again .
may the videos continue .
I remember as a kid this movie's stuff being HUGE at McDonald's at the time too with the typical happy meal toys but also with scratchers and other prizes. It felt at the time that it was about as big as the annual monopoly tie in they started only a few years earlier
What a time to have been a 5 yr old❤❤
For many of us kids who grew up when this movie was out, it served as our introduction to many of the great actors of the day, like Pacino, Hoffman, Sorvino, James Caan, William Forsythe, and of course Beatty himself. I mean the cast itself was a rogue's gallery of the best crime cinema actors of the past thirty-odd years by that point. I know for me, my childhood obsession with Dick Tracy would go on to inform my love of classic film noir and hardboiled detective fiction which I dabble in in present day.