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.
Warren Beatty
as Dick Tracy
Al Pacino
as Big Boy Caprice
Madonna
as Breathless Mahoney
Dustin Hoffman
as Mumbles
James Caan
as Spaldoni
Charlie Korsmo
as Kid
Glenne Headly
as Tess Trueheart
Mandy Patinkin
as 88 Keys
Seymour Cassel
as Sam Catchem
James Keane
as Pat Patton
John Chard
A bit too mellow yellow. Dick Tracy is directed by Warren Beatty and written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Based on Chester Gould’s comic strip creation of the same name, it stars Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Dustin Hoffman, Charlie Korsmo, Charles Durning and William Forsythe. Musi...
talisencrw
I'm heartily disappointed that this didn't produce sequels. If any fine actor/director of the period was perfect for the role of Dick Tracy, it was Beatty. He does very good work here. It's as if he took Tim Burton's template for 'Batman' and simply adjusted it for his comic-book picture. Madonna is...
CinemaSerf
Debonair and brightly clad detective “Dick Tracy” (Warren Beatty) is out to stop an all out war breaking out in the city after mobster “Big Boy” (Al Pacino) slays “Lips” (Paul Sorvino) with a view to running the whole show. Part of that cunning plan is to unite all the criminal fraternities and get ...