Dick Tracy Overview:

Dick Tracy (1990) was a Film directed by Warren Beatty and produced by Warren Beatty, Art Linson, Floyd Mutrux, Barrie M. Osborne and Jon Landau.

Academy Awards 1990 --- Ceremony Number 64 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorAl PacinoNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Rick SimpsonWon
Best CinematographyVittorio StoraroNominated
Best Costume DesignMilena CanoneroNominated
Best MakeupJohn Caglione, Jr., Doug DrexlerWon
Best Music - SongMusic and Lyric by Stephen SondheimWon
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Dick Tracy (1937, Ray Taylor and Alan James)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 24, 2018 From The Stop Button

Dick Tracy starts reasonably strong, which one forgets as the serial plods through the near five hours of its fifteen chapters. The first chapter?s a decent enough pilot, with lead Ralph Byrd actually solving a crime, something he doesn?t really do later on. It doesn?t even open with him, instead th... Read full article


Dick Tracy (1937, Ray Taylor and Alan James), Chapter 15: Brothers United

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 23, 2018 From The Stop Button

Brothers United, sadly, does not feature much in the way of brothers uniting. Much of the chapter is spent with Ralph Byrd begging Carleton Young to remember his identity and Young not remembering his identity and running away. There?s no uniting. It?s actually the most red herring of a chapter titl... Read full article


Dick Tracy (1937, Ray Taylor and Alan James), Chapter 14: The Devil in White

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 22, 2018 From The Stop Button

The Devil in White is the penultimate Dick Tracy chapter, which is great. It means there?s only one left. And it even has an interesting cliffhanger. It doesn?t have an interesting cliffhanger resolve. It has another easy cliffhanger resolve; I don?t think the serial?s had a single good resolve. But... Read full article


Dick Tracy (1937, Ray Taylor and Alan James), Chapter 13: Fire Trap

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 19, 2018 From The Stop Button

So, unfortunately, Ralph Byrd (you know, Dick Tracy), doesn?t get shot in the cliffhanger resolution. He dodges. Because they all heard the Spider approach because the Spider has a club foot. Except they also all think the Spider is wearing a disguise, implying the club foot is a part of that disgui... Read full article


Dick Tracy (1937, Ray Taylor and Alan James), Chapter 12: The Trail of the Spider

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 18, 2018 From The Stop Button

The Trail of the Spider is the clip chapter. After the current winner for laziest cliffhanger resolve in the serial?Ralph Byrd turns a steering wheel to get out of danger?Byrd and the cast get together with three new characters to hear all about the Spider. Although Byrd?s been hunting the Spider Ga... Read full article


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