Dick Tracy (1990)
If you know and have read the Dick Tracy comics from the 1930s, you’re obviously going to want to watch the 1990 film adaptation. Warren Beatty stars as the titular detective, and he also produced and directed the film, and it’s clear he settled for nothing less than stellar for his baby. The colors, camera angles, and heavily made up supporting cast saturate the audience in the noir comic book world.
With Dustin Hoffman, Dick Van Dyke, William Forsythe, R.G. Armstrong, Lawrence Steven Myers, Stig Eldred, Chuck Hicks, Neil Summers, Jim Wilkey, Paul Sorvino, and Al Pacino all heavily made up to look like their comic book counterparts, you’re in for a visual treat, even if you don’t normally like comic book movies or noir dramas. Dick Tracy won Best Makeup at the 1991 Oscar ceremony, and it was well-deserved. Madonna plays a nightclub singer and Warren Beatty’s love interest, both of which were hardly a stretch for her acting capabilities. Even if you’re not a fan of her, which I’m not, she won’t really ruin the movie for you. Just focus on everyone else in the movie, and there are so many others to focus on.
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With Dustin Hoffman, Dick Van Dyke, William Forsythe, R.G. Armstrong, Lawrence Steven Myers, Stig Eldred, Chuck Hicks, Neil Summers, Jim Wilkey, Paul Sorvino, and Al Pacino all heavily made up to look like their comic book counterparts, you’re in for a visual treat, even if you don’t normally like comic book movies or noir dramas. Dick Tracy won Best Makeup at the 1991 Oscar ceremony, and it was well-deserved. Madonna plays a nightclub singer and Warren Beatty’s love interest, both of which were hardly a stretch for her acting capabilities. Even if you’re not a fan of her, which I’m not, she won’t really ruin the movie for you. Just focus on everyone else in the movie, and there are so many others to focus on.
More Al Pacino movies here!
More Dick Van Dyke movies here!