Dick Tracy (1990)

Note Générale:

5,9/10   

Réalisateur:

Warren Beatty

Scénaristes (WGA):

Chester Gould (characters created by)
Jim Cash (written by) ...

Date de sortie:

15 juin 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedie | Crime | Famille | Romance | Thriller

Accroche:

I'm on my way.

Intrigue:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Orphan | Police | Police Detective | Love

Récompenses:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 26 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Tracy, Tracy, Tracy!

Ensemble

Warren Beatty	...	Dick Tracy
Charlie Korsmo	...	Kid
Michael Donovan O'Donnell	...	McGillicuddy
Jim Wilkey	...	Stooge
Stig Eldred	...	Shoulders
Neil Summers	...	The Rodent
Chuck Hicks	...	The Brow
Lawrence Steven Meyers	...	Little Face
William Forsythe	...	Flattop
Ed O'Ross	...	Itchy
Glenne Headly	...	Tess Trueheart
Marvelee Cariaga	...	Soprano
Michael Gallup	...	Baritone
Seymour Cassel	...	Sam Catchem
James Keane	...	Pat Patton

Durée:

103 min | Finland:101 min | Germany:101 min | USA:105 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Classification:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:10 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Norway:10 | Portugal:M/12 | West Germany:12 (f) | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (#30562) | Singapore:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Lieux de tournage:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Touchstone Pictures

Anecdotes:

Recommended by costume designer Milena Canonero, Warren Beatty hired John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler as the make-up designers.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Dick and Tess are in the diner with The Kid, the boy finishes a glass of milk and then runs for the door. Tracy puts him back in his seat, during which time the glass has refilled itself.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Radio Announcer: Gangland enforcers broke the arms of an elderly newsdealer this afternoon when he refused to share his week's receipts with them. Stacks of newspapers were tossed in the gutter as the thugs wrecked the business and made their getaway. Lunchtime crowds were paralyzed by the suddenness of the crime. Not a hand was raised in protest.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Eating Out (2004/I)

Bande son:

Rompin' & Stompin'

Tracy, Tracy, Tracy!

I never attended the midnight showing of a movie before "Dick Tracy" came out.

I still have the "t-shirt ticket" I had to wear to get admitted to the showing around here somewhere and, like that shirt, "Dick Tracy" has stuck with me ever since.

If you've seen the movie, the sharp visuals, bright primary colors and strong characters have no doubt been etched into your brain. It's a wonder to behold.

As director/star/co-writer/producer, Beatty knows what works in a film and shows it here, taking a familiar American icon and re-creating him for a whole new era. Still set in the '30s, "Tracy" has a kind of timeless quality like all good films do. I've lost track of how many times I've watched "Tracy" and I still catch something new every time I do.

The others are all top notch, starting with Pacino's Big Boy Caprice (a reminder that he can do comedy with the best of them), even Madonna's Breathless Mahoney is a relevation in that under the right environment, she can act (GASP!).

But there's still such themes touched on as the necessity of family, keeping true to one's self, good versus evil, even Machiavellian themes are explored. Odd for a comic strip film, but hey, it works.

All in all, "Dick Tracy" is a classic unto itself. Compared with other films of this decade, it makes a strong statement. It's a good, strong film that doesn't depend on blood, violence, profanity or nudity to make its point.

There's a lesson to be learned here.

Ten stars. Great Scott!