Dick Tracy is a 1990 movie based upon the Dick Tracy character created by Chester Gould. It was directed by Warren Beatty, and originally released in movie theatres by Touchstone Pictures. Beatty also starred as the iconic detective. Costars included Madonna, Al Pacino, and Glenne Headly as well as numerous cameos made by famous actors and actresses. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dick Tracy USPS stamp Dick Tracy is a newspaper comic strip created in 1931 by Chester Gould and distributed by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. ... Chester Gould (November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985) was the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977. ... Warren Beatty Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... A division of The Walt Disney Company devoted to producing films that would be unsuitable for release under the Disney label. ... Madonna Ciccone Ritchie Madonna Ciccone Ritchie (born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan, August 16, 1958), simply known by the stage name Madonna, is an American singer frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop music. ... Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. ...

The movie won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Best Music, Original Song (Stephen Sondheim) for "Sooner or Later." It was also nominated for Oscars for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Al Pacino), Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Sound. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... These are the Academy Award for Makeup winners and nominees: 1980s 1981 An American Werewolf in London Heartbeeps 1982 Quest for Fire Gandhi 1983 none given 1984 Amadeus 2010: The Year We Make Contact Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 1985 Mask The Color Purple Remo Williams... Academy Award for Best Song 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... This is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. ...

The main storyline of the film is Dick Tracy's efforts to bring down Big Boy Caprice's (Pacino) gangster empire. A secondary storyline follows Tracy's romances with Tess Trueheart (Headly) and Breathless Mahoney (Madonna). Gangsters are members of a professional crime organization, such as a gang or a mafia group. ...

The film has a very distinctive look due to its use of only primary colors. This was done to create a "cartoon" look. The cinematography by Vittorio Storaro is often stunning and gives the film a captivating atmosphere. The score (Danny Elfman) also draws one into the "feel" of the movie. This page is about the colors. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... Although literally it means writing in light, the term cinematography is generally understood as the art and process of recording visual images for the cinema (with a camera) and later developping those images in a laboratory. ... Vittorio Storaro (born 24 June 1940 in Rome, Italy) is a Italian cinematographer. ... Daniel Robert Danny Elfman (born May 29, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas) is a pop musician, composer and writer of film soundtracks. ...

Although doing modestly well at the box office and spawning a large marketing and merchandising campaign, this film has not always received the attention that many feel it should be given.

External link

• Dick Tracy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099422/) at the Internet Movie Database