film american action comedy film based 1930s comic strip character created produced directed starred film features supporting roles madonna depicts detective love relationships conflicts crime boss big boy tracy begins upbringing kid development film started early 1980s assigned write script screenplay instead crafted gun fame project went directors steven_spielberg arrival filming universal_studios hired compose film score music featured separate soundtrack albums released mixed reviews success box office awards time picked seven academy_award nominations won categories best original song best art direction sequel planned controversy film rights ensued lawsuit resolved favor october plans sequel follow publicly disclosed june created dick tracy special featured reprising character interviewed film critic plot illegal card game young street witnesses massacre group hands payroll big boy big boy crime syndicate aggressively taking small businesses city detective catches calls kid act petty theft rescuing ruthless host tracy temporarily adopts help girlfriend club owner signing deed kills lips cement referred onscreen bath steals girlfriend seductive sultry singer lips reported missing tracy hired guns goes club arrest murder witness instead providing testimony unsuccessfully attempts seduce tracy big boy indicted released jail big boy try bring criminals including influence numbers leadership refuses intentionally killed leaving discovered meeting attempting spy wondering going day big boy kidnap tracy attempt bribe tracy refuses prompting criminals attempt kill tracy saved kid gets prized police remain temporary decides shows tracy apartment attempt seduce tracy shows human allowing kiss witnesses eventually leaves town tracy leads seemingly unsuccessful raid actually diversion officer bug bailey enter building operate secretly installed listening device police hear criminal activities resultant raids big boy criminal empire discovers bug captures trap planned influence kill tracy warehouse resulting gun battle stranger face called blank steps shadows save tracy kills influence escapes tracy rescues bug fate given enraged hearing blank hit tracy tries testimony needs big boy away agrees testify tracy agrees advances eventually change heart tell tracy kidnapped blank help club piano player keys tracy rendered unconscious blank framed murdering corrupt district attorney detained kid adopts big boy business blank frames kidnapping released colleagues new year eve tracy arrives shootout outside club men killed police tracy abandoning crew big boy flees ties gears confronted tracy fight halted blank appears holds men gunpoint offering share city tracy big boy dead takes advantage distraction opens fire tracy sends falling death bridge gears mortally wounded blank revealed kisses tracy dying charges tracy dropped later tracy proposes interrupted report robbery progress leaves ring heading away cast main characters square fast shooting hard hitting intelligent police detective sporting yellow heavily committed break organized crime city addition tracy line chief police desk job big boy leading crime boss city involved numerous criminal activities remain tracy able catch act find witness testify madonna entertainer club wants steal tracy girlfriend sole witness crimes girlfriend feels tracy cares job kid street orphan survives eating garbage cans falls life tracy ally law enforcement tracy closest associate second command tracy closest associate command surveillance expert chief chief police supports tracy crusade district attorney district attorney refuses prosecute judge harper mob fast talking distinguishing feature square flat matching ross usually paired numbers keys piano player club blank deformed crime boss influence sinister accompanies siding original owner mentor little face criminal big head small face crime boss refuses submit female criminal criminal appears store owner plays patron cameos bodyguard cameos reporters provide voices radio announcer played original film appears small cameo year old veteran character actor plays film role development concept film time film rights owned gave option unsuccessful pitching hollywood studios purchased film rights interested financing distributing negotiations write script based previous success superman deal fell insisted strict financial artistic control year eventually took property paramount_pictures began developing offered steven_spielberg director position brought finance universal forward candidate director courted title role commissioned write screenplay brought failed scripts universal reflected went dormant interested brought write cash simple orders write script 1930s pulp magazine atmosphere center big boy primary villain research read comic strip writers wrote drafts writer comic strip remembers reading terrible positive thing setting lots great villains story paper thin addition actors considered lead role included left following controversial set accident twilight zone movie actor killed came board direct producer cash wrote draft hill approached title role pre production progressed far set building film stalled artistic control issues arose fan comic strip hill wanted film violent realistic envisioned stylized homage 1930s comic strip actor reportedly wanted million plus percent box office gross deal universal refused accept hill left film paramount began developing lower budget project directing cash continued rewrite script universal film rights eventually reverted decided option rights cash script moved paramount resurfaced director producer leading man considered hiring direct film changed mind occurred direct movie admitted finally like movies direct time comes easier going somebody reputation directorial notably critically acclaimed reds sit disney result disney reached contracted agreement budget fee producer director star regular collaborator significantly rewrote dialogue lost arbitration receive screen credit disney condition production budget million began rise filming started quickly jumped million million final production budget disney spent additional million marketing campaign resulting total million spent overall financing came disney production company disney originally going release film traditional banner chose instead release market film adult oriented label leading film theatrical debut studio felt mature themes disney branded film production casting choice role big boy consideration madonna pursued offering work scale avoid appearance resulting film claims forced role eventually went sexual advances statement said mistake casting felt badly appeared cameo filming principal photography began february filmmakers considered shooting film location chicago illinois production designer believed work better sound stages universal_studios california filming took place burbank total interior exterior sets constructed filmed dozens takes scene filming continued disney conflicted novelization studio rejected manuscript wound eleventh hour rewrite faithful screenplay consistent strip collins continued fixed plot holes disney like version accepted based insistence incorporate collins writing shooting script solved plot hole concerns post production dubbing collins dialogue incorporated film principal photography ended design early development decided film palette limited seven colors primarily red green blue yellow evoke film comic strip origins furthermore colors exactly shade design team included production designer set cinematographer worked previous film producer lead actor visual effects prosthetic makeup designers costume designer main intention stay close original drawings 1930s influences came movement german limited color palette challenging aspect production kind colors audience seeing noted dramatic strength comic strip art usually simple primitive ideas emotions elements story usually told tried camera try work frame paintings paintings glass combined live action brief sequence kid speeding locomotive foot real track laid train foot scale model surrounding train yard painting recommended prosthetic makeup designs worked gallery makeup designs directly taken drawings exception big boy improvised designs ignoring overweight character strip makeup took hours apply music hired compose write film score based previous success batman enlisted help lead guitarist arrange compositions orchestra completely different way commented unique quality batman gives incredible sense non reality addition hired acclaimed songwriter write original songs sooner later man live like business lose sooner later performed madonna lose duet sang live like business performed business live like background music montage sequences sooner later business featured original production revue putting oxford england songs exception lose broadway production putting film use digital audio december interview new_york_times criticized growing tendency use digital technology sound design dubbing purposes contemporary scoring dubbing cinema film music art took deep stereo hit stereo capacity orchestral music sound big beautiful expansive sound effects sound times big began era sound effects music marketing disney modeled marketing campaign success batman based high concept promotion included mcdonald promotional tie interview conducted find media obsession promotion demographics said find anti cultural attempting market young children disney added new cartoon short roller coaster rabbit specific television advertisements centered kid total disney commissioned advertisements toys manufactured line figures madonna idea include film blond ambition world tour prior june theatrical release disney featured musical theatre stage shows music new_york_times wrote june selling tracy related merchandise lobbied write film novelization long disney hated idea write tracy novel collins explained conflict disney leading seven different novelization book released published sold million copies prior film release graphic novel adaptation film released written illustrated dick tracy began airing coincide release film stations los_angeles new_york pulled edited episodes asian hispanic groups protested characters offensive stereotypes theme park ride euro disney resort called planned ultimately built reception release premiere disney world resort orlando florida film released united_states theaters june earning million opening weekend highest opening weekend eventually grossed million totals million coming worldwide total million ninth highest grossing film america number worldwide totals disney impressed opening weekend gross studio chairman expressed disappointment suggested cost million total produce market promote demands time talent treasury reflection worth reported disney particular expecting film earnings match batman additional million rental figures critical response received mixed reviews critics based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes critics enjoyed consensus reads stylish unique technical triumph ultimately struggles rise dimensional roger_ebert gave film stars review arguing succeeded creating perfect tone nostalgia film praised paintings art direction prosthetic makeup design original visionary fantasies seen screen wrote new_york_times reviewed required smashing cast great songs technical money buy screenplay observes fine line separating true comedy lesser camp entertainment_weekly gave mixed review impressed madonna performance honest effort finally bit little color little flesh blood concluded heavily negative review washington_post criticized disney marketing campaign film general hollywood annual celebration wrong hollywood stated rolling_stone_magazine cited years old old found similarities batman films involve hero villain blond pop soundtrack mercy merchandising campaign continued batman possesses psychological depth gives audience stake characters tracy sticks eye brilliant surface film visual knockout emotionally impoverished comic strip writer conflicts disney concerning novelization gave positive review finished film praised hiring elaborate design team decision mimic strip limited color palette collins enjoyed performance prosthetic makeup characterization gallery stephen music believed filmmakers sacrificed storyline favor visual design accolades 63rd academy awards production designer set won best art direction won awarded later man madonna sang live awards ceremony comic book film wins followed nominations included best supporting actor cinematography costume design sound designers honored work television arts gave awards 44th editor sound design visual effects departments received nominations 48th golden globe awards sooner later man lose nominated work lost best fantasy film ghost ended winning best actor madonna best actress performance received nominations nominated costume design film score composer received individual nominations grammy awards american_film_institute recognition afi years heroes villains nominated hero home media release film released vhs december released dvd europe domestic release delayed april special features rumors circulated web shortly dvd release planned release director cut disney series label including extra minutes footage blu ray released canada december release lacked special features save digital copy sequel legal issues disney hoped launch successful franchise like series disappointing box office performance halted disney plans addition executive producers sued shortly release film alleging owed profit participation film purchased film television rights took property optioned rights according attempted reclaim rights notified disney process outlined agreement commented good idea sequel believed violated procedures title rights commercially impossible produce sequel approached settle situation company said met conditions rights disney intention producing sequel rejected claim gave rights month filed lawsuit los_angeles seeking million damages declaration rights lawyer said original agreement negotiated specifically allow chance film carefully ignored stated big powerful company think run people picked wrong guy believed situation settled quickly confident begin developing live action television series contemporary setting comparable commented successful feature film likely follow august ruling federal judge cleared way sue april hearing ended ruling july los_angeles judge ruled case trial request end suit favor rejected legal battle continued convinced cinematographer film critic featured having retrospective interview explicitly asks fictional tracy planning making sequel film responds heard needs ask march chapter bankruptcy lawyers company began declare ownership television film rights conduct claims effectively locked away certain motion picture television rights property lawyers wrote filing fields responded lawsuit bankrupt company ashamed march judge granted request summary judgment ruled actor favor judge wrote order commencement principal photography television special november sufficient retain rights june confirmed intention sequel refused discuss details said gon think dumb talking movies don gives perfect excuse avoid making asked sequel replied long making movie don know starts lawsuit resolved favor district judge ruling required rights character sequels television motion picture form sequels novel form shortly release film wrote goes war story set opening world war involves working comic strip story nazi widow set sabotage espionage operation old headquarters club activities recruit mole reign terror culminating attempt bomb weapons plant tracy year war released collins wrote novel entitled meets match finally follows marriage proposal april mentioned possibility sequel attended popular culture illustration shows poster film depicting firing machine gun text appearing mid october accidentally drops floor cinema lobby room
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