Dick Tracy
Hey, Do You Remember...?
Christopher Schrader
4.8 • 676 Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2013
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
There's no denying that Dick Tracy is a visually impressive film. The production design, the cinematography, and the effects are all truly incredible. Chris doesn't think it's a bad movie by any means, but he's always been a little baffled by all the love for it. Even as a kid he felt like the story wasn't anywhere near as interesting as the world it took place in. Carlos is a little bit more forgiving of its flaws and Donna still unabashedly adores it.
In this episode we marvel over the film's striking palette, question some of the unusual editing decisions, discuss the pros & cons of the script's broad characterizations, take a look at alternate versions of the story that were abandoned early on, and debate whether or not Warren Beatty should have cast someone else in the lead role.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, do you remember Dick Tracy? |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome, Hey, Do You Remember, a show where we reminisce about a movie or TV series we grew up with, then take off the rose tinted glasses to see how it holds up today. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Vanilla Lightning. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm D Rockets. And I'm Donna. Rockets. |
| 0:38.7 | And I'm Donna. |
| 0:42.9 | And today we're revisiting Dick Tracy. |
| 0:47.1 | When it's time to fight crime. |
| 0:49.4 | Calling Dick Tracy. |
| 0:50.3 | He's your man. |
| 0:52.6 | Tracy, Tracy, Tracy. |
| 0:54.1 | You remind if I call you Dick. Okay, boys, let's go's your man. Tracy, Tracy, Tracy. You mind if I call you Dick. |
| 0:55.3 | Okay, boys, let's go. |
| 0:56.7 | Hey, relax, you're Tracy Maddenmore. |
| 0:59.0 | Come on, Tracy, take me with me. |
| 1:00.8 | You're under arrest. |
| 1:01.9 | I want more. |
| 1:05.8 | Warren Beatty stars in and directs this 1990 adaptation of the classic comedy strip |
| 1:10.7 | created by Chester Gould. |
| 1:12.4 | In the film, Big Boy Caprice strong arms his fellow mobsters into joining forces so they can take control of the city. |
| 1:18.5 | Tracy is the only thing standing in their way, but his problems extend way beyond Big Boy's criminal empire. |
| 1:24.0 | He's caught in a love triangle with some pesky, misogynistic cliches and also finds himself |
| 1:29.1 | caring for a homeless orphan known simply as kid. Donna, what do you remember about Dick Tracy? |
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