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Dick Tracy (1990)

Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy (1990)

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.4

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film champions individual heroism and strict law and order as the primary solution to widespread crime and corruption, emphasizing personal responsibility and moral rectitude over systemic change.

The movie features primarily traditional casting for its well-known characters, aligning with their historical portrayals. The narrative focuses on a classic heroic male figure and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.

Secondary

The film 'Dick Tracy' (1990) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline. The narrative is centered on the crime-fighting exploits of Dick Tracy and his romantic entanglements, with no elements related to queer identity present.

The film "Dick Tracy" (1990) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the titular detective's fight against organized crime and his relationships, without incorporating any elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.

The film features female characters such as Tess Trueheart and Breathless Mahoney. However, neither character engages in or wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Their roles do not involve direct physical confrontations of this nature.

The 1990 film adaptation of Dick Tracy maintains the established genders of its core characters from the original comic strip. New characters introduced in the film, such as Breathless Mahoney, do not constitute gender swaps as they lack prior canonical gender.

All major characters in the 1990 film "Dick Tracy" are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the established depictions of those characters in the original comic strip source material. No instances of a race swap were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.2
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
6.3
Metacritic logo
6.8

Who Made This

Actors

NameRoleGenderRaceNationality
Warren Beatty
Dick TracyMaleWhite United States
Al Pacino
Big Boy CapriceMaleWhite (Italian), White United States
Madonna
Breathless MahoneyFemale French-Canadian), White (Italian, White United States
Dustin Hoffman
MumblesMaleWhite United States
James Caan
SpaldoniMaleWhite United States
Mandy Patinkin
88 KeysMaleWhite United States
Dick Van Dyke
D.A. FletcherMale English, White, Irish), Scottish, White (Dutch United States

Actor Breakdown

Gender

Male
Female
86%
14%

Race

White
100%
White (Italian)
14%
French-Canadian)
14%
White (Italian
14%
English
14%
Irish)
14%
Scottish
14%
White (Dutch
14%

Nationalities

United States
100%

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