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All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. But there's something pretty rotten going on in town, with someone pretty rotten behind it, and Tracy has his hands full with the likes of villain Big Boy Caprice and with the almost irresistable Breathless Mahoney.

Music By Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim
Directed by: Warren Beatty
Type of Musical: Movie
Opened: 1990

Song List

  • "SOONER OR LATER (I ALWAYS GET MY MAN)"
    Written by Stephen Sondheim
    Performed by Madonna
    Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
    Strings arranged by Shirley Walker
  • "MORE"
    Written by Stephen Sondheim
    Performed by Madonna
    Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
  • "WHAT CAN YOU LOSE"
    Written by Stephen Sondheim
    Performed by Madonna and Mandy Patinkini
    Arranged by Shirley Walker
  • "LIVE ALONE AND LIKE IT"
    Written by Stephen Sondheim
    Performed by Mel Torme
  • "BACK IN BUSINESS"
    Written by Stephen Sondheim
    Performed by Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne and Lorraine Feather
    Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
    Vocal arrangement by Janies Siegel
  • "DIE SCHLUMPF" (Opera sequence)
    Composed and conducted by Thomas Pasatieri
    Performed by Marvelee Cariaga and Michael Gallup
  • "PEP, VIM AND VERVE"
    Written by Bill Elliott, Ned Claflin and Andy Paley
    Performed by Jeff Vincent and Andy Paley
  • "YOU'RE IN THE DOGHOUSE NOW"
    Written by Andy Paley, Jeff Lass, Mike Kernan and Ned Claflin
    Performed by Brenda Lee
  • "SOME LUCKY DAY"
    Written by Mike Kernan and Andy Paley
    Performed by Andy Paley
  • "NOW I'M FOLLOWING YOU"
    Written by Andy Paley, Jeff Lass, Ned Claflin and Jonathan Paley
    Performed by Andy Paley
  • "ROMPIN' & STOMPIN'"
    Written by Jeff Vincent and Ned Claflin
    Performed by Al Jarreau
  • "IT WAS THE WHISKEY TALKIN' (NOT ME)"
    Written by Andy Paley, Ned Claflin, Jonathan Paley and Mike Kernan
    Performed by Jerry Lee Lewis
  • "RIDIN' THE RAILS"
    Written by Ned Claflin and Andy Paley
    Performed by K.D. Lang and Take 6
  • "BLUE NIGHTS"
    Written by Andy Paley, Jeff Lass and Jonathan Paley
    Performed by Tommy Page
  • "LOOKING GLASS SEA"
    Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell
    Performed by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell of Erasure

Cast List

Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Patinkin & Dick Van Dyke

Awards & Nominations

Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Supporting Actor--Al Pacino. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Makeup, Best Art Direction, Best Song ("Sooner or Later" by Stephen Sondheim).

1990 Oscar winners:
  • Original Song: Stephen Sondheim for "Sooner or Later"
  • Makeup: John Caglione and Doug Drexler
  • Art Direction: Richard Sylbert -art director, Rick Simpson, set decorator

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