The Making of Touchstone Pictures' Dick Tracy (1990)

Dick Tracy is an innovative film that was a spectacular box office bomb because the film had cost so much to make. Based on the long running Chester Gould comic strip, Disney was hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the previous year’s summer blockbuster Batman. They used state of the art special effects, elaborate makeup, over the top art direction, big stars, and the same composer. The film was a disappointment.

For years afterward Disney was in a dispute with the films actor/director Warren Beatty who wanted to make sequels. The film also marked the last time Walt Disney legend Peter Ellenshaw worked on a matte painting in a film.

This making of special aired that summer.

Original air date June 13, 1990

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