For nearly six decades, Dick Tracy has been a household name. But it was not until producer-director Warren Beatty tackled a big-budget ode to his childhood hero that the saga of Dick Tracy — complete with its bizarre villains and ultra-stylized settings — was fully realized on film. Aided by makeup artists John Caglione, Jr. and Doug Drexler and by miniatures and matte paintings from the Buena Vista Visual Effects Group, Beatty imbued his production with a comic strip look all its own.
