Dick Tracy (film)/Trivia


 * All-Star Cast: Though many of the biggest stars had relatively small roles.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Blink and you'll miss him, but Colm Meaney of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine fame appears as a first-responder police officer after the drive-by attempt.
 * Playing Against Type: Dick Van Dyke as D.A. Fletcher, who does the bidding of Caprice as a victim of extortion.
 * Stillborn Franchise: Disney/Touchstone had hoped that Tracy would become the Indiana Jones of the '90s. However, there were legal issues between Warren Beatty and Tribune Co. over who had the rights over the franchise that ensued for two decades.
 * Stunt Casting: Dustin Hoffman as Mumbles, apparently on a dare.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * Tim Burton was offered to direct it at one point but had to turn it down to focus on Edward Scissorhands.
 * Brooke Shields almost secured the role of Breathless, but was changed nearly last-minute because producers thought she was too young for the role.
 * Danny Elfman originally proposed a darker, more Gershwin-inspired score that was very different from the one heard in the movie proper. He later released it on Volume 1 of his compilation album, Music for a Darkened Theater.
 * Sean Young was originally cast as Tess Trueheart but was replaced when Warren Beatty felt she was not right for the role. She later accused him of firing her for not having an affair with him (Beatty had a reputation for being quite The Casanova after all).