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Dick Tracy: Trueheart Edition
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Original Release Date:
1990
Original Running Time:
105
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
88
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Brief Synopsis:
A version of 'Dick Tracy' that's a little tighter, with more consistent characterization for Dick and Tess.
Intention:
I love this movie, but it just drags and I wasn't happy that Breathless managed to get under Dick's skin or that Tess was bothered by some two-bit floozy. So, I had a few goals:
1. Tracy should not be moved by Breathless Mahoney's advances. He can be flustered by them. But not moved. Tracy is a man of honor and integrity, and he's with Tess.
2. Tess shouldn't try to "tie" Tracy down. She respects herself, and him, too much for that. And, she shouldn't be worried about Breathless. Tess is a confident woman, that doesn't get bent out of shape just because some floozy wants her man. He's her man. And she knows that.
3. Tighten the pacing. Where possible, cut shots / scenes that are repetitive, or just aren't needed, so that this thing can move a bit faster.
1. Tracy should not be moved by Breathless Mahoney's advances. He can be flustered by them. But not moved. Tracy is a man of honor and integrity, and he's with Tess.
2. Tess shouldn't try to "tie" Tracy down. She respects herself, and him, too much for that. And, she shouldn't be worried about Breathless. Tess is a confident woman, that doesn't get bent out of shape just because some floozy wants her man. He's her man. And she knows that.
3. Tighten the pacing. Where possible, cut shots / scenes that are repetitive, or just aren't needed, so that this thing can move a bit faster.
Other Sources:
Modern and Classic Disney logos
Special Thanks:
TM2YC for their patience and help.
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
- Added Custom Fanedit Warning, and Fanedit.org intro.
- Swapped Touchstone Logo for modern Walt Disney Logo. I just think it works better as a Disney movie.
- Moved first few title cards to be over picture instead of over black. (Pacing)
- Cut some small talk from the gambling scene. (Pacing)
- Cut Opera House transition. All it does is introduce Tracy's watch. (Pacing)
- Cut Opera House transition two. It just shows that Tracy is no-nonsense. Something we just saw in the warehouse. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess's slip about how Tracy could get married if he took a desk job. (Plot point removal)
- Cut a pointless beat before the Kid runs out of the diner. (Pacing)
- Cut a few pieces here and there from the Kid interacting with the Chicken Eating Guy Whose Name Escapes Me. (Pacing)
- Also, trimmed said guy's fight with Tracy. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's hesitation in responding to Sam telling him to come to the Southside Warehouse. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "I Want More" / Mumbles Interview. I hate losing anything with Pacino, but that sequence is just so long. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's walk to Mahoney's dressing room. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's talk with Mahoney to remove any rise she may have gotten out of Dick. (Plot point removal, Pacing, and an excuse to make a lame joke here)
- Trimmed Sam telling Tracy that Tess says the Kid's clothes stink. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess's line "Just don't ask me to like it." (Plot point removal)
- Trimmed some of Tracy's longing looks at Tess. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Mahoney's station visit. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Removed 88 Keys "I Always Get My Man" reprise. (Pacing)
- Trimmed the Big Meeting. (Pacing)
- Trimmed the Steam Room Shakedown. (Pacing)
- Cut Big Boy Threatening Fletcher. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Mahoney's visit to Tracy's apartment and Tess's return. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed 88 Keys's arrival at the City Car Park. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "Sooner or Later" montage. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess leaving town. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy saving Bug. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Big Boy's rant. (Pacing)
- Cut the Chief telling Tracy that Tess left town. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed "What Can You Lose" montage. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Cut Mahoney and Tracy meeting on the dock. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Moved Tess's kidnapping earlier. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Removed Tracy getting the fake note from Tess about meeting to talk. Now, he just goes to the flower shop to see if she's there. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Cut Tracy's arrival at the flower Shop. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "Back in Business" montage. (Pacing)
- Cut the Kid telling the Chief that Tracy is innocent. (Pacing)
- From the moment Tracy gets out of jail there are so many cuts and trims that it's almost impossible to list them all. And I'm too lazy to try. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Added faneditor credit to closing credits. (Vanity)
- Removed Touchstone Pictures credits and replaced them with Walt Disney Pictures credits.
- Removed closing Touchstone logo and replaced it with 90's Disney logo.
- Swapped Touchstone Logo for modern Walt Disney Logo. I just think it works better as a Disney movie.
- Moved first few title cards to be over picture instead of over black. (Pacing)
- Cut some small talk from the gambling scene. (Pacing)
- Cut Opera House transition. All it does is introduce Tracy's watch. (Pacing)
- Cut Opera House transition two. It just shows that Tracy is no-nonsense. Something we just saw in the warehouse. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess's slip about how Tracy could get married if he took a desk job. (Plot point removal)
- Cut a pointless beat before the Kid runs out of the diner. (Pacing)
- Cut a few pieces here and there from the Kid interacting with the Chicken Eating Guy Whose Name Escapes Me. (Pacing)
- Also, trimmed said guy's fight with Tracy. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's hesitation in responding to Sam telling him to come to the Southside Warehouse. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "I Want More" / Mumbles Interview. I hate losing anything with Pacino, but that sequence is just so long. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's walk to Mahoney's dressing room. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy's talk with Mahoney to remove any rise she may have gotten out of Dick. (Plot point removal, Pacing, and an excuse to make a lame joke here)
- Trimmed Sam telling Tracy that Tess says the Kid's clothes stink. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess's line "Just don't ask me to like it." (Plot point removal)
- Trimmed some of Tracy's longing looks at Tess. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Mahoney's station visit. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Removed 88 Keys "I Always Get My Man" reprise. (Pacing)
- Trimmed the Big Meeting. (Pacing)
- Trimmed the Steam Room Shakedown. (Pacing)
- Cut Big Boy Threatening Fletcher. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Mahoney's visit to Tracy's apartment and Tess's return. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed 88 Keys's arrival at the City Car Park. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "Sooner or Later" montage. (Pacing)
- Cut Tess leaving town. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed Tracy saving Bug. (Pacing)
- Trimmed Big Boy's rant. (Pacing)
- Cut the Chief telling Tracy that Tess left town. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Trimmed "What Can You Lose" montage. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Cut Mahoney and Tracy meeting on the dock. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Moved Tess's kidnapping earlier. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Removed Tracy getting the fake note from Tess about meeting to talk. Now, he just goes to the flower shop to see if she's there. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Cut Tracy's arrival at the flower Shop. (Pacing)
- Trimmed "Back in Business" montage. (Pacing)
- Cut the Kid telling the Chief that Tracy is innocent. (Pacing)
- From the moment Tracy gets out of jail there are so many cuts and trims that it's almost impossible to list them all. And I'm too lazy to try. (Plot point removal and Pacing)
- Added faneditor credit to closing credits. (Vanity)
- Removed Touchstone Pictures credits and replaced them with Walt Disney Pictures credits.
- Removed closing Touchstone logo and replaced it with 90's Disney logo.
Chew it, Al. Chew it.
Breathless 2
User reviews
3 reviews
Overall rating
9.5
Audio/Video Quality
9.0(3)
Audio Editing
9.7(3)
Visual Editing
9.7(3)
Narrative
9.7(3)
Enjoyment
9.7(3)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
I know that many do not like the orignal movie, but I actually like it quite a bit. I was obsessed with it when it came out in middle school and rewatch it every so often. However, I had some small issues. Like Superman, Dick Tracy is a man beyond belief in character. Dick Tracy is old fashion values. He needs to be almost campy good. That Breathless would be a temptation takes away his campy goodness. This fanedit gave me what I wanted. Minimal changes to tighten things up. The outlandish comic book colors and the over the top make up are not changed and.I love it. Instead, Revstevens simply puts the focus on Dick Tracy as a man of almost unbelievable character, who will never stray from Tess Trueheart. Highly recommended!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
N
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Upon viewing this, I had not seen the original in over 20 years. I was very interested to see if it would keep my attention as the original I do recall feeling like it started to drag a bit.
Personally I feel safe in saying that this was quite enjoyable, more enjoyable than I recall previously watching it when I was younger, and speaking also as a parent, I had a seven-year-old grandson find himself thoroughly enjoying the movie as he wandered into living room and wanted to know what I was watching and was absolutely transfixed.
Definitely enjoyable, the pacing of the narrative never felt like it was dragging , the coloring and video is still as vibrant as ever.
If you have an affinity for movies like this or enjoyed the original Dick Tracy, this is definitely an upgrade
Personally I feel safe in saying that this was quite enjoyable, more enjoyable than I recall previously watching it when I was younger, and speaking also as a parent, I had a seven-year-old grandson find himself thoroughly enjoying the movie as he wandered into living room and wanted to know what I was watching and was absolutely transfixed.
Definitely enjoyable, the pacing of the narrative never felt like it was dragging , the coloring and video is still as vibrant as ever.
If you have an affinity for movies like this or enjoyed the original Dick Tracy, this is definitely an upgrade
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
W
Overall rating
9.4
Audio/Video Quality
8.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Excellent edit. Radically improves the pacing to what should have been a classic. Well done.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
S