Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights

June 1990 saw Disney spend big on a summer movie, at a point when that was the last thing it was inclined to do. But 1990's Dick Tracy - specifically the way it was promoted - was hugely influenced by Warner Bros' success with Batman the year before. Dick Tracy though by that time had already taken around 15 years to come to the screen - and the aftermath of it would lead, bizarrely, to the creation of the film Jerry Maguire. If you like this podcast, please do like and

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Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights is an episode from Film Stories with Simon Brew by Simon Brew.

This episode is 61:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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