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Cash and Epps' simple orders from Landis were to write the script in a 1930s pulp magazine atmosphere, and center it with Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice as the primary villain. For research, Epps read every Dick Tracy comic strip from 1930 to 1957.
Jun 15, 2020 · While the Dick Tracy mythology has no shortage of memorable bad guys to choose from, the movie’s main villain was decided early on, back when Landis first enlisted Cash and Epps to write the film.
Jun 30, 2024 · Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., known for their work on Top Gun and The Secret of My Success, wrote the screenplay for Dick Tracy. The film’s action sequences are thrilling Dick Tracy features high-energy action sequences that keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
May 29, 2020 · Writer: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr. Stars: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino. Box Office Total: $162.7 million. Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62 percent. Currently Streaming On: HBO Max.
Jan 21, 2024 · Landis sought a meeting in the early 80s with writers Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., the duo who would eventually pen movies like Top Gun, Legal Eagles, The Secret of My Success, and Turner &...
May 3, 2019 · Already back in the early '80s, Cash and Epps were brought in to work on the script for a Dick Tracy film. The movie rights changed hands several times as did the director. Warren Beatty was attached to play the title role and, then in 1985, he decided to option the rights himself along with the script written by Cash and Epps.
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Jun 15, 1990 · Dick Tracy is directed by Warren Beatty and written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Based on Chester Gould’s comic strip creation of the same name, it stars Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Dustin Hoffman, Charlie Korsmo, Charles Durning and William Forsythe.
