Dick Tracy

Itchy: Yeah! Thirty seconds, no more Dick! Thirty seconds, no more Dick! Thirty seconds, no more Dick! Kid / Dick Tracy Jr.: When do we eat? Mrs. Trueheart: You have to understand Tess, that Dick Tracy is a hard man on himself. He could get elected President of the United States and complain that he was relegated to a desk job. Flattop: [shooting a wall with a machine gun]: EAT LEAD TRACY.

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Big Boy Caprice: Oh look Lips, you dirtied your pretty tuxedo. Looks like you need a bath! Lips Manlis: The "Bath"?! Not "the bath", Big Boy, not "the bath"! Big Boy Caprice: It was great working for you but now it is time to retire. Lips Manlis: Ain't we pals, Big Boy? Ain't we pals? Big Boy Caprice: There are no pals in this business, Lips, you taught me that! I hate to do this, and I'm gonna miss you, but all is fair in love and business - Benjamin Franklin. Lips Manlis: NO! Big Boy Caprice: All right, put the word out! Lips' territory is my territory now. Anyone who was working for him, is working for me. Everything he owns, I own!

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Big Boy Caprice: Around me, if a woman don't wear mink, she don't wear nothin'. Breathless Mahoney: Well, I look good both ways. Kid: I don't like dames. Tess: Good. Me neither.

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Breathless Mahoney: Thanks for calling. I was beginning to wonder what a girl had to do to get arrested. Dick: Wearing that dress is a step in the right direction. Breathless: Are you going to make a move or do I have to do everything? Dick: I'm on duty. Breathless: When's your day off? Dick: Sunday. Breathless: It's a big world. It must be Sunday somewhere.

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Dick Tracy: Who is it? Offstage voice: Mr. Tracy, this is Mrs. Snide from the orphanage. We need to speak to you about the runaway you have been harboring. Dick Tracy: I did not hear anything from the orphanage about this. 88 Keys: The girls are tired. We've been going all night. It's 2 a.m. Big Boy Caprice: It's 2 a.m.? I'm about to turn this dump into the best place of a new era in entertainment, you're telling me it's 2 a.m.? Big Boy Caprice: PLAY THE PIANO! Breathless Mahoney: Hey! That was a silly thing to do. He's the best piano player in town. Big Boy Caprice: Shut up! Come here. Next time, I take his fingers and I turn them into pretzels. I just might do the same thing to your face. Big Boy Caprice: See? He's playing better already.

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Dick Tracy: Is the enemy of my enemy my friend, or the enemy of my friend my enemy? Pat Patton: What? Dick Tracy: Or enemy of my enemy my enemy? Pat Patton: What'd he say? Dick Tracy: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy. Sam Catchem: He said the enemy of his enemy is his enemy. Pat Patton: Oh.

Dick Tracy (1990 film), CC BY-SA 4.0