Petty Revenge: Warren Beatty and Dick Tracy | The Internet Says it's True
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In 2009 and again in 2023, Warren Beatty shows up on TV in the middle of the night on an obscure interview-style show. He's dressed as his 1990 Dick Tracy character and the appearances are just BIZARRE. That's because they have one sole purpose: to keep the Dick Tracy rights in Beatty's name. In this episode, we talk about the Dick Tracy movie and this crazy ploy to keep the rights out of pure spite.

I guess there was a huge legal fight that he eventually won through argument and opponent apathy, so as long as he doesn’t let the character sit completely idle, he keeps the rights despite no longer giving a fuck either. It’s utterly petty, and if I cared more about Dick Tracy I’d probably find it infuriating rather than hilarious.

2009

2023

  • alekwithak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    362·
    11 hours ago

    I doubt anyone under 30 even knows who Dick Tracy is, but okay. You do you, Beatty.

    • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      13 hours ago

      Why is 30 the cutoff? I’m in my 30s and haven’t even heard of anyone referencing this character.

      • alekwithak@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 hours ago

        There was a pretty popular Dick Tracy movie in 1990, so he was fairly relevant in the early '90s. I figured those 30 and older may remember. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • lewdian69@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      Yeah, cause he kept the rights all to himself and squandered the character’s popularity.