DICK TRACY: Alternate Faces For Al Pacino's Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice

DICK TRACY: Alternate Faces For Al Pacino's Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice

While doing some digging I came across an interesting find, makeup tests for Al Pacino's Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice from the 1990 film, Dick Tracy. Hit the jump to check them out.

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By nailbiter111 - Oct 03, 2013 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Dick Tracy
Source: johncaglionejr.net



After posting my article, "NSFW: 15 Sexiest COMIC BOOK MOVIE Scenes Ever," I all of sudden had a renewed interest in 1990's Dick Tracy. After doing a little bit of research, I came across the official website for Hollywood makeup artist, John Caglione Jr.. He worked on the film, and his collaborations with Al Pacino went so swimmingly that Caglione became Al's personal makeup artist for all of his following films. Anyway, on John's website, he had images of Al Pacino trying on some different prosthetics and makeup combinations.
Al Pacino actually designed Big Boy Caprice's make-up himself and completely re-imagined the character, who was originally big and fat in the comics with a little nose. Caprice's resulting film counterpart is of average height with enlarged hands, nose, and cheekbones, hence his street name. - IMDB





Legendary police detective Dick Tracy is the only man tough enough to take on gangster boss Big Boy Caprice and his band of menacing mobsters. Dedicated to his work but at the same time devoted to his loyal girlfriend, Tess Trueheart, Tracy find himself torn between love and duty. His relentless crusade against crime becomes even more difficult when he gets saddled with an engaging orphan and meets seductive and sultry Breathless Mahoney, a torch singer determined to get the best of Tracy. A faceless character, the Blank, threatens both Tracy and Big Boy, and it takes all of Tracy's skills to save the city.


Dick Tracy (1990) was produced, directed, and starred Warren Beatty. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr., based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Cast included: Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, William Forsythe, Glenne Headly, Paul Sorvino, Dick Van Dyke, and Charlie Korsmo. With a budget of $46 million, the film grossed $162 million worldwide box office.
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JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:07 PM
I love this movie!
Kamdan
Kamdan - 10/3/2013, 6:08 PM
Good stuff here. I hope one of these days someone will post a picture of the proposed make-up for Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, where he had a hawk-nose and a more pronounced square jaw, like how he was drawn in the comic-strip.
SageMode
SageMode - 10/3/2013, 6:12 PM
I remember this when i was a kid, still enjoyable to watch. NoFace used to creep me out.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:22 PM
@ Gusto

What me strike out, heck I would knock girls out like bowling pins!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:27 PM
SMH your girl is the shape of a bowling ball you old frat!
A2ron
A2ron - 10/3/2013, 6:27 PM
I love this movie but haven't bought it. I wish they would release it with bonus features, maybe a commentary and a good length feature about the make-up effects.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:30 PM
@ Gusto

LMAO!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:37 PM
@ Bemis

Are you serious, you need to see it. The bad part of the movie is Madonna.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 6:39 PM
Sorry Benis not Bemis
MarvelWeiner
MarvelWeiner - 10/3/2013, 7:33 PM
WTF is this?! talk about shit movies
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 7:37 PM
What this is a great movie.
eleven59
eleven59 - 10/3/2013, 7:53 PM
thats one nice butterface you got there gusto...
beane2099
beane2099 - 10/3/2013, 8:22 PM
The story might have been a little lacking but it definitely gets an A for pageantry and that killer cast. If they'd played it a little more like a mob movie and little less like a 90's comic book movie it could have been a true classic. Let's not mince words here, there were a ton of similarities to Burton's Batman (though to be fair they were both being developed simultaneously). The biggest commonality between the two is, of course, Danny Elfman.

But c'mon - Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Dick Van Dyke, Dustin Hoffman, William Forsythe, Mandy Patinkin, James Caan, Charles Durning, Paul Sorvino, Frank Campenella; it just goes on and on (note I didn't mention Madonna).
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 9:07 PM
Some of the best characters brought to life straight out of the comics.

JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 9:29 PM
Prune Face



Flat Top



Influence



Little Face



The Brow



Mumbles



Rhodent



Lips Manlis



Stoog Viller



Numbers



Itchy



The Blank



Big Boy Caprice



Shoulders



Spaldoni



Dick Tracy



I hope I did not miss anybody!



I hope I did not miss anybody
dckizzle
dckizzle - 10/3/2013, 9:37 PM
Reboot please
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/3/2013, 9:43 PM
Forgot a couple of more

Steve the Tramp




MarkV
MarkV - 10/3/2013, 9:51 PM
WTH??

Creepy late night threads ; P
IM53
IM53 - 10/3/2013, 10:08 PM
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IM53
IM53 - 10/3/2013, 10:09 PM
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IM53
IM53 - 10/3/2013, 10:14 PM
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Ghostfire
Ghostfire - 10/3/2013, 10:25 PM
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IM53
IM53 - 10/3/2013, 10:29 PM
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Ghostfire
Ghostfire - 10/3/2013, 10:43 PM
For 53, Skate Cat!! Sk8 or DIE!

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Ghostfire
Ghostfire - 10/3/2013, 10:46 PM
@53 <\b>
Damn homie!! Back at ya'!
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HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 10/3/2013, 11:06 PM
I remember seeing this in the theater. Classic.
TheAmazingSpidey63
TheAmazingSpidey63 - 10/4/2013, 12:43 AM
A midnight thread bombing and I missed it? Damn, hold on....





(Huh, didn't know Gusto was on the Top 5 Wanted List for the Pervert Alert)






Left my mark. Carry on.....

;)
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 10/4/2013, 1:11 AM
Classic shit! Love this flick.
mctrinket
mctrinket - 10/4/2013, 5:07 AM
Wow that movie was terrible.
jlabatman
jlabatman - 10/4/2013, 5:14 AM
That was a great movie and Madonna, at the time, was smoking hot! Love this movie!
Omegacron
Omegacron - 10/4/2013, 5:39 AM
Those top two remind me of Marv from Sin City.
Dedpool
Dedpool - 10/4/2013, 5:56 AM
@ Joemoma - Also 88 Keys.

Love this flick!!
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 10/4/2013, 9:24 AM
I absolutely love this movie!
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 10/4/2013, 9:30 AM
Awesome movie! One of the best from my childhood.
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