I was kind of cautious about buying this Happy Meal and getting this toy. I REALLY don’t want to be spoiled with anything about this film and there’s a chance that a simple toy like this, could give away movie plot points.

You think I’m overreacting here?

In 1990 when the Dick Tracy film was hitting the theaters, Playmates had created a Dick Tracy line of action figures. As a Dick Tracy fan and toy collector, I bought them all. Well, all but one. The movies main villain, The Blank, was produced but at the last minute was not sold in the United States.

Why? In the film, oh, here’s a 19 year spoiler warning. The Blank turned out to be Breathless Mahoney (played by Madonna in the film) wearing a faceless mask and yes, the toy included that revelation.

The movie producers realized that if the toy was bought by kids and fans before seeing the film, the surprise at the climax of the film would be ruined. So it was never sold on store shelves in the states. But, oddly enough, it was sold in Canada. I guess the movie makers didn’t care about ruining the movie for our friends in the Great White North.