An incorruptible Chicago cop launches a relentless campaign to stop a ruthless gangster plotting to take control of the city. But the detective finds himself distracted by the attentions of a seductive nightclub singer and a faceless vigilante playing both sides against the middle. Comic-strip adventure, directed by and starring Warren Beatty, with Madonna, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman.

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.