Murderesses Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.Written by
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This was cited as one of the movies responsible for prompting the M.P.A.A. to include smoking in their film certification criteria in 2007, due to the numerous instances of smoking from the main characters and ensemble. See more »
Goofs
When Velma and Roxie are dancing in the final scene, they come out with the guns, and start dancing with them. They put the guns down on the stage and walk away to do a cartwheel. In the shot of their actual cartwheels, the guns are suddenly placed in a stand. But when they pick them up, the stands have disappeared. See more »
Quotes
Roxie:
In the Bed Department, Amos was... zero. I mean, he made love to me like he was fixing a carburetor or something.
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Crazy Credits
The end credits are written in Broadway lights. See more »
Alternate Versions
The musical number "Class," featuring Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones, was deleted from the final version of the film. However, it was recut into the movie for a brief, extremely limited theatrical re-release in the summer of 2003. It then appeared on DVD as a bonus feature, but was NOT intercut there. See more »
Switching gears between cabaret scenes and actual scenes in songs was really well done!
Everyone sang beautifully
Also thought that there was a reason for it to be nominated for Best Picture, even winning it.
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Switching gears between cabaret scenes and actual scenes in songs was really well done! Everyone sang beautifully Also thought that there was a reason for it to be nominated for Best Picture, even winning it.