Chicago (2002)

Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Bill Condon (screenplay), Bob Fosse (book)

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere

Won 6 Oscars. Another 51 wins & 129 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taye Diggs	...	Bandleader
Cliff Saunders	...	Stage Manager
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Velma Kelly
Renée Zellweger	...	Roxie Hart
Dominic West	...	Fred Casely
Jayne Eastwood	...	Mrs. Borusewicz
Bruce Beaton	...	Police Photographer
Roman Podhora	...	Sergeant Fogarty
John C. Reilly	...	Amos Hart
Colm Feore	...	Harrison
Rob Smith	...	Newspaper Photographer
Sean Wayne Doyle	...	Reporter
Steve Behal	...	Prison Clerk
Robbie Rox	...	Prison Guard
Chita Rivera	...	Nickie

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | newspaper | bad girl | jazz age | remake | 

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Taglines:

It began with a hit...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in Dancing with the Stars: Round Nine (2009)

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Soundtracks

Roxie's Suite
(uncredited)
Written by Danny Elfman
Performed by Danny Elfman

User Reviews

Brilliant editing and singing

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Germany Canada UK

Language:

English Hungarian

Release Date:

24 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chicago: The Musical

Filming Locations:

Danforth Music Hall - 147 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,074,929, 29 December 2002

Gross USA:

$170,687,518

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$306,776,732

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax, Producers Circle, Storyline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (Digital DTS Sound)

Color:

Black and White (mock newsreel) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1