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24 January 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
With the right song and dance, you can get away with murder. morePlot:
Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together)and Roxie Hart (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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 54 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Miramax Settles Chicago Lawsuit (From WENN. 2 October 2008, 5:42 AM, PDT)
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Great fun, simply a very entertaining movie. moreCast
(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 |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements.Parents Guide:
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113 minAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39516) | Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | France:U | Brazil:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | Greece:K-13MOVIEmeter: 
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John Travolta, Kevin Spacey, John Cusack and Hugh Jackman were all considered for the role of Billy Flynn. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Mama assures Roxie that a woman has not "swung" in Cook County in years. Cook County has never executed a woman. moreQuotes:
Roxie: They LOVE me.Billy Flynn: They'd love you a lot more if you were hanged. You know why? Because it would sell more papers... That's Chicago.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera (#28.15)" (2003) moreSoundtrack:
Raisin' the Roof moreFAQ
Was Roxie really pregnant?more
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Funny thing about watching a movie like "Chicago", which won the award for Best Picture last year. I eagerly awaited the DVD, and when I first sat down to watch it, I didn't finish it. I guess I just wasn't in the mood. I began to wonder what all the hoopla was about. Now, a couple of weeks later, I watched it from the beginning and now I "get" it. I must have been in a different mood, because this time everything "clicked" for me, it was great fun, simply a very entertaining movie. Now I'm glad I own the DVD, aside from my desire to have as many Oscar winners as I can. The whole story is a parody of fame, crime, and use of a slick lawyer to fool a jury. I will enjoy watching it again and again.
My favorite scene was where Gere's lawyer was puppetteer to Zellweger's Roxie, the acting, the singing, the timing were all just perfect. It has been well-publicized that Zellweger neither sang nor danced professionally before "Chicago", and I found her more than adequate for the role of Roxie. In fact, I quite enjoy her singing voice. Yet, Catherine Z-J has the more powerful, trained voice, having started out on stage, and it is apparent when they are together that Z-J is the more seasoned performer. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well Gere handled his singing duties. Some have complained about his somewhat "nasal" singing voice, but to me it fit his character well. A rich, operatic baritone would have been out of character.
I viewed the DVD with the DTS track selected and it delivers with a fine surround sound. Plus, the picture is very sharp, in all a good DVD to own for fans of musical comedies.