Chicago (2002)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Bill Condon (screenplay)
Bob Fosse (book) ...

Release Date:

24 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

With the right song and dance, you can get away with murder.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Fame | 1920s | Jail | Vaudeville

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 54 nominations

Cast

Taye Diggs	...	Bandleader
Renée Zellweger	...	Roxie Hart
Cliff Saunders	...	Stage Manager
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Velma Kelly
Richard Gere	...	Billy Flynn
Queen Latifah	...	Matron Mama Morton
John C. Reilly	...	Amos Hart
Dominic West	...	Fred Casely
Christine Baranski	...	Mary Sunshine
Jayne Eastwood	...	Mrs. Borusewicz
Bruce Beaton	...	Police Photographer
Roman Podhora	...	Sergeant Fogarty
Colm Feore	...	Harrison
Rob Smith	...	Newspaper Photographer
Sean Wayne Doyle	...	Reporter

Also Known As:

Chicago (Germany)
Chicago: The Musical (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

113 min | Turkey:80 min (TV version)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Hungarian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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-13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The original production of "Chicago" opened at the 46th Street Theater on June 3, 1975, ran for 936 performances and was nominated for the 1976 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the final dance, the position of Roxie's gun switches many times from behind to in front of her roses.

Quotes:

Billy Flynn: My client feels that it was a combination of liquor and jazz that led to the downfall.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.67)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Cell Block Tango

What If The Shoe Was On The Other Foot?

This movie is a film about a group of women who have been made famous and made into icons by killing their husbands/boyfriends. Correct? This movie has gotten all this praise and publicity and positve feedback for women glorifing the killing of men. Now, what if the shoe was on the other foot? What if there was a film that was about a bunch of men that killed that were made famous by killing their wives or girlfriends? Of course no one would go see that! Every feminist group in the world would be all over that film, its producer, director, actors, and studio! And Hollywood and the motion picture industry would come under even bigger scrutiny if that film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. Just something to think about