Chicago (2002)
- Starring:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rob Marshall
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Music & Performing Arts
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A starry-eyed would-be star discovers just how far the notion that "there's no such thing as bad publicity" can go in this screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Chicago, originally directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. In the mid-'20s, Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos (John C. Reilly). Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley (Dominic West), a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a sexy vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron "Mama" Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie's story -- or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie's story -- all over the gutter press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines. A project that had been moving from studio to studio since the musical opened on Broadway in 1973, Chicago also features guest appearances by Lucy Liu and Christine Baranski. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones - Velma Kelly
- Richard Gere - Billy Flynn
- John C. Reilly - Amos Hart
- Lucy Liu - Go-to-Hell-Kitty
- Colm Feore - Assistant District Attorney Martin Harrison
- Rob Smith - Newspaper photographer
- Ken Ard - Wilbur
- Steve Behal - Prison Clerk
- Scott Wise - Ezekial Young
- Marc Calamia - Hunyak's husband
- Deidre Goodwin - June
- Robbie Rox - Prison guard
- Sean Wayne Doyle - Reporter
- Denise Faye - Annie
- Renée Zellweger - Roxie Hart
- Queen Latifah - Matron Mama Morton
- Christine Baranski - Mary Sunshine
- Taye Diggs - Bandleader
- Dominic West - Fred Casely
- Mya Harrison - Mona
- Bruce Beaton - Police photographer
- Jayne Eastwood - Mrs. Borusewicz
- Roman Podhora - Sergeant Fogarty
- Ekaterina Chtchelkanova - Katalin Hunyak
- Cliff Saunders - Stage manager
- Joey Pizzi - Bernie
- Susan Misner - Liz
- Director(s):
- Rob Marshall
- Writer(s):
- Bill Condon
- Producer(s):
- James Cresson, Martin Richards, Robert Fryer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Questionable for Children, Sexual Situations, Adult Language, Mild Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Music & Performing Arts
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- 2002 - Chicago - American Film Institute - Top Ten Movie of the Year
- 2003 - Chicago - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Ensemble Acting
- 2003 - Chicago - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Picture
- 2002 - Chicago - Directors Guild of America - Best Director
- 2002 - Chicago - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2002 - Chicago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2002 - Chicago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2002 - Chicago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2002 - Chicago - National Board of Review - Best Directorial Debut
- 2002 - Chicago - Screen Actors Guild - Best Supporting Actress
- 2002 - Chicago - Screen Actors Guild - Best Actress
