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Chicago (2002)

12A 113 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   24 January 2003 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Bill Condon (screenplay), Bob Fosse (book), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taye Diggs ...
Cliff Saunders Cliff Saunders ...
Stage Manager
Catherine Zeta-Jones ...
Renée Zellweger ...
Dominic West ...
Jayne Eastwood ...
Bruce Beaton ...
Police Photographer
Roman Podhora Roman Podhora ...
Sergeant Fogarty
John C. Reilly ...
Colm Feore ...
DA Martin Harrison
Robert Smith Robert Smith ...
Newspaper Photographer (as Rob Smith)
Sean Wayne Doyle Sean Wayne Doyle ...
Reporter
Steve Behal ...
Prison Clerk
Robbie Rox Robbie Rox ...
Prison Guard
Chita Rivera ...
Nickie
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Storyline

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. Written by Debpp322  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Fame | Vaudeville | Jail | 1920s  | See more »

Taglines:

It began with a hit... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Hungarian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Чикaго See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,074,929 (USA) (29 December 2002) (77 Screens)

Gross:

$306,776,732 (Worldwide) (2004)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Billy Flynn was offered several times to John Travolta before eventually going to Richard Gere. This is the fourth film that Travolta has turned down and Gere accepted; the other three are: American Gigolo, Days of Heaven, and An Officer and a Gentleman. Travolta has said that he deeply regrets declining the part. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: For the song, "All I Care About Is Love", after the women prisoners take their uniforms off, in one shot they have their headbands on and then in the next they are putting their headbands on again. See more »

Quotes

Velma Kelly: Come on, babe, we're gonna brush the sky. I betcha Lucky Lindy never flew so high 'cause in the stratosphere how could he lend an ear to all that jazz.
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Crazy Credits

The title "CHICAGO" appears as a "C" in the middle of a zoom of Roxie's
eye, then the rest of the letters light up around it. See more »

Connections

Referenced in 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Funny Honey"
(1975)
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Performed by Renée Zellweger and John C. Reilly
Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) See more »