Chicago (2002)
Coming Out at 26 December 2002 in theaters.
Comedy, Crime, Musical
Chicago is musical crime drama film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. Chicago centers on Roxie Hart (Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) two murderesses who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Roxie, a housewife, and Velma, a vaudevillian, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film marks the theatrical directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who also choreographed the film, and was adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Critically lauded, Chicago won six Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Picture, the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver! in 1968.
In 1924, Roxie Hart watches lead role Velma Kelly perform (“Overture/All That Jazz”) at a Chicago theater. Wanting stardom for herself, she begins an affair with Fred Casely, who claims to know the manager. After the show, Velma is arrested for killing her husband Charlie and sister Veronica, after finding them in bed together.
A month later, Casely admits to Roxie that he has no showbiz connections and just wanted to sleep with her. Enraged, she shoots him dead. She convinces her husband, Amos, to take the blame, telling him she killed a burglar in self-defense. As Amos confesses to the detective, Roxie fantasizes that she is singing a song devoted to her husband (“Funny Honey”). However, when the detective brings up evidence that Roxie and Casely were having an affair, Amos recants; Roxie furiously admits what really happened and is arrested. Ambitious District Attorney Harrison announces he will seek the death penalty.
Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Bill Condon, Bob Fosse (book), Fred Ebb (book), Maurine Dallas Watkins (play)
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
Cast:
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 |
Queen Latifah | … | Matron Mama Morton |
Susan Misner | … | Liz |
Denise Faye | … | Annie |
Deidre Goodwin | … | June |
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova | … | Hunyak |
Mya | … | Mona |
Joey Pizzi | … | Bernie |
Scott Wise | … | Ezekial Young |
Ken Ard | … | Wilbur |
Marc Calamia | … | Hunyak’s Husband |
Niki Wray | … | Veronica |
Gregory Mitchell | … | Charlie |
Sebastian La Cause | … | Al Lipschitz |
Richard Gere | … | Billy Flynn |
Christine Baranski | … | Mary Sunshine |
Brendan Wall | … | Billy’s Assistant |
Cleve Asbury | … | ‘Gun’ Reporter #1 |
Rick Negron | … | ‘Gun’ Reporter #2 |
Shaun Amyot | … | ‘Gun’ Reporter #3 |
Eve Crawford | … | Billy’s Secretary |
Bill Corsair | … | Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
Bill Britt | … | Auctioneer |
Gerry Fiorini | … | Sailor |
Elizabeth Law | … | Perfume Lady |
Lucy Liu | … | Kitty Baxter |
Joseph Scoren | … | Harry |
Monique Ganderton | … | Bare Woman #1 |
April Morgan | … | Bare Woman #2 |
Marty Moreau | … | Groin Reporter |
Conrad Dunn | … | Doctor |
Jonathan Whittaker | … | Bailiff |
Rod Campbell | … | Jury Foreman |
Brett Caruso | … | Harrison’s Assistant |
Sean McCann | … | Judge |
Jeff Clarke | … | Court Clerk |
Patrick Salvagna | … | Newsboy |
Kathryn Zenna | … | Woman Shooter |
Jeff Pustil | … | Club Owner |
Roxane Barlow | … | Female Dancer |
Jocelyn Dowling | … | Female Dancer |
Melanie A. Gage | … | Female Dancer |
Michelle Johnston | … | Female Dancer |
Charley King | … | Female Dancer |
Mary Ann Lamb | … | Female Dancer |
Vicky Lambert | … | Female Dancer |
Tara Nicole Hughes | … | Female Dancer |
Cynthia Onrubia | … | Female Dancer |
Karine Plantadit | … | Female Dancer |
Jennifer Savelli | … | Female Dancer |
Natalie Willes | … | Female Dancer |
Karen Andrew | … | Female Dancer |
Kelsey Chace | … | Female Dancer |
Catherine Chiarelli | … | Female Dancer |
Theresa Coombe | … | Female Dancer |
Lisa Ferguson | … | Female Dancer |
Melissa Flerangile | … | Female Dancer |
Michelle Galati | … | Female Dancer |
Sheri Godfrey | … | Female Dancer |
Brittany Gray | … | Female Dancer |
Karen Holness | … | Female Dancer |
Amber-Kelly Mackereth | … | Female Dancer |
Jodi McFadden | … | Female Dancer |
Faye Rauw | … | Female Dancer |
Rhonda Roberts | … | Female Dancer |
Leigh Torlage | … | Female Dancer |
Robyn Wong | … | Female Dancer |
Ted Banfalvi | … | Male Dancer |
Harrison Beal | … | Male Dancer |
Paul Becker | … | Male Dancer |
Jean-Luc Côté | … | Male Dancer |
Scott Fowler | … | Male Dancer |
Edgar Godineaux | … | Male Dancer |
Bill Hartung | … | Male Dancer |
Darren Lee | … | Male Dancer |
Troy P. Liddell | … | Male Dancer |
Blake McGrath | … | Male Dancer |
Robert Montano | … | Male Dancer |
Sean Palmer | … | Male Dancer |
Desmond Richardson | … | Male Dancer |
Martin Samuel | … | Male Dancer |
Jason Sermonia | … | Male Dancer |
Jeff Siebert | … | Male Dancer |
Sergio Trujillo | … | Male Dancer |
Stacy Clark Baisley | … | Acrobat |
Megan Fehlberg | … | Acrobat |
Rachel Jacobs | … | Acrobat |
Rebecca Leonard | … | Acrobat |
Erin Michie | … | Acrobat |
Danielle Rueda-Watts | … | Acrobat |
Dana Calitri | … | Female Ensemble |
Kate Coffman-Lloyd | … | Female Ensemble |
Curtis King Jr. | … | Male Ensemble |
Laura Dean | … | Female Ensemble |
Margaret Dorn | … | Female Ensemble |
Capathia Jenkins | … | Female Ensemble |
Audrey Martells | … | Female Ensemble |
Sara Ramirez | … | Female Ensemble |
Nicki Richards | … | Female Ensemble |
Dennis Collins | … | Male Ensemble |
Darius de Haas | … | Male Ensemble |
Willie Falk | … | Male Ensemble |
Timothy Shew | … | Male Ensemble |
Fronzi Thornton | … | Male Ensemble |
Eric Troyer | … | Male Ensemble |
Mikie Da Poet | … | Man in suit |
Michael Sercerchi | … | Theatre Personnel |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia