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Starring: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere
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
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US Release Date
12/27/02
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for violence, strong language, sexual situations
Running Time
113 mins.
Locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$170,684,505
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2002 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Acting Ensemble award at the 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2002 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Song award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2002 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Top Ten Movie of the Year award at the 2002 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Directorial Debut award at the 2002 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2002 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2002 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Ensemble Acting award at the 2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2002 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Costume Design award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 2002 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Editing award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Art Direction award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Miramax
- Miramax Films
