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Chicago (2002)

10/12/2002 (US)Comedy, Crime, Drama1h 53m
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If you can't be famous, be infamous.

Overview

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Renée Zellweger

      Renée Zellweger

      Roxie Hart

    2. Catherine Zeta-Jones

      Catherine Zeta-Jones

      Velma Kelly

    3. Richard Gere

      Richard Gere

      Billy Flynn

    4. Queen Latifah

      Queen Latifah

      Matron Mama Morton

    5. Ekaterina Chtchelkanova

      Ekaterina Chtchelkanova

      Katalin Helinski "Hunyak"

    6. John C. Reilly

      John C. Reilly

      Amos Hart

    7. Christine Baranski

      Christine Baranski

      Mary Sunshine

    8. Lucy Liu

      Lucy Liu

      Kitty Baxter

    9. Taye Diggs

      Taye Diggs

      Bandleader

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    A review by Zoro DPiece

    9.0
    Written by Zoro DPiece on Aug 29, 2018

    SPOILERS AHEAD! From Rob Marshall ("Into the Woods") and Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls") comes this charming satirical stab on celebrity criminals. Based on the 1975 stage play and starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. Set in the jazz age of Chicago, Illinois. "Chicago" tells the story of two women on murderess row who hope that fame and fortune will keep them out of the gallows. Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones) is a vaudevillian performer who plugs her sister and husband right before a performance. Roxie Hart (Zellweger) is watching the performance while idolizeing Velma a...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$45,000,000.00

    Revenue$306,776,732.00

    Keywords

    • chicago, illinois
    • gallows
    • musical
    • based on play or musical
    • jail
    • lawyer
    • execution
    • noose
    • hanging
    • prison matron
    • jazz age
    • 1920s
    • death by hanging
    • public execution
    • execution by hanging
    • hanged woman