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{{Infobox Film |
name = Chicago |
image = Chicagopostercast.jpg|200px|Promotional poster for ''Chicago'' |
imdb_id = 0299658 |
writer = [[Maurine Dallas Watkins]] (play),<br />[[Bob Fosse]] (musical),<br />[[Fred Ebb]] (musical),<br />[[Bill Condon]] |
starring = [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] <br /> [[Renée Zellweger]] <br /> [[Richard Gere]] <br /> [[Queen Latifah]] <br /> [[John C. Reilly]] <br /> [[Lucy Liu]] <br /> [[Taye Diggs]] <br /> [[Colm Feore]]
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director = [[Rob Marshall]] |
producer = [[Martin Richards (producer)|Martin Richards]]|
music = [[John Kander]]<br>[[Fred Ebb]]<br>[[Danny Elfman]] |
distributor = [[Miramax Films]] |
released = [[December 27]], [[2002]]|
runtime = 113 min. |
language = English |
amg_id = 1:272628 |
budget = $45 million [http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chicago.htm]|
}}
'''''Chicago''''' is a [[2002 in film|2002]] [[USA|American]] [[musical film]] released by [[Miramax Films]]. First released in limited cities on [[December 27]], [[2002]], ''Chicago'' opened in wide release on [[January 24]], [[2003]]. An [[film adaptation|adaptation]] of the [[Satire|satirical]] [[Musical theatre|stage musical]] ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', the film explores the themes of [[celebrity]] and [[scandal]] in [[Jazz#History##1920s to 1950s|Jazz age]] [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. Directed and choreographed by [[Rob Marshall]], and adapted for film by screenwriter [[Bill Condon]], ''Chicago'' won six [[Academy Awards]] in 2003, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. The film was the first musical film to win the Best Picture Oscar since ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968).
''Chicago'' centers around Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, two murderesses who find themselves on death row together in [[1920]]s Chicago. Velma, a professional vaudevillian, and Roxie, a housewife with aspirations of being a star, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film stars [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Renée Zellweger]], and [[Richard Gere]], also featuring [[Queen Latifah]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[Lucy Liu]], [[Taye Diggs]], and [[Colm Feore]].
== Synopsis ==
Velma Kelly ([[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]) is a [[vaudeville]] star whose celebrity is only increased by her double murder of her adulterous husband and her sister. Roxie Hart ([[Renée Zellweger]]) is a nobody who dreams of the fame and wealth of a singing career. When she shoots her abusive lover, who lied about his ability to get her a job as a performer, she is sent to murderesses' row. There she meets Velma Kelly.
Facing [[Capital punishment|death row]], Roxie sends her sad-sack husband Amos ([[John C. Reilly]]) to hire Billy Flynn ([[Richard Gere]]), Chicago's most famous and successful [[defense attorney]], who promises to turn her case into a celebrity murder trial and get her acquitted. Flynn and Roxie manipulate the press and the public and Roxie becomes famous. When Billy recognizes Roxie's potential, Roxie and Velma become locked in a rivalry to outdo each other in stardom. The tables are turned on both ladies, however, when a new killer — a wealthy woman who killed her husband and ''both'' of his mistresses — named Kitty ([[Lucy Liu]]) enters the scene.
Roxie manages to steal back attention by falsely claiming to be pregnant. Using this lie as well as a 'reformed criminal' story, she enters the courthouse with Billy. Everything goes fine until Velma shows up with Roxie's diary, reading incriminating entries, that Roxie claims to never have written, in exchange for amnesty. Using some quick talking, Billy manages to get Roxie off the hook and she is proclaimed innocent.
Much to Roxie's dismay however, her publicity is short lived as the public's attention turns quickly to a new murderess. Roxie leaves the courthouse after finding out that Billy wrote the false diary entries and sent the journal to Velma to get Miss Kelly off [[death row]]. With nothing left, Roxie once more sets off to find a stage career, but has little success. She is approached by Velma who is willing to revive a two person act with Roxie. Although Roxie refuses at first saying that she hates Velma, she ends up agreeing and the act becomes a big hit.
The movie ends with the duo performing their act for a huge audience, including Billy Flynn and Mama Morton, and Roxie happily calls out to everyone "Believe us, we could not have done this without you!"
==Production==
''Chicago'' was filmed in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The courthouse was in [[Osgoode Hall]]. Other scenes were filmed at [[Queen's Park, Toronto|Queen's Park]], the former [[Distillery District|Gooderham and Worts Distillery]], [[Casa Loma]], the [[Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres|Elgin Theatre]], [[Union Station]], the [[Canada Life Building]], the Danforth Music Hall, and at the Old City Hall.
The film is based on the hit musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of which (in 1975) had not been especially well-received by audiences due to the show's cynical tone. The minimalist [[1996]] revival enjoyed a great deal more success, however, and the influences of both productions can be seen in the film version. The original production's musical numbers were staged as [[vaudeville]] acts, which presented some problems when transferring from stage to screen. The movie version allowed the vaudeville scenes to happen by transferring the musical numbers to an imaginary stage in Roxie's fantasies, while keeping the pared-down flavor of the revival production.
== Cast and characters ==
[[Image:Catherine zeta jones1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Velma and Roxie]]
*[[Renée Zellweger]] as Roxie Hart, a nobody in the big city dreaming of stardom and willing to do anything to get it.
*[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] as Velma Kelly, a Chicago staple, a singing and dancing sensation and half of the duo The Kelly Sisters and Roxie's idol.
*[[Richard Gere]] as Billy Flynn, a big-shot lawyer who is known for making his clients loved by the public.
*[[John C. Reilly]] as Amos Hart, Roxie's naïve, hard-working, albeit boring spouse.
*[[Queen Latifah]] as Matron "Mama" Morton, the matron of Cook County Jail, whose philosophy is "When you're good to Mama, Mama's good to you".
*[[Christine Baranski]] as Mary Sunshine, the personification of the sensationalist news media.
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 23em; font-size: 85%;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center
! colspan="2" | Academy Awards record
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| '''1. Best Supporting Actress''', [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
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| '''2. Best Art Direction''', [[John Myhre]], [[Gordon Sim]]
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| '''3. Best Costume Design''', [[Colleen Atwood]]
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| '''4. Best Editing''', [[Martin Walsh]]
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| '''5. Best Picture''', [[Martin Richards]]
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| '''6. Best Sound''', [[Michael Minkler]], [[Dominick Tavella]], [[David Lee]]
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center
! colspan="2" | Golden Globe Awards record
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| '''1. Best Musical/Comedy Picture'''
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| '''2. Best Musical/Comedy Actor''', [[Richard Gere]]
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| '''3. Best Musical/Comedy Actress''', Renée Zellweger
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align=center
! colspan="2" | BAFTA Awards record
|-
| '''1. Best Supporting Actress''', Catherine Zeta-Jones
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| '''2. Best Sound''', Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee, [[Maurice Schell]]
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|}
===Academy Awards===
''Chicago'' won six [[Academy Awards]]:
*[[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] ([[Martin Richards]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] ([[Catherine Zeta-Jones]])
*[[Academy Award for Film Editing|Best Editing]] ([[Martin Walsh]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] ([[John Myhre]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] ([[Colleen Atwood]])
*[[Academy Award for Sound|Best Sound]] (Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and [[David Lee]])
It was nominated for seven others:
*[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] ([[Rob Marshall]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] ([[Renée Zellweger]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] ([[John C. Reilly]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] ([[Queen Latifah]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Dion Beebe]])
*[[Academy Award for Best Song|Best Song]] ("I Move On" by [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]])
*[[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([[Bill Condon]]).
===Golden Globes===
''Chicago'' won three [[Golden Globe]] Awards: Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actress in Musical or Comedy ([[Renée Zellweger]]), and Best Actor in Musical or Comedy ([[Richard Gere]]).
It was nominated for five more: Best Director (Rob Marshall), Best Actress in Musical or Comedy (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Best Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Best Supporting Actress (Queen Latifah), and Best Screenplay (Bill Condon).
===Other===
In 2006 this film ranked #12 on the [[American Film Institute]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years of Musicals|list of best musicals]].
==Songs==
:See also: ''[[Chicago: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture]]''
*"All That Jazz" - Velma Kelly & Company
*"Funny Honey" - Roxie Hart
*"When You're Good to Mama" - Matron "Mama" Morton
*"Cell Block Tango" -Liz, Annie, June, Katelin Helenski, Velma Kelly, Mona
*"All I Care About" - Billy Flynn
*"We Both Reached for the Gun" - Billy Flynn & Roxie Hart
*"Roxie" - Roxie Hart
*"I Can't Do It Alone" - Velma Kelly
*"Mister Cellophane" - Amos Hart
*"Razzle Dazzle" - Billy Flynn & Company
*"Class" - Velma Kelly and Matron "Mama" Morton**
**This song performed by Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones was filmed, but it was cut from the film. The scene was later included on the DVD release and the film's broadcast television premiere on [[NBC]] in 2005, and the song was included on the soundtrack album.
*"Nowadays" - Roxie Hart
*"Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag" - Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly
*"I Move On" - Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly
==Sources==
The movie is based on the [[Kander and Ebb]] [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical theater|musical]], ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', which was based on the [[Maurine Dallas Watkins|Maurine Watkins]] play, ''[[Chicago (play)|Chicago]]'', which was in turn based on the stories of two Jazz-era killers, [[Beulah Annan]] and [[Belva Gaertner]]. The film follows a similar plot to William Wellman's 1942 film [[Roxie Hart (film)|Roxie Hart]], starring [[Ginger Rogers]]. It also bears many strong resemblances to ''[[Cabaret (film)|Cabaret]]''.
Ultimately, the satiric presentation of a criminal underworld that mirrors the "respectable" world of daily life goes back to [[The Beggar's Opera]].
==Trivia==
{{Trivia|date=June 2007}}
*[[Anastacia]] enters in the soundtrack with the song "[[Love Is A Crime]]". The song had a video but it was never released as a single, due to the singer's recently announced breast [[cancer]]. When [[Anastacia]] was shooting the video she had a 40°C(104°F) degree fever.
*''Chicago'' was to have been the next movie project for legendary stage and film [[choreographer]] and director [[Bob Fosse]], who directed and choreographed the original Broadway production. Although he died before the film was made, the influence of his distinctive jazz choreography style can be detected throughout the film. In particular, the parallels to ''[[Cabaret (film)|Cabaret]]'' are numerous and distinct. He is thanked in the movie's credits.
*[[Chita Rivera]], who originated the role of Velma Kelly on Broadway in 1975, makes a cameo appearance as "Nicky."
*[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] began her career in musicals, appearing in the lead role of ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' in [[London]]'s [[West End theatre|West End]] at the age of just seventeen.
*[[Britney Spears]] was considered for the role of Kitty, that later went to [[Lucy Liu]]. Britney Spears was suggested by the director, but due to heavy schedules Lucy Liu was hired instead.
*Four years before filming began, [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] announced in a number of interviews she would play Roxie opposite [[Liza Minnelli]] as Velma. This version was to be directed by [[Nicholas Hytner]]. It is unknown as to why Madonna pulled out.
*[[John Travolta]] was originally offered the role of Billy Flynn. Richard Gere played the role instead. It is the third time Gere has had success playing part that was first offered to Travolta, following ''[[American Gigolo]]'' and ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]''.
*[[Rosie O'Donnell]] was also considered for the role of Matron "Mama" Morton.
*A [[1942]] movie called ''Roxie Hart'' starred [[Ginger Rogers]] as Roxie and [[Adolphe Menjou]] as Billy Flynn. The movie followed essentially the same story line as ''Chicago''. The only singing or dancing was done by Rogers.
*[[Nicole Kidman]] turned down the part of "Roxie Hart" because she had already starred in the musical [[Moulin Rouge]], and she didn't want to star in two musicals in a row. She decided to star in [[The Hours (film)|The Hours]] instead.
*[[Hugh Jackman]], who is 19 years younger than Richard Gere, turned down the role of Billy Flynn, feeling that he couldn't handle it. He has stated several times that he regrets doing so.
==External links==
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*[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16152 New York Review of Books: Hilton Als' "Girls & Guns"]
*[http://www.miramax.com/chicago/ Miramax ''Chicago'' homepage]
*{{imdb title|id=0299658|title=Chicago}}
*[http://www.moviehole.net/news/20041130_4621.html Catherine Zeta-Jones interview]
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