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Chicago is a 2002 American musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play of the same name. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age.
- $45 million
- Martin Richards
- December 27, 2002
Jan 24, 2003 · Chicago: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, Cliff Saunders, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger. Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
- (238K)
- Comedy, Crime, Musical
- Rob Marshall
- 2003-01-24
Fame hungry Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) dreams of a life on the Vaudville stage, and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of Chicago, continually hoping that she'll find her lucky break, and be shot into 1920's stardom, so able to flee her boring husband Amos (John C. Reilly).
Chicago, American musical film, released in 2002, that was based on Bob Fosse ’s 1975 Broadway play, with songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The movie, directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, was a popular and critical success, winning six Academy Awards, including best picture.
- Pat Bauer
Chicago is a 2002 film directed by Rob Marshall based on a musical originally choreographed and directed by the legendary Bob Fosse in 1975. It is the story of Roxie Hart ( Renée Zellweger ), a wannabe cabaret star in 1920s Chicago.
Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy-drama movie based on the stage-musical of the same name. It talks about the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. [1] The movie stars Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere.
Dec 27, 2002 · There's an inspired scene of ventriloquism and puppetry at a press conference, with all of the characters dangling from strings. For Fosse, the Chicago of Roxie Hart supplied the perfect peg to hang his famous hat. The movie doesn't update the musical so much as bring it to a high electric streamlined gloss. The director Rob Marshall, a stage ...
