Guide Note

Chicago is a 2002 musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago centering around Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, two murderesses on death row in 1920s Chicago. Velma, a professional vaudevillian played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Roxie, Renee Zellweger, a housewife with aspirations of being a star, fight for fame to keep them from the gallows.

Fast Facts

1. Directed by: Rob Marshall
2. Produced by: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein and Craig Zadan
3. Written by: Dallas Watkins, Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb and Bill Condon
4. Music by: John Kander and Danny Elfman
5. Distributed by: Miramax Films
6. Limited Release Date: December 27, 2002
7. World Wide Release Date: January 24, 2003
8. MPAA Rating: PG-13
9. Budget: $45 million
10. Gross revenue: $306,776,732
11. First musical film to win the Best Picture Oscar since Oliver! in 1968
12. Twelfth on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals in 2006

Cast

1. Renee Zellweger
2. Catherine Zeta-Jones
3. Richard Gere
4. John C. Reilly
5. Queen Latifah
6. Taye Diggs

Awards

1. Best Supporting Actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones
2. Best Art Direction, John Myhre, Gordon Sim
3. Best Costume Design, Colleen Atwood
4. Best Editing, Martin Walsh
5. Best Picture, Martin Richards
6. Best Sound, Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee

1. Best Musical/Comedy Picture
2. Best Musical/Comedy Actor, Richard Gere
3. Best Musical/Comedy Actress, Renée Zellweger

1. Best Supporting Actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones
2. Best Sound, Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, David Lee, Maurice Schell