Chicago ( 2002 film ) - wikipedia Chicago ( 2002 film ) `` Chicago ( film ) '' redirects here. For the earlier silent version, see Chicago ( 1927 film ). Chicago Theatrical release poster Directed by Rob Marshall Produced by Martin Richards Screenplay by Bill Condon Based on Chicago by Bob Fosse Fred Ebb Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins Starring Renée Zellweger Catherine Zeta - Jones Richard Gere Queen Latifah John C. Reilly Music by John Kander Cinematography Dion Beebe Edited by Martin Walsh Production company Producer Circle Co. Zadan / Meron Productions Distributed by Miramax Films Release date December 10, 2002 ( 2002 - 12 - 10 ) ( Samuel Goldwyn Theater ) December 27, 2002 ( 2002 - 12 - 27 ) ( United States ) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $45 million Box office $306.8 million Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy - drama film based on the stage - musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones and Richard Gere. Chicago centers on Velma Kelly ( Zeta - Jones ) and Roxie Hart ( Zellweger ), two murderesses who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Velma, a vaudevillian, and Roxie, a housewife, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. Directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, and adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago won six Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Picture. The film was critically lauded, and was the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver ! in 1968. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Musical numbers 4 Production and development 5 Release 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Box office 5.3 Legacy 5.4 Home media 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Plot In 1924, Roxie Hart sees star Velma Kelly perform ( `` Overture / All That Jazz '' ) at a Chicago theater. Wanting stardom for herself, she begins an affair with Fred Casely, who claims to know the manager. After the show, Velma is arrested for killing her husband Charlie and sister Veronica, who were in bed together. A month later, Casely admits to Roxie that he has no showbiz connections and just wanted her body. Enraged, she shoots him dead. She convinces her husband, Amos, to take the blame, telling him she killed a burglar in self - defense. As Amos confesses to the detective, Roxie fantasizes that she is singing a song devoted to her husband ( `` Funny Honey '' ). However, when the detective brings up evidence that Roxie and Casely were having an affair, Amos recants ; Roxie furiously admits what really happened and is arrested. Ambitious District Attorney Harrison announces he will seek the death penalty. At Cook County Jail, Roxie is sent to Murderess ' Row, under the care of the corrupt Matron `` Mama '' Morton ( `` When You 're Good to Mama '' ). Roxie meets her idol Velma, but her friendship is rudely rebuffed. She learns the backstories of the other women there, including Velma Kelly ( `` Cell Block Tango '' ). On Morton 's advice, Roxie engages Velma 's lawyer, the brilliant Billy Flynn ( `` All I Care About '' ). Flynn and Roxie manipulate the press, reinventing Roxie 's identity as an originally virtuous woman turned bad by the fast life of the city ; she claims she had the affair with Casely because Amos was always working, but repented and dumped him for Amos, and Casely jealously attacked her ( `` We Both Reached for the Gun '' ). The press believe the story ; praised by the public as a tragic heroine, Roxie becomes an overnight sensation ( `` Roxie '' ). Velma, unhappy at losing the public 's attention, tries to convince Roxie to join her act, replacing the sister that she murdered ( `` I Ca n't Do It Alone '' ), but Roxie, now the more popular of the two rivals, snubs her just as Velma originally did. Meanwhile, Kitty Baxter, a wealthy heiress, is arrested for murdering her husband and his two lovers, and the press and Flynn pay more attention to her. To Velma 's surprise, Roxie quickly steals back the fame by claiming to be pregnant. Amos is ignored by the press ( `` Mister Cellophane '' ), and Flynn, to create more sympathy for Roxie, convinces him that the child is Casely 's, and that he should divorce Roxie in the middle of her predicament. Roxie over-confidently fires Flynn, believing she can now win on her own. However, when Katalin Helinszki, a Hungarian woman from Murderess ' Row, becomes the first woman in Cook County history to be executed by hanging, Roxie realizes the gravity of the situation and rehires Flynn. Roxie 's trial begins, and Billy turns it into a media spectacle ( `` Razzle Dazzle '' ) with the help of the sensationalist newspaper reporters and radio personality Mary Sunshine. Billy discredits witnesses, manipulates evidence, and even stages a public reconciliation between Amos and Roxie when she says the child is his. The trial seems to be going Roxie 's way until Velma appears with Roxie 's diary : she reads incriminating entries in exchange for amnesty in her own case. Billy discredits the diary, implying that Harrison was the one who planted the evidence ( `` A Tap Dance '' ). Roxie is acquitted, but her fame is eclipsed moments later when another woman, who had also shot her own husband, shoots her lawyer just outside the courthouse. Flynn tells her to accept it, and admits that he tampered with her diary himself, in order to incriminate the district attorney and also free two clients at once. Amos remains loyal and excited to be a father, but Roxie cruelly rejects him, revealing that she is not pregnant, and he finally leaves her. Roxie does become a vaudeville performer, but is very unsuccessful ( `` Nowadays '' ). Velma is just as unsuccessful, and again approaches Roxie to suggest performing together : a double act consisting of two murderers. Roxie initially refuses, but later accepts when Velma points out that they can perform together despite their resentment for each other. The two stage a spectacular performance that earns them the love of the audience and the press ( `` Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag '' ). The film concludes with Roxie and Velma receiving a standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience, and proclaiming that, `` We could n't have done it without you ''. Cast Renée Zellweger as Roxanne `` Roxie '' Hart, a housewife who aspires to be a vaudevillian, and is arrested for the murder of her deceitful lover. Catherine Zeta - Jones as Velma Kelly ( `` Cicero '' ), a showgirl who is arrested for the murders of her husband, Charlie, and her sister, Veronica. Richard Gere as Billy Flynn, a duplicitous, smooth - talking lawyer who turns his clients into celebrities to gain public support for them. Queen Latifah as Matron `` Mama '' Morton, the corrupt but nurturing matron of the Cook County Jail. John C. Reilly as Amos Hart, Roxie 's naive, simple - minded but devoted husband. Christine Baranski as Mary Sunshine, a sensationalist reporter. Taye Diggs as The Bandleader, a shadowy, mystical master of ceremonies who introduces each song. Colm Feore as Harrison, the prosecutor in both Roxie and Velma 's court cases. Lucy Liu as Kitty Baxter, a millionaire heiress who briefly outshines Velma and Roxie when she kills her husband and his two mistresses. Dominic West as Fred Casely, Roxie 's deceitful lover and murder victim. Mýa as Mona ( `` Lipschitz '' ), a prisoner on Murderess ' Row. Jayne Eastwood as Mrs. Borusewicz, the Harts ' neighbor from across the hall. Chita Rivera as Nicky, a prostitute. Susan Misner as Liz ( `` Pop '' ), a prisoner on Murderess ' Row. Denise Faye as Annie ( `` Six '' ), a prisoner on Murderess ' Row. Deidre Goodwin as June ( `` Squish '' ), a prisoner on Murderess ' Row. Ekaterina Chtchelkanova as the Hunyak ( Katalin Helinszki ) ( `` Uh Uh '' ), a Hungarian prisoner on Murderess ' Row who does not speak English except for two words : `` not guilty ''. Conrad Dunn as Doctor. Musical numbers Main article : Chicago : Music from the Miramax Motion Picture `` Overture / All That Jazz '' -- Velma, Company `` Funny Honey '' -- Roxie `` When You 're Good to Mama '' -- Mama `` Cell Block Tango '' -- Velma, Cell Block Girls `` All I Care About '' -- Billy, Chorus Girls `` We Both Reached for the Gun '' -- Billy, Roxie, Mary, Reporters `` Roxie '' -- Roxie, Chorus Boys `` I Ca n't Do It Alone '' -- Velma `` Mister Cellophane '' -- Amos `` Razzle Dazzle '' -- Billy, Company `` A Tap Dance '' - Billy `` Class '' -- Velma and Mama ( cut from film ; included in DVD and 2005 broadcast premiere on NBC ) `` Nowadays '' -- Roxie `` Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag '' -- Roxie, Velma `` I Move On '' -- Roxie and Velma ( over the end credits ) `` All That Jazz ( reprise ) '' -- Velma, Company Production and development The film is based on the 1975 Broadway musical, which ran for 936 performances but was not well received by audiences, primarily due to the show 's cynical tone. A film version of Chicago was to have been the next project for Bob Fosse, who had directed and choreographed the original 1975 Broadway production and had won an Oscar for his direction of the film version of Cabaret ( 1972 ). Although he died before realizing his version, Fosse 's distinctive jazz choreography style is evident throughout the 2002 film, and he is thanked in the credits. The minimalist 1996 revival of the musical proved far more successful, having played more than 7,800 performances ( as of August 2015 ), holding records for longest - running musical revival, longest - running American musical on Broadway, and third longest - running show in Broadway history. Its runaway success sparked a greater appreciation of the 1975 original production and renewed stalled interest in a long - anticipated film adaptation, which incorporates the influences of both productions. The original production 's musical numbers were staged as vaudeville acts ; the film respects this but presents them as cutaway scenes in the mind of the Roxie character, while scenes in `` real life '' are filmed with a hard - edged grittiness. ( This construct is the reason given by director Marshall why `` Class, '' performed by Velma and Mama, was cut from the film. ) The musical itself was based on a 1926 Broadway play by Maurine Watkins about two real - life Jazz - era murderers Beulah Annan ( Roxie Hart ) and Belva Gaertner ( Velma Kelly ). The George Abbott - directed production, starring Francine Larrimore and Juliette Crosby, ran for 172 performances at the Music Box Theatre, and within a year was adapted to a film in which Gaertner herself had a cameo. Chicago was produced by American companies Miramax Films and The Producers Circle in association with the German company Kallis Productions. Chicago was filmed in Toronto, Canada. The courthouse scene was shot in Osgoode Hall. Other scenes were filmed at Queen 's Park, former Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Casa Loma, the Elgin Theatre, Union Station, the Canada Life Building, the Danforth Music Hall, and at the Old City Hall. All vocal coaching for the film was led by Toronto - based Elaine Overholt, whom Richard Gere thanked personally during his Golden Globe acceptance speech. Release Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 86 % approval rating, based on 250 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9 / 10. The website 's critical consensus states : `` A rousing and energetic adaptation of the Broadway musical, Chicago succeeds on the level of pure spectacle, but provides a surprising level of depth and humor as well. '' On Metacritic, the film holds an average score of 82 out of 100, based on 39 critical reviews, indicating `` universal acclaim ''. The cast received widespread acclaim for their performances. Tim Robey, writer for The Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom, labeled Chicago as `` The best screen musical for 30 years. '' He also stated that it has taken a `` three - step tango for us to welcome back the movie musical as a form. '' Robey said `` This particular Chicago makes the most prolific use it possibly can out of one specific advantage the cinema has over the stage when it comes to song and dance : it 's a sustained celebration of parallel montage. '' Roger Ebert called it `` Big, brassy fun ''. However, other reviews claimed that there were issues with the film being too streamlined, and minor complaints were made toward Marshall 's directing influences. Box Office The film grossed $170,687,518 in the United States and Canada, as well $136,089,214 in other territories. Combined, the film grossed $306,776,732 worldwide, which was, at the time, the highest gross of any film never to reach # 1 or # 2 in the weekly box office charts in the North American markets ( Canada and United States -- where it peaked at # 3 ). This record has since been outdone by Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Squeakquel. Worldwide, Chicago was the highest grossing live action musical with $306 million, a record that was then broken by Mamma Mia !. Legacy This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2017 ) Chicago along with an earlier musical Moulin Rouge ! and the hip hop centred film 8 Mile, is widely considered to be responsible for the re-emergence of the musical film genre in the 21st century. Following the success of Chicago many musical films have been released in cinemas including Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Rent, Dreamgirls ( also written and directed by Bill Condon ), Hairspray ( which also had Queen Latifah ), Enchanted, Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( which also had costumes by Coleen Atwood ), Mamma Mia ! ( which also had Christine Baranski ), Nine ( also directed by Rob Marshall ), Les Misérables, Rock of Ages ( which also had Catherine Zeta Jones ), Sunshine on Leith, The Last Five Years, Into The Woods ( also directed by Rob Marshall and also featuring Baranski and costumes by Atwood ), La La Land, Beauty and the Beast ( also directed by Bill Condon ), and The Greatest Showman ( its screenplay written by Bill Condon ), all of these, bar Enchanted, Les Misérables, Sunshine on Leith, La La Land, Beauty and the Beast, and The Greatest Showman were adaptations of Broadway / West End stage shows ( Enchanted, La La Land, The Greatest Showman were original properties, Sunshine on Leith was an adaptation of a Dundee Reps production and Beauty and the Beast was one of Disney 's live action remakes and also the first live - action adaptation from the Disney Renaissance ). Home media This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2017 ) Chicago was released on DVD in Region 1 ( USA, Canada, and US territories ) on August 19, 2003. It was released in Full Screen and Widescreen. In addition to this release, a two - disc `` Razzle Dazzle '' Edition was released over two years later on December 20, 2005, and later, on Blu - ray format, in January 2007 and, in an updated release, in May 2011. Miramax was the label responsible for the production of the DVDs and the discs themselves provide a feature - length audio commentary track with director Marshall and screenwriter Condon. There is also a deleted musical number called `` Class '', performed by Zeta - Jones and Queen Latifah. Awards and nominations This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2015 ) Nominee Result 75th Academy Awards Best Picture Martin Richards Won Best Actress Renée Zellweger Nominated Best Supporting Actor John C. Reilly Nominated Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta - Jones Won Queen Latifah Nominated Best Director Rob Marshall Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay Bill Condon Nominated Best Cinematography Dion Beebe Nominated Best Art Direction Art Direction : John Myhre ; Set Decoration : Gordon Sim Won Best Costume Design Colleen Atwood Won Best Film Editing Martin Walsh Won Best Sound Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee Won Best Original Song John Kander and Fred Ebb for `` I Move On '' Nominated 56th BAFTA Awards Best Film Nominated Best Actress Renée Zellweger Nominated Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta - Jones Won Queen Latifah Nominated David Lean Award for Direction Rob Marshall Nominated Best Cinematography Dion Beebe Nominated Best Production Design John Myhre Nominated Best Costume Design Colleen Atwood Nominated Best Make Up and Hair Judi Cooper - Sealy Nominated Best Editing Martin Walsh Nominated Best Sound Michael Minkler, David Lee, and Dominick Tavella Won Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music Danny Elfman Nominated 60th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy Won Best Actor -- Musical or Comedy Richard Gere Won Best Actress -- Musical or Comedy Renée Zellweger Won Catherine Zeta - Jones Nominated Best Supporting Actor John C. 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Reilly, Dominic West, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta - Jones 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys - Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood Sideways Thomas Haden Church, Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh 2005 Crash Christopher `` Ludacris '' Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate 2006 Little Miss Sunshine Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear 2007 No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto 2009 Inglourious Basterds Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Michael Fassbender, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent, Denis Ménochet, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Til Schweiger, Rod Taylor, Christoph Waltz, Martin Wuttke The King 's Speech Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall Complete list ( 1995 -- 2000 ) ( 2001 -- 2010 ) ( 2011 -- 2020 ) Films directed by Rob Marshall Annie ( 1999 ) Chicago ( 2002 ) Memoirs of a Geisha ( 2005 ) Nine ( 2009 ) Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides ( 2011 ) Into the Woods ( 2014 ) Mary Poppins Returns ( 2018 ) Films by Bill Condon Films directed Sister, Sister ( 1987 ) Murder 101 ( TV, 1991 ) Deadly Relations ( TV, 1993 ) Candyman : Farewell to the Flesh ( 1995 ) The Man Who Would n't Die ( TV, 1995 ) Gods and Monsters ( 1998 ) Kinsey ( 2004 ) Dreamgirls ( 2006 ) The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 ( 2011 ) The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 ( 2012 ) The Fifth Estate ( 2013 ) Mr. Holmes ( 2015 ) Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) Written only Strange Behavior ( 1981 ) Strange Invaders ( 1983 ) F / X2 ( 1991 ) Chicago ( 2002 ) Shortcut to Happiness ( 2003 ) The Greatest Showman ( 2017 ) GND : 4770129 - 8 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_(2002_film)&oldid=828001501 '' Categories : 2002 films English - language films 2000s comedy - drama films 2000s musical films American comedy - drama films American dance films American films American musical comedy films American musical drama films American satirical films Best Musical or Comedy Picture Golden Globe winners Best Picture Academy Award winners Directorial debut films Edgar Award - winning works Films about capital punishment Films about musical theatre Films based on adaptations Films based on musicals Films directed by Rob Marshall Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe winning performance Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award - winning performance Films scored by Danny Elfman Films set in Chicago Films set in the 1920s Films set in the Roaring Twenties Films shot in Toronto Films that won the Best Costume Design Academy Award Films that won the Best Sound Mixing Academy Award Films whose art director won the Best Art Direction Academy Award Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy Award Jazz films Mariticide in fiction Screenplays by Bill Condon Sororicide in fiction Women in prison films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2014 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2012 Articles needing additional references from December 2017 All articles needing additional references Articles needing additional references from February 2015 Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Azərbaycanca Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Қазақша Latviešu Magyar Македонски मराठी Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe Українська 粵語 中文 37 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 February 2018, at 23 : 57. 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Question: who wrote the music for chicago the movie
Answer: John Kander