Chicago

Chicago

  • Director: Rob Marshall
  • Writer: Bill Condon,Bob Fosse,Fred Ebb
  • Countries of origin: United States, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Hungarian
  • Release date: January 24, 2003
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Chicago: The Musical
  • "Chicago" is a musical song and dance film adapted from the Broadway drama of the same name, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Kathleen Zellweger , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Richard Tiffany Gere , John Christopher Reilly and others. The film was released in the United States on December 10, 2002. 
    The film tells the story of two cases that took place in Chicago. After being hyped by the lawyer Billy, the story became famous. It fully interprets Chicago's unscrupulously famous world in the 1920s. 

    Details

    • Release date January 24, 2003
    • Filming locations Ontario Legislature Building, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies Miramax, Producers Circle, Storyline Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $45,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $170,687,518

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $2,074,929

    Gross worldwide

    $306,776,732

    Movie reviews

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    • By Major 2022-06-27 12:45:45

      "Chicago"----Crazy Times In Chicago

      Vividly interprets what people's attention means when attention comes quickly and enthusiastically and disperses quickly and cleanly.

      There is a song and dance, but every time it appears, it is a side-scrolling satire or a scene is reproduced with...

    • By Miller 2022-04-23 07:01:29

      this is chicago

      "You're a fake celebrity You're just a flash in the pan and in a few weeks no one's going to talk to you anymore This is Chicago"

      Musical films naturally have a lot of singing and dancing scenes, but compared to some movies, the way they are handled is poor. The song and dance clips of this film perfectly fit the content of the story. There is a classic song and dance of women in prison. They dance and tell the reason for their imprisonment. Lighting costumes or action designs are very...

    • By Lyla 2022-04-23 07:01:29

      chicago

      A fusion of musical theatre and film.

      Art knows no boundaries. In this film, the development of the plot and the introduction of important characters are advanced through song and dance segments. Billy, as a well-known lawyer defending female inmates in prison, is well versed in the art of defense and uses it as a means of profit. In Billy's appearance, he's making a car made of beautiful women, wearing a suit, and driving a famous car, but the lyrics say "the only thing I care about...

    • By Iva 2022-04-23 07:01:29

      Chicago, the era of drunkenness

      First of all, this is a musical, and I am not interested in musicals myself. Second, let's talk about some feelings. What impressed me the most was the moment when Rosie was just imprisoned. The sound of footsteps, dripping water and the voices of the female prisoners. The tira puppet is really amazing. It's better than the contrast montage just used. The voice is not her own. Billy speaks in front of the media on her behalf as her defense lawyer. The line also pulled reporter Sang Xiang,...

    • By Jacynthe 2022-04-23 07:01:29

      Amusing To Die Chicago

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      I picked this piece of "Chicago" for Women's Day, and it really didn't quite fit the situation.

      I've heard about this movie for a long time, but never watched it. The musicals here are completely different from other films, and all the musicals and dances are done on a specially constructed stage. In Chicago, murder and imprisonment became a star, sought after by everyone, and the death of innocents became a good show for people. Everyone never pays attention to the...

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    • By Montana 2023-09-12 03:51:43

      The mixed stew of American vulgar underground culture, various elements add radiance to each other. Under the seemingly lively and crazy surface, hidden is the bottomless ridicule of free media, the greedy and stubborn desire that can never be satisfied in human nature, and the lament of stars who tirelessly follow the trend to win the heat. The ending at the end of the film is not really a big reunion. Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart will definitely face bigger problems in the future. They have to...

    • By Clark 2023-05-18 12:12:30

      I thought of eason's song "Isn't the world still praising silence? It's not explosive enough, how can there be a topic for me to boast about being a great entertainer." Fame is no more than midnight neon. The night market flashed by, full of prosperity; when I woke up during the day, I found it was like a dream. You say you want it because of love; you say love, but it's all wrong; what you say is wrong, but it's all right; the only thing you're right, it all fades...

    • By Stephon 2023-05-01 03:48:55

      The director of this movie is a genius! The combination of song and dance and the plot is so seamless that even people like me who get sleepy when I see a song and dance show can't take their eyes off it! ! The performances of several actors are also impeccable! ! ! (Song and dance movie No.1 in my...

    • By Josie 2023-03-30 16:43:11

      Renee Zellweger is so BJ. This is the first time I thought a musical was so good. I found that it was good to sing in that tune~ I like those sexy dances in...

    • By Kathleen 2023-03-06 21:11:49

      I said to see how Diane looks so familiar, it turns out to be a reporter...

    Movie plot

    "Wind City" Chicago is full of opportunities for adventure and success. The innocent-looking Roxie Hart ( Rennie Zellweger ) has a wish that one day he can become like Velma Kelly ( Catherine Zeta- Jones ) Such a singer and dance star changes the ordinary life. But good luck tricks people. When the two were put in jail on charges of murdering their lover and husband, Roxy finally had a chance to get along with the celebrity she had...
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    Movie Highlights

    The film became the highest-grossing film of Miramax Films, and the domestic box office reached 171 million U.S. dollars.
    The musical began on April 12, 1975, performed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ended on August 27, 1977, with a total of 936 performances (including 24 previews). 
    The director wanted Catherine Zeta-Jones to show her real long hair in the film, but she insisted on changing to short hair. In an interview with People...
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    Shots

    Continuity: Roxy looks at Fried's wallet, the picture of Fried's children in it. Anachronism: There are 50 stars on the American flag in the courtroom (it should be 48).
    In the scene where Roxie Hart sang, just as she sang "Who said the murderer is not an artist", Roxie walked through a row of mirrors. During the shooting, you can see the reflection of the staff of the photography team just to the right of Roxy. 
    Coherence: When Roxy...
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    Evaluation action

    With a seemingly admiring tone, the film thoroughly satirizes the impetuous mentality represented by Chicago in the 1920s, and the content inside has no shortage of applications for today 80 years later. There is a classic lyrics in the film called "Killing can be an art". The wit of the film can be summarized as "Shamelessness can be an art". Rob Marshall inherited the style of Bob Foss and boldly treated the entire film as an...
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    Movie quotes

    • Roxie: Say it again, Fred!

      Fred Casely: You're a star, kid! My little shooting star!

    • Velma Kelly: [getting out of a cab] Keep the change, Charlie.

    • Billy Flynn: [to Roxie] You are a phony celebrity. You're a flash in the pan. In a couple of weeks, no one's gonna give a shit about you. *That's* Chicago.