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Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical, which in turn originated in the 1926 play. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. Chicago centers on Roxie Hart (Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones), two murderers who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Roxie, a housewife, and Velma, a vaudevillian, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who also choreographed the film, and was adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Plot

In 1924, housewife Roxie Hart watches vaudeville star Velma Kelly perform ("Overture/All That Jazz") at The Onyx, a Chicago nightclub. Seeking stardom, Roxie begins an affair with furniture salesman Fred Casely, who claims to know the manager. After the show, Velma is arrested for killing her husband and sister upon catching them in bed together. A month later, Casely admits to Roxie that he lied about his connections in order to sleep with her. Enraged, she shoots him dead. She convinces her gullible husband, Amos, to take the fall by telling him she killed a burglar in self-defense. However, when evidence of Roxie's infidelity is uncovered, Amos recants and tells the police that Casely was dead when he arrived home ("Funny Honey"). Roxie is arrested, with District Attorney Martin Harrison declaring she faces execution by hanging.

Awards

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    award Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Chicago
    director Rob Marshall
    editor Martin Walsh
    events capital punishment
    genre comedy-drama crime
    keywords all that jazz amnesty arrest attack billy flynn cell block tango claim cook county jail county jail district attorney double act hang kill listen lose murdered sister newspaper reporter read roxie hart standing ovation tap dance tragic hero vaudeville velma kelly
    musicBy Danny Elfman John Kander
    nomination Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Song Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    producer Martin Richards
    productionCompany Kalis Productions GmbH Producer Circle Co. Zadan/Meron Production
    publisher Miramax Films]] (US) Alliance Atlantis (Canada) [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
    recordedAt Toronto University of Toronto
    theme black comedy crime comedy dance musical satirical women in prison