Chicago [Blu-ray]

Director: Rob Marshall Rob Marshall

Overview

A starry-eyed would-be star discovers just how far the notion that "there's no such thing as bad publicity" can go in this screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical +Chicago, originally directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. In the mid-'20s, Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos (John C. Reilly). Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley (Dominic West), a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a sexy vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron "Mama" Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie's story -- or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie's story -- all over the gutter press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines. A project that had been moving from studio to studio since the musical opened on Broadway in 1973, Chicago also features guest appearances by Lucy Liu and Christine Baranski.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/2020
UPC:	0032429344038
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	17,535

Special Features

Chicago in the Spotlight- A retrospective with cast and crew; Extended Musical Performances

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Catherine Zeta-Jones	Velma Kelly
Richard Gere	Billy Flynn
Queen Latifah	Matron `Mama' Morton
John C. Reilly	Amos Hart
Dominic West	Fred Casely
Christine Baranski	Mary Sunshine
Lucy Liu	Kitty Baxter
Taye Diggs	Bandleader
Colm Feore	Martin Harrison
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova	Hunyak
Deidre Goodwin	June
Denise Faye	Annie
Mya Harrison	Mona
Susan Misner	Liz
Chita Rivera	Nickie
Marc Calamia	Hunyak's Husband
Scott Wise	Annie's Husband
Mike Haddad	Mona's Husband
Joseph Scoren	Liz's Husband
Renée Zellweger	Roxie Hart
Cliff Saunders	Stage Manager
Jayne Eastwood	Mrs. Borusewicz
Bruce Beaton	Police Photographer
Roman Podhora	Sergeant Fogarty
Sean Wayne Doyle	Reporter
Steve Behal	Prison Clerk
Robbie Rox	Prison Guard
Joey Pizzi	Bernie/Male Ensemble
Ken Ard	Wilbur/Male Dancer
Bill Corsair	Voices,Newsreel Announcer
Gregory Mitchell	Charlie
Sebastian La Cause	Al Lipschitz
Rob Smith	Newspaper photographer
Paul Bogaev	Conductor
John Kander	Composer
Danny Elfman	Composer
Fred Ebb	Composer
Michael Minkler	Composer
Dominick Tavella	Composer
David Lee	Composer

Technical Credits

Bill Condon

Bob Fosse

Fred Ebb

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Rob Marshall	Director
Bill Condon	Screenwriter
Martin Richards	Producer
Sam Crothers	Executive Producer,Producer
Jennifer Berman	Executive Producer,Producer
Julie Goldstein	Executive Producer,Producer
Neil Meron	Executive Producer,Producer
Meryl Poster	Executive Producer,Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Craig Zadan	Executive Producer,Producer
Ali Farrell	Casting
Steve Lucescu	Stunts
Laura Rosenthal	Casting
Ted Ross	Special Effects
David Lee	Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Bob Fosse	Screenwriter
Fred Ebb	Screenwriter
Maurine Dallas Watkins	Screenwriter
Don Carmody	Producer
John M. Eckert	Producer
Chris Barrett	Sound Effects
Jeanette Roxborough	Stunts
James Cresson	Producer
Robert Fryer	Producer
Dominick Tavella	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Minkler	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Leggy Zeta-Jones is so hot in the 'All That Jazz' number, she's flammable. And Zellweger defines delicious.