Chicago (2002)

Genre: Musical; Crime

Studio: Buena Vista

Cast: Lucy Liu as Go-to-Hell-Kitty; Christine Baranski as Mary Sunshine; Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly; Renee Zellweger as Roxie Hart; Colm Feore as Martin Harrison; Richard Gere as Billy Flynn; Queen Latifah as Matron Mama Morton; Chita Rivera as Annie;

Color

Langauge: English

Director: Rob Marshall

Producer: Bob Weinstein; Harvey Weinstein; Jennifer Berman; Don Carmody; Martin Richards

Writer: Bob Fosse; Bill Condon; Maurine Dallas Watkins

A musical comedy drama set in 1920's Jazz-era Chicago, this movie tells the story of Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), each in the Cook County jail for murder. The block is presided over by Matron Mama Morton (Queen Latifah), who consoles and advises the prisoners on death row, for a price. Celebrity lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) spins their stories and works the press and public sympathy to influence the jury's verdict. The two women compete for the spotlight by ever-escalating sob-stories, but in the end their new-found celebrity is overtaken by the next sensational crime. A remake of the Bob Fosse stage play, Chicago won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

IMDb info for Chicago.