Chicago (2002)

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Maurine Dallas Watkins (play)
Bob Fosse (book) ...
(more)

Release Date:

24 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Musical

Tagline:

With the right song and dance, you can get away with murder.

Plot:

Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together)and Roxie Hart (Who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Adaptation | Scandal | Bad Girl | City Name In Title | Faithful Husband

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 54 nominations

Cast

Taye Diggs	...	Bandleader
Cliff Saunders	...	Stage Manager
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Velma Kelly
Renée Zellweger	...	Roxie Hart
Dominic West	...	Fred Casely
Jayne Eastwood	...	Mrs. Borusewicz
Bruce Beaton	...	Police Photographer
Roman Podhora	...	Sergeant Fogarty
John C. Reilly	...	Amos Hart
Colm Feore	...	Harrison
Robert Chester Smith	...	Newspaper Photographer (as Rob Smith)
Sean Wayne Doyle	...	Reporter
Steve Behal	...	Prison Clerk
Robbie Rox	...	Prison Guard
Chita Rivera	...	Nickie
Queen Latifah	...	Matron Mama Morton
Susan Misner	...	Liz
Denise Faye	...	Annie
Deidre Goodwin	...	June
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova	...	Hunyak
Mya	...	Mona (as Mýa Harrison)
Joey Pizzi	...	Bernie / Ensemble
Scott Wise	...	Ezekial Young / Male Dancer
Ken Ard	...	Wilbur / Male Dancer
Marc Calamia	...	Hunyak's Husband / Male Dancer
Niki Wray	...	Veronica
Gregory Mitchell	...	Charlie / Male Dancer (as Greg Mitchell)
Sebastian Lacause	...	Al Lipschitz / Male Dancer (as Sebastian LaCause)
Richard Gere	...	Billy Flynn
Christine Baranski	...	Mary Sunshine
Brendan Wall	...	Billy's Assistant
Cleve Asbury	...	'Gun' Reporter #1 / Hospital Reporter / Male Dancer / Ensemble
Rick Negron	...	'Gun' Reporter #2 / Male Dancer / Ensemble
Shaun Amyot	...	'Gun' Reporter #3 / Male Dancer / Ensemble
Eve Crawford	...	Billy's Secretary
Bill Corsair	...	Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Bill Britt	...	Auctioneer
Gerry Fiorini	...	Sailor
Elizabeth Law	...	Perfume Lady
Lucy Liu	...	Kitty Baxter
Joseph Scoren	...	Harry
Monique Ganderton	...	Bare Woman #1
April Morgan	...	Bare Woman #2
Marty Moreau	...	Groin Reporter (as Martin Moreau)
Conrad Dunn	...	Doctor
Jonathon Whittaker	...	Bailiff (as Jonathan Whittaker)
Rod Campbell	...	Jury Foreman
Brett Caruso	...	Harrison's Assistant
Sean McCann	...	Judge
Jeff Clarke	...	Court Clerk
Patrick Salvagna	...	Newsboy
Kathryn Zenna	...	Woman Shooter
Jeff Pustil	...	Club Owner
Roxane Barlow	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble
Jocelyn Dowling	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble (as Joey Dowling)
Melanie A. Gage	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble (as Melanie Gage)
Michelle Johnston	...	Female Dancer
Charley King	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble
Mary Ann Lamb	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble
Vicky Lambert	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble
Tara Nicole Hughes	...	Female Dancer / Ensemble (as Tara Nicole)
Cynthia Onrubia	...	Female DancerEnsemble
Karine Plantadit-Bageot	...	Female Dancer
Jennifer Savelli	...	Female Dancer
Natalie Willes	...	Female Dancer
Karen Andrew	...	Female Dancer
Kelsey Chace	...	Female Dancer
Catherine Chiarelli	...	Female Dancer
Theresa Coombe	...	Female Dancer
Lisa Ferguson	...	Female Dancer
Melissa Flerangile	...	Female Dancer
Michelle Galati	...	Female Dancer
Sheri Godfrey	...	Female Dancer
Brittany Gray	...	Female Dancer
Karen Holness	...	Female Dancer
Amber-Kelly Mackereth	...	Female Dancer
Jody-Lynn McFadden	...	Female Dancer
Faye Rauw	...	Female Dancer
Rhonda Roberts	...	Female Dancer
Leigh Torlage	...	Female Dancer
Robyn Wong	...	Female Dancer
Ted Banfalvi	...	Male Dancer
Harrison Beal	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Paul Becker	...	Male Dancer
Jean-Luke Cote	...	Male Dancer
Scott Fowler	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Edgar Godineaux	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Bill Hartung	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble (as Billy Hartung)
Darren Lee	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Troy Liddell	...	Male Dancer
Blake McGrath	...	Male Dancer
Robert Montano	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Sean Palmer	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Desmond Richardson	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Martin Samuel	...	Male Dancer
Jason Sermonia	...	Male Dancer
Jeff Siebert	...	Male Dancer / Ensemble
Sergio Trujillo	...	Male Dancer
Stacy Clark Baisley	...	Acrobat
Megan Fehlberg	...	Acrobat
Rachel Jacobs	...	Acrobat
Rebecca Leonard	...	Acrobat
Erin Michie	...	Acrobat
Danielle Rueda-Watts	...	Acrobat
Dana Calitri	...	Female Ensemble
Kate Coffman-Lloyd	...	Female Ensemble
Laura Dean	...	Female Ensemble
Margaret Dorn	...	Female Ensemble
Capathia Jenkins	...	Female Ensemble
Audrey Martells	...	Female Ensemble
Sara Ramirez	...	Female Ensemble
Nicki Richards	...	Female Ensemble (as Nicky Richards)
Dennis Collins	...	Male Ensemble
Darius de Haas	...	Male Ensemble (as Darius De Haas)
Willie Falk	...	Male Ensemble
Curtis King	...	Male Ensemble
Timothy Shew	...	Male Ensemble
Fronzi Thornton	...	Male Ensemble (as Fonzie Thornton)
Eric Troyer	...	Male Ensemble

Directed by
Rob Marshall

Writing credits (WGA)
Maurine Dallas Watkins		(play "Chicago")
Bob Fosse		(book of musical play: Chicago) and
Fred Ebb		(book of musical play: Chicago)
Bill Condon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jennifer Berman	....	executive producer
Don Carmody	....	co-producer
Sam Crothers	....	executive producer
John M. Eckert	....	line producer: additional photography (as John Eckert)
Julie Goldstein	....	executive producer
Neil Meron	....	executive producer
Meryl Poster	....	executive producer
Martin Richards	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Craig Zadan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Dion Beebe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Martin Walsh

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
John Myhre

Art Direction by
Andrew M. Stearn		(as Andrew Stearn)

Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim		(as Gord Sim)

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
Dale Brownell	....	hair stylist: additional photography, Ms. Zellweger
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Zellweger
Veronica Ciandre	....	assistant hair stylist
Veronica Ciandre	....	hair stylist: additional second unit
LuAnn Claps	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gere (as Luann Claps)
Judi Cooper-Sealy	....	key hair stylist (as Judi Cooper Sealy)
Paula Fleet	....	assistant hair stylist
Paula Fleet	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Kathleen Graham	....	makeup artist: additional photography second unit
Brian Hui	....	makeup artist: second unit
Karyn Huston	....	hair stylist: Ms. Zeta Jones (as Karyn L. Huston)
Patricia Keighran	....	makeup assistant
Lucy Orton	....	assistant hair stylist
Edelgard K. Pfluegl	....	makeup assistant (as Edelgard Pfluegl)
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gere
Jordan Samuel	....	key makeup artist
Jordan Samuel	....	makeup artist: Ms. Zellweger
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup artist: Ms. Zeta-Jones (as Cindy Williams)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Joyce Kozy King	....	production manager
Jake Myers	....	executive in charge of physical production
Jeff Robinson	....	post-production supervisor
Pasia Schonberg	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
John DeLuca	....	second unit director (as John Deluca)
Joseph T. Finkleman	....	trainee assistant director (as Joseph Finkleman)
Catherine Gourdier	....	second assistant director: rehearsal unit
Felix Gray	....	first assistant director: additional photography, second unit
Joel Hay	....	third assistant director: second unit
Edney Hendrickson	....	dgc trainee: second unit
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Michaela Hudson	....	trainee assistant director
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Mike Manzato	....	trainee assistant director (as Michael Manzato)
Barbara McCullam	....	dgc trainee: rehearsal unit
Tom Quinn	....	first assistant director: second unit
Michele Rakich	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Sparkes	....	dgc trainee: rehearsal unit (as David C. Sparkes)
Jim Chad	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Jym Morton	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)
Eric J. Robertson	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ivan Alamina	....	metal fabricator
John Bannister	....	key scenic artist
Anna Boggild-Smith	....	assistant props: second unit
Sean Breaugh	....	illustrator
Robert C. Brooke	....	painter (as Rob Brooke)
Rick Brooks	....	plasterer
Daniel William Brown	....	carpenter laborer (as Dan Brown)
Ricardo Burkhardt	....	carpenter laborer
Tim Campbell	....	head painter
Thomas Carnegie	....	set designer (as Tom Carnegie)
Gord Casselman	....	carpenter laborer
Pat Chard	....	painter
Janet Cormack	....	scenic artist
Robert E. Cross	....	props master: additional photography second unit (as Robert Cross)
Aaron Dinsmore	....	metal fabricator
Vince Donato	....	carpenter laborer
Paul Dzatko	....	carpenter laborer
David Evans	....	on-set dresser
John Flynn	....	painter
Kevin Forstner	....	metal fabricator
Brad Francis	....	on-set stand-by painter
David G. Fremlin	....	set designer: additional photography (as David Fremlin)
Christopher Geggie	....	property master
Luke Gibson	....	assistant head painter
Beth Gilinsky	....	art department coordinator
Paul Greenberg	....	graphic designer
Chris Hanson	....	carpenter laborer
Mark Harman	....	property master: second unit
Pete Harwood	....	carpenter laborer
Ron Hobbs	....	storyboard artist
Henry Jesiak	....	assistant property master
Sal Larizza	....	carpenter laborer
Glenn Locke	....	painter
Chuck Loriot	....	on-set stand-by carpenter
Mike Lotosky	....	carpenter laborer
Brian Lumley	....	carpenter laborer
Patrick McCaffery	....	location head carpenter (as Pat McCaffery)
Brenda McClennin	....	buyer
Michael J. Meade	....	property buyer (as Michael Meade)
Brad Milburn	....	third assistant art director
Brian N. Murray	....	carpenter laborer (as Brian Murray)
David Myles	....	painter (as Dave Myles)
Bob Newman	....	first assistant metal fabricator
Mike Newton	....	carpenter laborer
Jim O'Donoghue	....	head carpenter
Tom Osmond	....	carpenter laborer
Nancey Pankiw	....	first assistant art director
Tony Parkin	....	location head carpenter
Brian Patrick	....	props assistant
Dominika Pyk	....	art department apprentice
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	painter (as Victor Quon)
Marlene Rain	....	buyer
Paul Rapati	....	carpenter laborer
Doug Rennie	....	plasterer
Paul Robinson	....	set decorator: additional photography
Myles Roth	....	carpenter laborer
Werner Schlatter	....	painter
Karl Schneider	....	painter
Charles Sharun	....	painter
Tom Sheehan	....	carpenter laborer
Michael Sherwin	....	head plasterer
Michael Shocrylas	....	set designer (as Michael R. Shocrylas)
Keith Sly	....	lead man
Mark Stafford	....	painter
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator (as Phil Tellez)
Alex Tellnow	....	key metal fabricator
Blaine Twyne	....	carpenter laborer
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	art director: additional photography
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	set designer
David Watts	....	painter
Abbie Weinberg	....	third assistant art director
Wayne Wightman	....	first assistant art director
Dan Wladyka	....	lead man
Ming Yee	....	assistant head carpenter
Jason Graham	....	prop graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	supervising adr editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Jim Annunziato	....	ProTools engineer
Jim Annunziato	....	second mixing engineer
Alexandra Baltarzuk	....	foley recordist
Chris Barrett	....	second assistant studio manager: Air Studio (as Chris Barret)
Denis Bellingham	....	boom operator
Louis Bertini	....	adr editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Gustavo Celis	....	ProTools engineer
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist
Richard P. Cirincione	....	sound effects editor
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Missy Cohen	....	lip sync editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Erv Copestake	....	sound mixer additional photography
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Dan Hetzel	....	sound mixing engineer
Dan Hetzel	....	sound recording engineer
Kenton Jakub	....	lip sync editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Jay Kessel	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
David Lee	....	sound mixer
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eytan Mirsky	....	sound effects editor
Joel Moss	....	sound recording engineer
Bob Olari	....	machine room operator (as Robert Olari)
Mike Patrick	....	machine room operator
Alex Raspa	....	adr recordist
Ryan Robinson	....	technical engineer
Lynn Sable	....	assistant adr editor
Maurice Schell	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey Stern	....	supervising foley editor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Paul J. Zydel	....	foley recordist (as Paul Zydel)
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer (uncredited)
Louis DiFlorio	....	adr assistant: Toronto (uncredited)
Michael Paterson	....	daily sound transferer (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Terry Doyle	....	special effects technician
Gordon Hudson	....	special effects pre-rig head
Brad Larkin	....	special effects head on-set assistant
Wayne Priest	....	special effects technician
Marcus Rait	....	special effects head on-set
David Reaume	....	assistant head special effects
Ted Ross	....	special effects coordinator
Stani Veselinovic	....	special effects technician
Skyler Wilson	....	assistant head pre-rig special effects
Walter Klassen	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alan Bak	....	senior production supervisor: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Jeff Baker	....	technical supervisor: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor: Big Film Design
Marcus Beiner	....	assistant systems integrator: ToyBox
Walt Biljan	....	2K spirit data transfers: ToyBox
Alex Boothby	....	additional compositor: Toybox
Kenneth Bradburd	....	Inferno compositor: Film East Visual Effects
Cassia Buss	....	visual effects coordinator: Toybox
Steve Caldwell	....	digital artist: Custom Film Effects
Kevin Chandoo	....	data wrangler: ToyBox
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositor: Toybox
Drake Conrad	....	scanning and recording: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
J. John Corbett	....	digital artist: Big Film Design
Jennifer Cossetto	....	digital artist: Film East Visual Effects
Mark Davies	....	3D animator: ToyBox
Chetan Deshmukh	....	digital artist: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Kenn Elliott	....	2K spirit data transfers: ToyBox
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis	....	vice president visual effects: ToyBox (as Michael Ellis)
Jay Field	....	digital compositor: Toybox
John Furniotis	....	digital compositor: Film Effects Inc.
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
Paul C. George	....	3D animator: ToyBox (as Paul George)
Raymond Gieringer	....	on-set supervisor: ToyBox
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects supervisor: Toybox
Mark Goldberg	....	digital compositor: Toybox
Mishka Gorodnitzky	....	CGI developer: ToyBox
Adrian Graham	....	CGI developer: ToyBox
Rick Hannigan	....	project coordinator: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Walter Hart	....	digital effects producer: Film East Visual Effects
Michael Hatton	....	digital compositor: Toybox
Felix Heeb	....	scanning and recording: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Shaina Holmes	....	digital artist: Custom Film Effects
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects department manager: ToyBox
Kathy Kelehan	....	visual effects producer: Big Film Design
Marjorie Knight	....	additional compositor: Toybox
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: Toybox
Diana Madureira	....	production coordinator: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Kevin McBride	....	compositor: Film Effects Inc.
Alison Middaugh	....	compositor: Film Effects Inc.
Lori C. Miller	....	title designer: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Lon Molnar	....	animation supervisor: Toybox
Eric Myles	....	digital film technician: ToyBox
Andrew Pascoe	....	digital film technician: ToyBox
Laurie Powers	....	digital lead artist: Custom Film Effects
Brian Reid	....	additional compositor: Toybox
Jim Rider	....	digital effects supervisor: Film East Visual Effects
Chris Ross	....	scanning and recording: Cyne-Byte Imaging Inc.
Geoff D.E. Scott	....	3D animator: Toybox (as Geoff Scott)
Amit Sethi	....	digital artist: Big Film Design
Susan Shin George	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
David Smithson	....	digital I/O manager: Custom Film Effects
Jason Snea	....	lead digital compositor: ToyBox