Chicago

Resource Information

The work Chicago represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Chicago

Statement of responsibility

a Producer Circle Co. production ; a Zadan/Meron production ; a Miramax Films production ; produced by Martin Richards ; screenplay by Bill Condon ; directed by Rob Marshall

Creator

• Chicago (Motion picture : 2002)

Contributor

• Miramax Films
• Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Producer Circle Company
• Atwood, Colleen
• Baranski, Christine
• Beebe, Dion
• Condon, Bill, 1955-
• Diggs, Taye
• Ebb, Fred
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
• Gere, Richard, 1949-
• Kander, John
• Liu, Lucy, 1968-
• Marshall, Rob
• Myhre, John
• Queen Latifah, 1970-
• Reilly, John C., 1965-
• Richards, Martin
• Walsh, Martin
• Watkins, Maurine
• Zellweger, Renée, 1969-
• Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-

Subject

• Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama
• Criminals -- Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Musicals
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• fre

Summary

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends

Awards note

• Academy Awards, 2003: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Marty Richards); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones); Best Achievement in Editing (Martin Walsh); Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood); Best Achievement in Art Direction (John Myhre, Gordon Sim); Best Achievement in Sound (Michael Minkler, Dominic Tavella, David Lee).
• Golden Globes, 2003: Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy; Best Performace by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Richard Gere); Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy (Renée Zellweger).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Dion Beebe ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music, John Kander ; lyrics, Fred Ebb ; original score music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, John Myhre ; choreography, Rob Marshall

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13, for sexual content and dialogue, violence and thematic elements

Language note

Closed-captioned; in English or French with optional Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reily, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Christine Baranski

Runtime

113

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action