Chicago
Film by Rob Marshall · Released December 10, 2002
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, with Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu and Colm Feore in supporting roles. The film's plot centers on Roxie Hart (Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones), two murderers who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago.
Cast ages at release (December 10, 2002)
- Renée Zellweger, as Roxie Hart: 33
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, as Velma Kelly: 33
- Richard Gere, as Billy Flynn: 53
- Queen Latifah, as Matron "Mama" Morton: 32
- John C. Reilly, as Amos Hart: 37
- Lucy Liu, as Kitty Baxter: 34
- Colm Feore, as Martin Harrison: 44
- Christine Baranski, as Mary Sunshine: 50
- Taye Diggs, as the bandleader: 31
- Susan Misner, as Liz: 31
- Dominic West, as Fred Casely: 33
- Mýa: 23
- Denise Faye, as Annie: 39