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You’ll notice that everyone in Cell Block Tango has a red hanky which meant they were guilty where as Hunyak has a white hanky showing her innocence. In those times they wouldn’t have paid for a translator to help her.
Basically translated, the Hungarian lady says the police accused her (and her lover) of killing her husband, but that it’s not true, she’s not guilty. She’s the only one on death row that was innocent but due to the language barrier she couldn’t defend herself. In the song, she literally just keeps saying, ‘uh, uh, not guilty’.
My favorite number is definitely "Cell Block Tango." The choreography's incredible (and hot), the tango brat is so catchy, and Catherine Zeta Jones just nails it.
Catherine was a musical theatre girl before breaking into Hollywood. So, her being the strongest and most charismatic singer and dancer shouldn’t be a surprise. All the performances are solid, but if anyone from this deserved the Oscar it was her.
Something I think doesn’t get enough kudos is that Catherine Zeta-Jones was also pregnant while doing all this insane, physically demanding choreography. She absolutely killed this role
She actually wasn’t pregnant. She didn’t get pregnant til months after filming. It’s just one of those factoids that gets repeated so much that many fans end up thinking it’s true.
No, she had just been pregnant. Still an amazing feat. I was young, but I remember people being impressed she looked so good after having recently given birth. Seems like the standards are even higher now for pregnant women to look hot just after having a baby. At least for women in the public eye.
@@liteflightify yeah, I don't know why this one gets repeated so much. It's like a game of telephone. I think people remember there being articles and talk on shows that had something to do with her pregnancy so they misremember it as her actually being pregnant
Seeing Greg's excitement for Cell Block Tango gave me the chills. It's one of my all time favorite numbers, so seeing other people enjoy it brings me such joy!
This movie is SO good. You will love it. And Catherine ZJ was pregnant shooting this. And I always thought the lack of thanslation on that woman in cell block tango is on purpose, no one in the country spoke her language so she couldnt get a lawyer, and even though she was innocent, she got hang. It reinforces all the idea of the spectacle and manipulation of media and lawyers and the justice system. (: every other woman was holding red cloths to represent blood, but she was holding a white cloth, she danced ballet and not tango.
Hadn't she just had her baby? She's carrying post-baby weight but she looks the most appropriate for the time because normal sized women were fashionable and sexy
The Hungarian woman is innocent. - Her little bit in cell block tango translates to something like “they say I cut off my husbands head but I didn’t do it, I’m innocent, I tried to explain but they don’t understand me” - If you look at the handkerchief she pulls out of her partner during cell block tango, it’s white. It’s the only one out of the six that pulls a white handkerchief instead of a red one. - in the stage show there’s a small scene with her and mama Morton and her lawyer where mama is translating and she says “I think she’s telling the truth” and the lawyer is all like “I get no benefit from her execution! She has to confess!” She’s such a tragic foil to roxie and Velma. Unable to gain sympathy or understanding from anyone simply because she doesn’t speak English.
One of my favorite movies! 🤩I honestly don’t know why more reactors aren’t reviewing this movie because it’s such an underrated gem! And I say that as someone who isn’t a fan of musicals.
First musical movie to won Best Picture since Olivier! in 1968. Easily very well deserved, one of the best movie adaptation of a classic Broadway theater show
You guys sounded a little worried that you weren't going to vibe with a musical, but this reaction was awesome. I love how much you loved it. You're a testament of how much joy you can get from being open and focusing on the positives.
I remember being really impressed that Richard Gere did all his own dancing and singing, if I remember correctly. There was an entertainment segment on tv about him training tap dance for the courtroom scene
... in the stage production Mary Sunshine is played by a male in drag, singing countertenor, to surprise the audience and drive home the idea that "not everything is as it seems" ... the role in the movie was lessoned but given to the great Christine Baranski in what I consider a cameo
It's pretty cool that any of Chicago's cast and crew have gone on to work in succeeding musicals, including director Rob Marshall (Nine, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Return), writer Bill Condon (writer-director of Dreamgirls, director of Beauty and the Beast, writer of The Greatest Showman), costume designer Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd, Nine, Into the Woods), and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones (Rock of Ages), Queen Latifah (Hairspray), and Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!, Into the Woods). Chicago truly re-emergence of the musical film genre in the 21st century
Kander and Ebb were prolific musical creators. their catalogue includes Chicago, Cabaret (another award winning movie), Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Curtains.... to name but a few.
Saw this in the theater and it was just as good as you'd imagine on the big screen. I also listened to the soundtrack for months afterward. My upstairs neighbor did too and we'd sing together-her through the floor and me at the ceiling. I'm sure the rest of our neighbors hated us.
What's fascinating about the Hungarian woman is the REASON she's later killed is because she had no recourse; she couldn't even speak English to defend herself, so she was the easiest target for execution even if she was literally the only innocent. So the movie's choice to not translate her was to indicate that her innocence wasn't enough to free her; even if we *know* she's innocent from the symbolism of the white scarf.
If you guys want to hear more of John C. Reilly singing, you should check out Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. It's a criminally underrated and hilarious musical parody movie.
The older prisoner who first speaks to Roxie is Chita Rivera, who played the role of Velma Kelly opposite Gwen Verdon (Bob Fosse's ex wife) in the original cast of the musical.
Another great musical to watch is "RENT" (also with Taye Diggs) and then the musical about the life of the writer and composer of "RENT" called "Tick, Tick, Boom" starring Andrew Garfield.
This is so crazy, this is one of my favourite movie musicals! I literally watched this in the weekend with my mum and I was thinking to myself, ‘no one ever reacts to Chicago’, and lo and behold! Thanks for the reaction!
YESSS FINALLY MY NICHE!! Please please please do Dream Girls I just love it so much and Jennifer Hudson deserves her flowers! Also the voice actress from Princess and the frog is in this movie! I also suggest some weird but good ones like Rocky horror picture show and Little shop of horrors.
19:43 Hunyak says: "How did I find myself here? They say my lover held down my husband and I cut his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand"
I'm glad you guys reacted to this. you can't imagine the fanfare this movie received when it came out. Everyone thought it would flop because there wasn't any successful musicals in a long time, and then this exploded. It made over 300 million world wide, It won multiple oscars including best Picture, and started a wave of succesfull musicals... Rent, Dreamgirls, and Hairspray were all hits at the movies. My dance company at the time, we adopted a jazz/burlesque show thanks to the movie, and we were booked sold for that entire year with the show. We even got to perform for the broadway cast of Chicago during their national tour.
39:31 And to top off the amazement factor...she was pregnant when she filmed the movie. By the time she won her Oscar, she's was VERY pregnant and ended up giving birth about 10 days after the Oscars.
Richard Gere is one of the guys who got a big boost to his career from the original (early 70s) productions of Grease -- others are Barry Bostwick, John Travolta, Treat Williams, among many more. I saw him starring as Danny Zuko in the original London production in 1973. He definitely has the musical skills from way back. And so, obviously, does Catherine Zeta-Jones. She first became famous as a song-and-dance gal, starring in her teens in musicals in London like 42nd Street (she really was an understudy who took over for the star and became a star herself! -- which is the story of 42nd Street). Knowing her from that early stuff, I was kind of surprised that she so quickly made the move to Hollywood and became a genuine movie star. Lots of people try that and don't succeed.
The problem with Joker 2 is that they used classic songs with a couple new ones. They sounded great. But here they told the story. This is a musical. Joker 2 had scenes interrupted by songs and back and forth.
I really hope you guys could react to Cotton Club (1984) one day. It’s a cinematic musical like this one. Richard Gere was amazing in that one as well. Also Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne and Gregory Hines.
Every number in thie musical is gold, it's hard to pick a favorite. I tend to cycle through them. But "They Both Reached for the Gun" is probably my current fave. I love the way it shows how all of the characters in this movie, except for Amos and the Hungarian woman, are narcissists chasing their own idea of stardom. Mama, Billy, and Mary Sunshine chase fame in less conventional ways than Roxie and Velma, but they're all after the spotlight. Meanwhile, if you wanna see an equally amazing film with Richard Gere as a lawyer but with a TOTALLY different tone, you should dedinitely check out "Primal Fear".
I was 12 or 13 when I first saw that film. I did not speak any English (or at least not well enough) but that film thought me so much. And my German DVD had subtitles for the hungarian woman. She was innocent.
You can say Joker 2 took inspiration from this movie, but is sure didn't execute it well lol. And thank you Greg for pointing out how this is doing it the right way lol
Richard Gere was so incredible in this movie. he put his all into the choreography, so much so that he insisted on staying on set for hours after everyone else so that he could perfect the tap dancing routine. now that's dedication. Catherine Zeta-Jones performed her ass off as well, and John C. Reilly performing "Mr. Cellophane" blew me away. I'd love to see more musicals from you both! Sweeney Todd would be great, as well as Hamilton!
I love how you speak about Chicago as if the movie was the first thing that inspired others. In actuality, the movie was based on the revival of the original 1975 musical, which itself was based on a 1926 play. The 2002 Revival is one of the most successful and longest-running revivals of a musical in American history, and is a staple of the American zeitgeist.
movie recommendations to react: - can’t hardly wait (1998) - entrapment (1999) - cruel intentions (1999) - mona lisa smile (2003) - a cinderella story (2004) - the terminal (2004) - the aviator (2004) - the departed (2006) - 300 (2006) - this is the end (2013) - saving mr. banks (2013)
This remains one of the most clever, well-executed musical-to-film adaptations ever. The way each number exists as its own separate broadway flourish but in tandem with the real life plot as it plays out is so satisfying to watch. Billy Flynn's "We Both Reached for the Gun" is my favorite example of this. Such an unexpectedly entertaining and compelling way to show how a gifted attorney "pulls the strings" in the legal world, particularly in high-profile cases. And ho boy, the frenetic undeniable sex appeal throughout the whole movie can't ever be ignored. First time watching in early adolescence was something else, particularly Cell Block Tango. Hands-down the best song :)
Wow. Just learned that on Broadway, the role of Roxie Hart is notoriously given to lots of women who can sort of sing and mostly dance. I saw Chicago live and it was great. Favorite Musical has to be Sweeney Todd *not the Johnny Depp version.
I think part of Rob not casting Charlize Theron was because at the time - she was so incrediblely drop dead gorgeous & the epitome of in your face confidence that seeing her as mousey would have been the stretch. Whereas, Renee Zellweger was a mousy underdog that no one associated with glamor or singing. But she was a trusted sweetheart, underdog, everywoman to so man after Bridget Jones Diary & Jerry Maguire. So it worked on multiple levels to subvert expectations. On Broadway, casting someone like Charlize typically works. Its often a vehicle for attractive stars to flex & have fun. Rob had a different vision and needed that nobody expects much from this ensemble thing. I think he did something similar in Nine. Afterwards, all the choices make so much sense but at the time were shrugs.
🎼Musicals: -Fiddler on the Roof 1971 -Oliver! 1968 -The Sound of Music 1965 -West Side Story 1961 -Little Shop of Horrors 1986 -The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 -South Pacific 1958 -The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
Renee used to come to a coffee shop where I worked when I first came to LA. She was in track at my high school's rival high school, so I mentioned it, and we struck up a little coffee shop friendship. She'd come in, and we'd have a little chin wag. She really is super sweet and an incredible actor.
One of my favorite musicals! It’s just so well done. I’ve seen it live too and the movie is so perfect. It’s hard to capture musical theater in a movie for some reason but this one does it. My other favs with great movie versions are Rent (my absolute favorite) and Rocky Horror Picture Show.
My favorite musical is a movie called Anna and the Apocalypse it’s such an unexpected mix of genres that just worked for me. The effects aren’t that great sometimes but I love it anyway
We did a “school appropriate” version of cell block tango in my high school’s dance magnet program and I’ve been hooked on this movie musical ever since! One of the few dvd’s I refuse to get rid of…
Cataline Helenski, the Hungarian, is supposed to be innocent. During the "Cell Block Tango", all the other ladies pulled out red handkerchiefs, she was the only one who said "not guilty" and pulled out a white handkerchief. One of the themes of the play is the precarious nature of the justice system.
The way I screamed when I saw this review pop up lol. I still sing these songs so much, they're on all my musical playlists. i know each song word for word lol. This was such an amazing movie and musical. I am so pleased you guys loved it!
My gay ass just squealed with joy -I love this movie -this movie is really responsible for bringing back the musical genre in film. -they have tried adapting this since Chicago hit the stage but no one was able to figure out how to incorporate the music until Rob Marshall came up with the transitions from reality and fantasy.
The Hunyak (Hungarian woman) who didn’t tell her story in English was executed but innocent. She and her husband had tenants in their building and her husband was killed and she was blamed and couldn’t explain her innocence because she didn’t speak English. What she says translates something like: “What am doing here? They say my famous tenant grabbed my husband, while I bashed his head. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says it was me. I tried to explain it to the police, but they didn't understand.” It’s a heartbreaking story
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You’ll notice that everyone in Cell Block Tango has a red hanky which meant they were guilty where as Hunyak has a white hanky showing her innocence. In those times they wouldn’t have paid for a translator to help her.
And when you read the translation of what the Hunyak is accused of, it's SO much more sad
Omg, thank you! 😂I was screaming this because I know they didn’t notice that she pulled a white handkerchief indicating her innocence.
She also says she's not guilty
Most reactors never notice it which makes it more sad
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Basically translated, the Hungarian lady says the police accused her (and her lover) of killing her husband, but that it’s not true, she’s not guilty. She’s the only one on death row that was innocent but due to the language barrier she couldn’t defend herself. In the song, she literally just keeps saying, ‘uh, uh, not guilty’.
I mean, it wasn't ambiguous at all. She was the only one who said "not guilty" while everyone else was singing "he had it coming"
My favorite number is definitely "Cell Block Tango." The choreography's incredible (and hot), the tango brat is so catchy, and Catherine Zeta Jones just nails it.
I love the use the of the red (and white) scarves in that choreography.
Catherine was a musical theatre girl before breaking into Hollywood. So, her being the strongest and most charismatic singer and dancer shouldn’t be a surprise. All the performances are solid, but if anyone from this deserved the Oscar it was her.
Something I think doesn’t get enough kudos is that Catherine Zeta-Jones was also pregnant while doing all this insane, physically demanding choreography. She absolutely killed this role
I was about to say the same thing!!! No one talks about it.
She actually wasn’t pregnant. She didn’t get pregnant til months after filming. It’s just one of those factoids that gets repeated so much that many fans end up thinking it’s true.
No, she had just been pregnant. Still an amazing feat. I was young, but I remember people being impressed she looked so good after having recently given birth. Seems like the standards are even higher now for pregnant women to look hot just after having a baby. At least for women in the public eye.
@@liteflightify yeah, I don't know why this one gets repeated so much. It's like a game of telephone. I think people remember there being articles and talk on shows that had something to do with her pregnancy so they misremember it as her actually being pregnant
13:24 That is the late great Chita Rivera (the original Velma Kelly in the original Broadway production of "Chicago") in a cameo role.
I’ll forgive them for not knowing that but it makes me sad
At least they read the trivia at the end that told them it was Chita.
Seeing Greg's excitement for Cell Block Tango gave me the chills. It's one of my all time favorite numbers, so seeing other people enjoy it brings me such joy!
Indeed haha!
This movie is SO good. You will love it. And Catherine ZJ was pregnant shooting this. And I always thought the lack of thanslation on that woman in cell block tango is on purpose, no one in the country spoke her language so she couldnt get a lawyer, and even though she was innocent, she got hang. It reinforces all the idea of the spectacle and manipulation of media and lawyers and the justice system. (: every other woman was holding red cloths to represent blood, but she was holding a white cloth, she danced ballet and not tango.
Hadn't she just had her baby? She's carrying post-baby weight but she looks the most appropriate for the time because normal sized women were fashionable and sexy
I haven't seen this mentioned but Queen Latifah was also nominated for an Oscar. Been a fan of hers for decades, she's so multi-talented.
Andrew you are ENOUGH!!!! Please don't ever feel like you aren't ❤
His face watching Catherine Zeta-Jones was totally me in theater seeing this the first time. She owned this role. Perfection!
“Roxie” was one of the centerpieces of my routine when I did drag
Oh, God I know that had to have been FUN!!! Roxie is a trip!!
I would have loved to see that!
“The words to activate the winter soldier” had me dying
Chicago is one of the greatest musicals of the 20th century, and this movie perfectly captures it
The Hungarian woman is innocent.
- Her little bit in cell block tango translates to something like “they say I cut off my husbands head but I didn’t do it, I’m innocent, I tried to explain but they don’t understand me”
- If you look at the handkerchief she pulls out of her partner during cell block tango, it’s white. It’s the only one out of the six that pulls a white handkerchief instead of a red one.
- in the stage show there’s a small scene with her and mama Morton and her lawyer where mama is translating and she says “I think she’s telling the truth” and the lawyer is all like “I get no benefit from her execution! She has to confess!”
She’s such a tragic foil to roxie and Velma. Unable to gain sympathy or understanding from anyone simply because she doesn’t speak English.
Cell block tango is one of my favorite musical numbers. i always felt so bad that the one innocent woman is the one that is executed
One of my favorite movies! 🤩I honestly don’t know why more reactors aren’t reviewing this movie because it’s such an underrated gem! And I say that as someone who isn’t a fan of musicals.
First musical movie to won Best Picture since Olivier! in 1968. Easily very well deserved, one of the best movie adaptation of a classic Broadway theater show
I love 'Oliver!' too.
It's 'Oliver', actually, but thanks for the info! I haven't seen that movie in decades, but I remember it well!
Moulin rouge is another top tier musical!
Yes!!! I hope they do it
You guys sounded a little worried that you weren't going to vibe with a musical, but this reaction was awesome. I love how much you loved it. You're a testament of how much joy you can get from being open and focusing on the positives.
I remember being really impressed that Richard Gere did all his own dancing and singing, if I remember correctly. There was an entertainment segment on tv about him training tap dance for the courtroom scene
... in the stage production Mary Sunshine is played by a male in drag, singing countertenor, to surprise the audience and drive home the idea that "not everything is as it seems" ... the role in the movie was lessoned but given to the great Christine Baranski in what I consider a cameo
I had no idea about this, it came as a total surprise when I saw it here in Boston, I think last year.
It's pretty cool that any of Chicago's cast and crew have gone on to work in succeeding musicals, including director Rob Marshall (Nine, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Return), writer Bill Condon (writer-director of Dreamgirls, director of Beauty and the Beast, writer of The Greatest Showman), costume designer Colleen Atwood (Sweeney Todd, Nine, Into the Woods), and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones (Rock of Ages), Queen Latifah (Hairspray), and Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!, Into the Woods). Chicago truly re-emergence of the musical film genre in the 21st century
Favorite Music Number From Chicago?!
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Cell Block Tango!
All That Jazz and Cell Block Tango
Favorite Musical Numbers: All That Jazz, Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango, and Funny Honey.
Cell Block Tango, We both reached for the gun and the deleted song Class
Both reached for the gun and Hot honey rag.
Oh and Mr Cellophane.
Hamilton and Grease would be fun reactions to watch.
Agree on Hamilton!
Sound of Music or Singin’ in the Rain would be fun reactions
This is a great musical for people who usually don't like musicals.
So excited to see you guys react to more musicals!
Such a shame that Gere was the only main cast member who wasn't nominated for an Oscar. His performance was fantastic as well.
Kander and Ebb were prolific musical creators. their catalogue includes Chicago, Cabaret (another award winning movie), Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Curtains.... to name but a few.
Yes, that was Richard Gere’s voice! 😊 Also Catherine Zeta Jones was a few months pregnant filming this. She is amazing
Rene won her 2nd Oscar for playing Judy Garland.
Was not a fan of that choice.
Saw this in the theater and it was just as good as you'd imagine on the big screen. I also listened to the soundtrack for months afterward. My upstairs neighbor did too and we'd sing together-her through the floor and me at the ceiling. I'm sure the rest of our neighbors hated us.
Were you my neighbor? Lol😂
What's fascinating about the Hungarian woman is the REASON she's later killed is because she had no recourse; she couldn't even speak English to defend herself, so she was the easiest target for execution even if she was literally the only innocent. So the movie's choice to not translate her was to indicate that her innocence wasn't enough to free her; even if we *know* she's innocent from the symbolism of the white scarf.
Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town?
And all that jazz
If you guys want to hear more of John C. Reilly singing, you should check out Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. It's a criminally underrated and hilarious musical parody movie.
I love knowing that CZJ was pregnant during the filming of this movie. She's up there giving 110%.
She wasn't. She was 9 months pregnant when she won the Oscar. She also performed on the show.
Filming wrapped before she was pregnant.
@agentsculder2451 Oh, my mistake.
The older prisoner who first speaks to Roxie is Chita Rivera, who played the role of Velma Kelly opposite Gwen Verdon (Bob Fosse's ex wife) in the original cast of the musical.
I'd just like to say, thank you Andrew for the thirst show in Reached for the Gun.
The random closeups on Greg's face were absolutely killing me 😂😂
I have to say Mr. Cellophane is my favorite song in this whole movie. I love the whole performance❤
Me too!
It's so good
Another great musical to watch is "RENT" (also with Taye Diggs) and then the musical about the life of the writer and composer of "RENT" called "Tick, Tick, Boom" starring Andrew Garfield.
This is so crazy, this is one of my favourite movie musicals! I literally watched this in the weekend with my mum and I was thinking to myself, ‘no one ever reacts to Chicago’, and lo and behold! Thanks for the reaction!
She had the white handkerchief in the cell block tango, everyone’s else was blood red. She was innocent
YESSS FINALLY MY NICHE!! Please please please do Dream Girls I just love it so much and Jennifer Hudson deserves her flowers! Also the voice actress from Princess and the frog is in this movie! I also suggest some weird but good ones like Rocky horror picture show and Little shop of horrors.
Calamity Jane and West Side Story (Original) are two of my favourite movie musicals.
19:43 Hunyak says: "How did I find myself here? They say my lover held down my husband and I cut his head off. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says I did it. I tried to explain at the police station but they didn't understand"
I'm glad you guys reacted to this. you can't imagine the fanfare this movie received when it came out. Everyone thought it would flop because there wasn't any successful musicals in a long time, and then this exploded. It made over 300 million world wide, It won multiple oscars including best Picture, and started a wave of succesfull musicals... Rent, Dreamgirls, and Hairspray were all hits at the movies.
My dance company at the time, we adopted a jazz/burlesque show thanks to the movie, and we were booked sold for that entire year with the show. We even got to perform for the broadway cast of Chicago during their national tour.
39:31 And to top off the amazement factor...she was pregnant when she filmed the movie. By the time she won her Oscar, she's was VERY pregnant and ended up giving birth about 10 days after the Oscars.
Richard Gere is one of the guys who got a big boost to his career from the original (early 70s) productions of Grease -- others are Barry Bostwick, John Travolta, Treat Williams, among many more. I saw him starring as Danny Zuko in the original London production in 1973. He definitely has the musical skills from way back.
And so, obviously, does Catherine Zeta-Jones. She first became famous as a song-and-dance gal, starring in her teens in musicals in London like 42nd Street (she really was an understudy who took over for the star and became a star herself! -- which is the story of 42nd Street). Knowing her from that early stuff, I was kind of surprised that she so quickly made the move to Hollywood and became a genuine movie star. Lots of people try that and don't succeed.
Cabaret!!!!!!! You won’t be disappointed. It is the musical film of all musical films!!
Oh, Moulin Rouge is a must. Id also suggest Into the Woods & Rent!
The problem with Joker 2 is that they used classic songs with a couple new ones. They sounded great. But here they told the story. This is a musical. Joker 2 had scenes interrupted by songs and back and forth.
THEY HAD IT COMIN
I really hope you guys could react to Cotton Club (1984) one day. It’s a cinematic musical like this one. Richard Gere was amazing in that one as well. Also Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne and Gregory Hines.
You don't want a criminal lawyer -- you want a cRImInAL lawyer.
😂
When this came out, the movie poster's tagline was "Why Be Famous When You Can Be Infamous". Still so good after 22 years!
I saw this recently on Broadway it was amazing! DreamGirls would be a great one to watch. Starring Beyonce Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy
I great suggestion
One of my favorite movie musicals.
So many layers.
Really appreciate a chance to rewatch with you guys.
Every number in thie musical is gold, it's hard to pick a favorite. I tend to cycle through them. But "They Both Reached for the Gun" is probably my current fave. I love the way it shows how all of the characters in this movie, except for Amos and the Hungarian woman, are narcissists chasing their own idea of stardom. Mama, Billy, and Mary Sunshine chase fame in less conventional ways than Roxie and Velma, but they're all after the spotlight.
Meanwhile, if you wanna see an equally amazing film with Richard Gere as a lawyer but with a TOTALLY different tone, you should dedinitely check out "Primal Fear".
Little Shop of Horrors musical and also the BEST "musical" of the 2000s. Thats Once (2006) the songs in it are fantastic.
The two guilty & innocent headlines gag is from Citizen Kane. (The headlines were Kane Elected! and Fraud at the Polls!)
I was 12 or 13 when I first saw that film. I did not speak any English (or at least not well enough) but that film thought me so much. And my German DVD had subtitles for the hungarian woman. She was innocent.
You can say Joker 2 took inspiration from this movie, but is sure didn't execute it well lol. And thank you Greg for pointing out how this is doing it the right way lol
Their mouths' resistance to correctly pronouncing "Amos" was something to behold.
Chicago is magical and a fantastic time. Don't know if you've reacted to Moulin Rouge. Another musical that you'll love.
Two more great Bob Fosse musicals are Cabaret and All That Jazz. Moulin Rouge is an excellent musical as well.
Across The Universe (2007) and Cabaret (1972); would LOVE to see your reactions!!!
Richard Gere was so incredible in this movie. he put his all into the choreography, so much so that he insisted on staying on set for hours after everyone else so that he could perfect the tap dancing routine. now that's dedication. Catherine Zeta-Jones performed her ass off as well, and John C. Reilly performing "Mr. Cellophane" blew me away. I'd love to see more musicals from you both! Sweeney Todd would be great, as well as Hamilton!
I love how you speak about Chicago as if the movie was the first thing that inspired others. In actuality, the movie was based on the revival of the original 1975 musical, which itself was based on a 1926 play. The 2002 Revival is one of the most successful and longest-running revivals of a musical in American history, and is a staple of the American zeitgeist.
movie recommendations to react:
- can’t hardly wait (1998)
- entrapment (1999)
- cruel intentions (1999)
- mona lisa smile (2003)
- a cinderella story (2004)
- the terminal (2004)
- the aviator (2004)
- the departed (2006)
- 300 (2006)
- this is the end (2013)
- saving mr. banks (2013)
This remains one of the most clever, well-executed musical-to-film adaptations ever. The way each number exists as its own separate broadway flourish but in tandem with the real life plot as it plays out is so satisfying to watch. Billy Flynn's "We Both Reached for the Gun" is my favorite example of this. Such an unexpectedly entertaining and compelling way to show how a gifted attorney "pulls the strings" in the legal world, particularly in high-profile cases.
And ho boy, the frenetic undeniable sex appeal throughout the whole movie can't ever be ignored. First time watching in early adolescence was something else, particularly Cell Block Tango. Hands-down the best song :)
Are we doing a musical run?! I'm so excited!
If youre doing musicals youve got to watch Tick,Tick...Boom andrew garfields debut musical from 2021. Such a brilliant movie and Greg will SOB 😅
Moulin Rouge is my favorite musical. The movie that is, not so much the play
16:47 “I wish I was at home cheating on John C. Reilly right now.” Same tho
I adored the music, the choreography, the performances, the screenplay, the costumes, the sets, the lighting, et cetera, et cetera. I LOVED IT.
Cell block tango is the best number for sure, this is by far my favorite musical made into a movie. It's fantastic, joker 2 has NOTHING on Chicago
Wow. Just learned that on Broadway, the role of Roxie Hart is notoriously given to lots of women who can sort of sing and mostly dance. I saw Chicago live and it was great. Favorite Musical has to be Sweeney Todd *not the Johnny Depp version.
I think part of Rob not casting Charlize Theron was because at the time - she was so incrediblely drop dead gorgeous & the epitome of in your face confidence that seeing her as mousey would have been the stretch.
Whereas, Renee Zellweger was a mousy underdog that no one associated with glamor or singing. But she was a trusted sweetheart, underdog, everywoman to so man after Bridget Jones Diary & Jerry Maguire.
So it worked on multiple levels to subvert expectations.
On Broadway, casting someone like Charlize typically works. Its often a vehicle for attractive stars to flex & have fun.
Rob had a different vision and needed that nobody expects much from this ensemble thing.
I think he did something similar in Nine.
Afterwards, all the choices make so much sense but at the time were shrugs.
One of my fav musicals
Love this movie. It’s one of my favorites. Moulin Rouge! Is another one of my favorite other musicals. And Meet Me In St. Louis.
🎼Musicals: -Fiddler on the Roof 1971 -Oliver! 1968 -The Sound of Music 1965 -West Side Story 1961 -Little Shop of Horrors 1986 -The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 -South Pacific 1958 -The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
Renee used to come to a coffee shop where I worked when I first came to LA. She was in track at my high school's rival high school, so I mentioned it, and we struck up a little coffee shop friendship. She'd come in, and we'd have a little chin wag. She really is super sweet and an incredible actor.
Hamilton is favorite. This used to be my favorite musical film. Favorite on Broadway was Les Miserables, but not favorite movie.
Maybe a bit cliche, but The Sound of Music has a very special place in my heart.
I'd love for any of you to watch Moulin Rouge as well, is pretty awesome!
“Uh uh” walked in on her husband dead and has no idea what happened to him.
One of my favorite musicals! It’s just so well done. I’ve seen it live too and the movie is so perfect. It’s hard to capture musical theater in a movie for some reason but this one does it. My other favs with great movie versions are Rent (my absolute favorite) and Rocky Horror Picture Show.
My favorite musical is a movie called Anna and the Apocalypse it’s such an unexpected mix of genres that just worked for me. The effects aren’t that great sometimes but I love it anyway
Favorite Christmas movie, watch it every year!
We did a “school appropriate” version of cell block tango in my high school’s dance magnet program and I’ve been hooked on this movie musical ever since! One of the few dvd’s I refuse to get rid of…
Dream Girls Please !
Cataline Helenski, the Hungarian, is supposed to be innocent. During the "Cell Block Tango", all the other ladies pulled out red handkerchiefs, she was the only one who said "not guilty" and pulled out a white handkerchief. One of the themes of the play is the precarious nature of the justice system.
Dreamgirls is a good one to watch
Just saw this on Broadway after loving the movie for years, excited to see you guys watch!!
The way I screamed when I saw this review pop up lol. I still sing these songs so much, they're on all my musical playlists. i know each song word for word lol. This was such an amazing movie and musical. I am so pleased you guys loved it!
My gay ass just squealed with joy
-I love this movie
-this movie is really responsible for bringing back the musical genre in film.
-they have tried adapting this since Chicago hit the stage but no one was able to figure out how to incorporate the music until Rob Marshall came up with the transitions from reality and fantasy.
The Hunyak (Hungarian woman) who didn’t tell her story in English was executed but innocent. She and her husband had tenants in their building and her husband was killed and she was blamed and couldn’t explain her innocence because she didn’t speak English. What she says translates something like:
“What am doing here? They say my famous tenant grabbed my husband, while I bashed his head. But it's not true. I am innocent. I don't know why Uncle Sam says it was me. I tried to explain it to the police, but they didn't understand.”
It’s a heartbreaking story
"I think these are the words that activate the Winter Soldier!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I get that reference!