History Film / Chicago

* TooDumbToLive: "What're you going to believe, your own eyes or what I tell you?!" Not the best thing to say to your incredibly enraged heiress wife who just caught you in bed with two other women and is holding a gun to your head.

** Mary Sunshine may be a BitchInSheepsClothing, but she also seems to be saddened by the Hunyak going to the gallows.

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * {{Cuckold}}: Amos

* YouWouldMakeAGreatModel: A BlackAndGrayMorality variant. The main character is sleeping with a man mainly because she thinks he's a producer who can help her career. He's not.

* AccidentalMisnaming: A RunningGag in the film is Flynn repeatedly calling Amos "Andy". He does get it right once or twice, during the "We Both Reached For The Gun" number and during the trial when Amos is in the witness box, much to the latter's delight. He also does it to Roxie at one point.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: After Flynn gets Roxie off she immediately starts complaining about her lack of fame, he calls her out on her lack of gratitude for saving her life. She retorts that he got his $5,000 dollars. He concedes the point.

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * EvilVersusEvil: The rivalry between Roxie and Velma.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * ExtremeDoormat: Amos, Amos, ''Amos''. There's even a whole song dedicated to it, "Mr. Cellophane."

** "We Both Reached For the Gun" portrays both Roxie and the reporters as puppets, with Billy being The puppet master.

** The denial is made by a cheating boyfriend while he's still in bed with two other women: "Who you gonna believe, your own eyes or me?"

* YourCheatingHeart:
** Roxie's murder victim was the man with whom she was cheating on her husband. The grounds for Velma, Annie, and Mona's homicides.
** Inverted with June: Her homicide (self-defense, according to her) was spurred by her husband accusing ''her'' of cheating.

** Billy also gets a moment; when he sees that Roxie is genuinely afraid, he comforts her and sings ''Razzle Dazzle'' [[PepTalkSong partly to reassure her]].

* HollywoodLaw: It's implied that one of the major reasons Hunyak is found guilty and executed is because nobody gets her a translator. In real life, it's mandatory that a non English speaking person has a translator during a trial where they are the accused.

* CompositeCharacter: While the musical has members of the ensemble, and even named characters like Mama Morton, introduce each song, the film introduces the singular Bandleader for that purpose.

* VillainRecruitmentSong: "I Cannot Do It Alone" [[ZigZaggingTrope zig zags this trope]], as Velma is no more villainous than VillainProtagonist Roxie. Moreover, Velma tries to recruit Roxie as an "act of desperation," [[InvertedTrope rather than from a position of strength.]]

* BiTheWay: Implied with the late Al Lipschitz, who had an affair with somebody named "Irving."

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * WhosOnFirst: Billy thoroughly confuses Amos on the witness stand with this line of questioning.

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * BlatantLies: Most of Billy Flynn's role.

* AdaptationalNiceGirl:
** Played straight with the cops when they take Amos's statement. They're sympathetic on hearing that he shot a burglar that he assumed was assaulting his wife, and grab the ball when he admits that ''Roxie'' actually shot him.

** ''Subverted'' with Roxie. She thought Fred really loved her and was heartbroken to learn he lied about having show business connections just to win a bet with a trombone player and tap her ass. Shortly after she shoots him, however, she shows no remorse about letting Amos take the fall for her murdering him and is more concerned about ''herself'' when the police reveal Fred had a wife and kids. With that said, she is much nicer to the Hunyak than she is in the play, showing sympathy for her situation especially when learning the other lady is innocent.

** Fred Casely in the stage show was just a furniture salesman and a random one-night stand for Roxie. In the movie, he not only lies to Roxie about having connections in the entertainment industry to keep her interested, but is cheating on his wife and the mother of their five children.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Roxie, Roxie, '''Roxie'''. Her eponymous musical number features her basking in her own mirrored reflection, when she's not surrounded by gorgeous men purring her name.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the stage show, Mary Sunshine is a naive reporter who misguidedly tries to see the good in everyone. In the film, it's implied she's a BitchInSheepsClothing who is as corrupt as everyone else.