Product Details

• Actors: John Lahr, Emily Lloyd, Liz Fraser, Kiefer Sutherland, Harry Fowler
• Directors: Bernard Rose
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000C3I9P
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,652 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Chicago Joe and the Showgirl" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Kiefer Sutherland (Flatliners, Young Guns) is Chicago Joe, a World War II American serviceman. Emily Lloyd (In Country) is Georgina, an aspiring showgirl. When they meet, passion and desire fuel a dangerous fantasy. He is the big-time gangster, she is the glamorous moll. They go for a reckless drive. They steal a fur coat. Each time she dares him to take a wilder risk, and each time he proves himself. Until their lust for excitement demands nothing short of going "all the way" - to murder. CHICAGO JOE AND THE SHOWGIRL is the shocking true story of two strangers who meet, mingle and lock into a dangerous world of their own.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY UNUSUAL, February 13, 2000

By	walter flakus (Macomb, IL Macomb, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicago Joe & The Showgirl [VHS] (VHS Tape)

AN UNUSUAL FILM WHICH VACILLATES BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE FILM STORY WAS REALLY TRUE OR NOT (EVEN THOUGH THE OPENING SAYS IT IS) UNTIL THE LAST SEGMENTS OF THE PICTURE.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY KIEFER SUTHERLAND

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FATAL ATTRACTION meets BONNIE AND CLYDE in "Chicago Joe and the Showgirl", October 20, 2007

By	KerrLines ""Movies,Music,Theatre"" (Baltimore,MD) - See all my reviews

Man was this one disturbing movie. If it wasn't positively 100% true I may not have reacted so strongly,but this film IS true with no characters or events altered.Sometimes real life is better than Hollywood.Let me explain.

CHICAGO JOE AND THE SHOWGIRL is a sober a chilling account of a Yank and a showgirl over a five day period in 1944 War ravaged London.It is the faithful retelling of two people,one "Chicago Joe" a.k.a. Ricky Allen (Kiefer Sutherland) who is a self- agrandized wannabe thug living out this "double life" as an American Army Lieutenant and "Georgina"(Emily Lloyd) a two-bit London showgirl with delusions of being Barbara Stanwyck.These two meet on October 3,1944 and for the next five nights go on a joyride spree that becomes increasingly dangerous to the point of killing.This is the ultimate "I dare you to do it" film. As Sutherland's Ricky becomes increasing unsure of what and why he is in this "relationship", Lloyd's Georgina becomes a positive sociopath and is absolutely bone-chilling in this role.She smiles as she sees blood and watches people suffer.It is unnerving at best.

Director Bernard Rose whose later successes include IMMORTAL BELOVED,CANDYMAN,ANNA KARENINA and TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. cleverly styles this film after the famous gangster/femme fatale "noir" films of the Era.At times the viewer is not sure what is true and what is cinema just like the dilemma of the two main characters who begin to obscure reality and fantasy.This is a darkly filmed and darkly portrayed piece of modern day "noir" and is cleverly built up to a most surprising climax (that totally surprised me!)

A really neat and nifty piece of work.A second viewing makes it all the more interesting.Emily Lloyd is really creepy.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Kiefer Sutherland's best roles, April 15, 2006

By	M. R. Estante "http://aralarcalifornia.blogsp... (North America) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Chicago Joe & The Showgirl [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In 1944, 5 days of a wild mad-love ride, result in a public hanging in England. A wanna-be showgirl and an American service man in London connect into a dangerous union fueld by fantasy and recklessness. If ever there is a prime example that what we believe to be "love" is only a form of "mania" ... this based on a true story film is a perfect case in point.