Connie and Carla
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| Directed by | Michael Lembeck |
| Produced by | Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Tom Hanks |
| Written by | Nia Vardalos |
| Starring | Nia Vardalos Toni Collette and David Duchovny |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 2004 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | English |
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Connie and Carla is a 2004 film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette and David Duchovny.
Vardalos and Collette play the title characters, whose lifelong friendship and co-obsession with musical theatre have brought nothing but career dead ends. Despite this they continue their optimism, hosting a variety act at an airport lounge. After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in Chicago, They go on the run, landing in L.A.. Initially working at a beauty salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag review at a gay club.
Because they sing their own songs (a rarity for queens), they are hired, and their variety show becomes a hit. Things are going smoothly but the two make a pact not to let men interfere with their life. This causes conflict when Connie falls for Jeff (Duchovny), the straight brother of one of their drag queen friends. As the show gets bigger, the two convince the club owner to convert it into a full dinner theater, and eventually their popularity threatens to expose them.
Ultimately they confess their real identities on the opening night of the official dinner theater, and are accepted for who they really are. Later that night the mafia boss catches up with them, but with the help of their drag queen friends they take him down. Connie reveals herself to Jeff, and they become a couple.
(Its the opening night of the official dinner theater and the Mafia boss has caught up with Carla and Connie. With the help of their drag queen friends, to great applause from the audience (who think it must be part of the act), they turn the mobster over to the police. Carla convinces Connie it is time to tell the people of the club their true identity, and after a few lines from gay icon Debby Reynolds, the club comes to accept them for who they are. Connie is able to reveal herself to Jeff, leading to their first consentual. The final number (about a Dame) is sung, the end.) <Proposed Revision>
Tagline: When you follow your dream, there's no telling what you'll become.
[edit] Box Office
The film did very poorly at the box office, having essentially been dumped by the studio with little advertising to back it. With a budget of $20M, the film grossed only $8M.
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