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| Directed by | Michael Lembeck |
| Produced by | Nia Vardalos Tom Hanks Rita Wilson Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman |
| Written by | Nia Vardalos |
| Starring | Nia Vardalos Toni Collette David Duchovny |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Editing by | David Finfer |
| Studio | Spyglass Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 2004 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $27 million |
| Box office | $11,341,016 |
Connie and Carla is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, and David Duchovny.
The film was shot in Vancouver and featured a number of local drag queens.
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Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play the titular characters, whose lifelong friendship and co-obsession with musical theater 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 Los Angeles. Initially working at a beauty salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag revue at a gay club.
Because they sing their own songs (a rarity for queens), they are hired, and their variety show (first entitled What a Drag (Pun Intended!) then called Connie and Carla and the Belles of the Ball after they add a few friends to the act) 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 (David Duchovny), the straight brother of Robert (Stephen Spinella), one of their drag queen friends. As the show gets bigger, the two convince the club owner, Stanley (Ian Gomez), to convert it into a full dinner theater, and eventually their popularity threatens to expose them.
On the official opening night of the dinner theater, the mob killers catch up with them, but with the help of their drag queen friends, and to great applause from the audience (who think it is part of their act), Connie and Carla take them down. They ultimately confess their real identities to the audience and are accepted for who they are. Connie reveals herself to Jeff, who arrives after the chaos. He accepts her and becomes her boyfriend.
The following is a list of musicals referenced or featured in the film (in the order of which they are presented in the film):
The film had a budget of $27 million,[1] and grossed $8,085,771 domestically,[1] and $3,255,245 in foreign release,[1] making $11,341,016 worldwide. The film grossed $3,254,940 during its opening weekend, opening at number 13 in the 4/16-18 weekend box office.[1] The film has since been more successful within dvd sales and on television.
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