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Connie and Carla is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Michael Lembeck released in USA on 16 april 2004 with Toni Collette
Connie and Carla (2004)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 april 2004
Length 1h38
Directed by Michael Lembeck
OriginUSA
Themes Feminist films, Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Gangster films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Rating62%
Connie and Carla is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, and David Duchovny. The screenplay was written by Vardalos.
The film was shot in Vancouver and featured a number of local drag queens.
Synopsis
Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are two performers 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.Actors
Toni Collette
(Carla)
Nia Vardalos
(Connie)
David Duchovny
(Jeff)
Stephen Pinella
(Robert / Peaches)
Alec Mapa
(Lee / N'Cream)
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