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- CONNIE AND CARLA is a bright and colorful door-slamming farce with the always-reliable gender-switching theme. It worked for Shakespeare, Some Like it Hot, and Tootsie, and if this movie doesn't hit that level, it's way above flops like Sorority Boys and Juwanna Mann.
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Apr 16, 2004 · Connie and Carla hit the road, head for Los Angeles, happen into a drag bar, and inspiration strikes: They can pretend to be female impersonators! That way no one will find them or even know where to look.
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Connie and Carla. Best pals Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) have a song-and-dance act at a Chicago airport, but they go on the run after witnessing a murder.
- (120)
- Michael Lembeck
- PG-13
- Nia Vardalos
Connie and Carla: Directed by Michael Lembeck. With Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella. A mob mix-up in Chicago sends two chanteuses screaming for L.A., where they score a perfect gig: posing as drag queens on the dinner theater/cabaret circuit.
- (8.7K)
- Comedy, Crime, Music
- Michael Lembeck
- 2004-04-16
Connie (Nia Vardalos) and best friend Carla (Toni Collette) are show-tune performers who get themselves mixed up with the Chicago mob-scene when they witness their boss get shot by mob-boss Rudy (Robert John Burke).
CONNIE AND CARLA is a bright and colorful door-slamming farce with the always-reliable gender-switching theme. It worked for Shakespeare, Some Like it Hot, and Tootsie, and if this movie doesn't hit that level, it's way above flops like Sorority Boys and Juwanna Mann.
- David Duchovny, Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette
- Michael Lembeck
- Universal Pictures
Connie and Carla 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 .
Small-town singing duo Connie and Carla witness a murder and go on the run to LA. Deciding to pass themselves off as drag queens, they find fame and friendship in the local gay scene.