Connie and Carla (2004)

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. Things get extra-weird when a guy falls for one of the girls.

Director:

Michael Lembeck

Writer:

Nia Vardalos

Stars:

Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nia Vardalos	...	Connie
Toni Collette	...	Carla
David Duchovny	...	Jeff
Stephen Spinella	...	Robert / Peaches
Alec Mapa	...	Lee / N'Cream
Christopher Logan	...	Brian / Brianna
Robert Kaiser	...	Paul
Ian Gomez	...	Stanley
Nick Sandow	...	Al
Dash Mihok	...	Mikey
Robert John Burke	...	Rudy
Boris McGiver	...	Tibor
Don Ackerman	...	Super Fey Guy
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself (Special Appearance)
Veena Sood	...	Mrs. Morse

Storyline

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.

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Plot Keywords:

character names as title | forenames as title | drag queen | mafia | gender disguise | 

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Taglines:

When you follow your dream, there's no telling what you'll become.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual humor and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Spyglass Entertainment Universal

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Connie and Carla Do L.A.

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,254,940, 18 April 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$8,054,280, 30 May 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, CCLA Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play women pretending to be men who are pretending to be women by crossdressing aka drag queens. David Duchovny, who stars in this movie, had also starred in Twin Peaks in which he plays a crossdresser.

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Goofs

Connie and Carla say a few times throughout the movie that "a cop shot Frank." Rudy shot Frank, as the viewer can plainly see.

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Quotes

Carla: Girlfriends, big or small, thin or fat, worship that body, it's the only one you've got.

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Connections

References The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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Soundtracks

Good Morning, Starshine
Written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot

User Reviews

Just Don't

Connie & Carla is bad. Very, very bad. If you want to see a movie like this, I suggest Priscilla Queen Of The Desert... funny movie, hitting all the right notes. Connie & Carla doesn't. Think Some Like It Hot... then go and watch that instead. For this is the same story, almost exact, but lame. Oh so very lame. The "jokes" that some people find so hysterically "laughed out my chair" funny, aren't. The acting is below average. You would have a more fun time by closing your eyes and dying. I'm sorry but I have dedicated too many words to this movie, all I wanted to write was that the film was extremely bad and should never be viewed, but I have to fill ten lines of text to warn all those tempted! Seriously, you'll be very angry...