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      Connie and Carla

      PG-13 Released Apr 13, 2004 1 hr. 38 min. Comedy List
      44% 120 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. In Los Angeles, they glimpse the city's drag queen scene, and believing that stage success is just a wardrobe change away, they become female impersonators. They fall into a circle populated by Connie's beau, Jeff (David Duchovny), and bar owner Stanley (Ian Gomez). But the killers want to make sure the women never tell what they know. Read More Read Less
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      Critics Consensus

      The two female leads, as well as energitic musical numbers, enliven an otherwise silly reworking of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot.

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      Daniel O Funny movie and great if you like musical numbers Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Jacqui V Love it. Love the actors, the singing and the cameo by Debbie Reynolds. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious Gender-bender -- If you like movies with a bit of gender-bending, this is a must-see. It's almost a remake of "Some Like It Hot" with a touch of "Victor/ Victoria." Connie and Carla witness a gangland murder in Chicago and have to get out of town, just like Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) in "Some Like It Hot." They make it to California, where they find work at a night club -- a drag night club -- as drag queens. In other words, they're women impersonating men who are impersonating women. The hilarity ensues. Unfortunately, it probably won't be remembered as well as the other more renowned gender-benders like "Some Like It Hot," "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I hated this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie. Loved every moment. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're a fan of theatre & show tunes, this is the movie for you! Definitely a ‘Romi & Michelle' meets ‘To Wong Foo'!!! Definitely a fun classic with Nia Vardalos & Toni Collette. One of my ‘feel good' classics. Definitely ahead of its time, with inclusivity. Drag Queen Hilarity! I LOVE this movie. And Nia & Toni are surprisingly talented singers! Makes the tunes, all the more fun! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      NIA VARDALOS as Connie and TONI COLLETTE as Carla in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. TONI COLLETTE as Carla and NIA VARDALOS as Connie in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. Film Title: Connie and Carla. Jeff (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and drag queen "Connie" (NIA VARDALOS) share beer and conversation in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. Jeff (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and drag queen "Connie" (NIA VARDALOS) share beer and conversation in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. NIA VARDALOS as Connie in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. Director MICHAEL LEMBECK (right) with star/screenwriter NIA VARDALOS as Connie on the set of the new comedy, Connie and Carla. Director MICHAEL LEMBECK (left) with STEPHEN SPINELLA as Robert and DAVID DUCHOVNY as Jeff on the set of the new comedy, Connie and Carla. (L to R) Connie (NIA VARDALOS) and Carla (TONI COLLETTE) maintaining their drag personas even while offstage in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. American musical theater icon DEBBIE REYNOLDS (as herself) joins "the girls" in their act in the new comedy, Connie and Carla. (L to R) Drag queens Peaches/Robert (STEPHEN SPINELLA), Paul (ROBERT KAISER), Carla (TONI COLLETTE), Connie (NIA VARDALOS), Patty Melt/Brian (CHRIS LOGAN) and N' Cream/Lee (ALEC MAPA). View more photos

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      Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard It's not really that complicated. Connie and Carla flounders because while men dressing up as women is funny, women dressing up as men is not. Dec 14, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media The plot is nothing new; not much here for teens. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Like an episode of particularly bad network television, this movie hasn't a clue as to how to do anything that doesn't feel contrived or unoriginal. Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 9, 2005 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com For audiences who adored "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Nia Vardalos' follow up movie (she wrote both scripts) will come as a big fat letdown. Rated: C- May 6, 2009 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Lisa Ann Cockrel Christianity Today The movie does offer some genuine guffaws as it trips over itself to be all things to all people. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 11, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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. In Los Angeles, they glimpse the city's drag queen scene, and believing that stage success is just a wardrobe change away, they become female impersonators. They fall into a circle populated by Connie's beau, Jeff (David Duchovny), and bar owner Stanley (Ian Gomez). But the killers want to make sure the women never tell what they know.
      Director
      Michael Lembeck
      Executive Producer
      Rita Wilson, Peter Safran
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Spyglass Entertainment
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 13, 2004, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $8.1M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.37:1)