Release Date: April 16, 2004
Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13) for thematic elements, sexual humor and drug references.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, Stephen Spinella, Dash Mihok and David Duchovny
Directed by: Michael Lembeck
Written by: Nia Vardalos
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Executive Producers:Nia Vardalos, Rita Wilson, Peter Safran
Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette and David Duchovny star in Spyglass Entertainment Production's comedy Connie and Carla. Vardalos and Collette play Connie and Carla, two struggling Chicago dinner theater performers who accidentally witness a mafia hit...and who subsequently hit the road, running for their lives. Assuming the killers will never look for them in a place devoid of culture, the pair head to Los Angeles, where they assume new identities and find their middling talent at song and dance perfectly suited to new careers--as drag queens. Much to their surprise, they inadvertently become the toast of the cabaret circuit. As their ruse becomes increasingly difficult to maintain, they discover that it is indeed lonely at the top, especially after Connie meets Jeff (Duchovny), a guy she'd really like to be a real girl with. With the mafia zeroing in and the line separating their onstage/offstage personas blurring beyond the point of recognition, Connie and Carla soon discover the power of not compromising to pursue your dreams, fighting the good fight, and never, never underestimating the transformative power of cosmetics.
The film is also scripted by Academy Award® - nominated screenwriter (and star of) My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos. It is directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 2) and produced by Spyglass' (Bruce Almighty, The Sixth Sense) Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman. Universal Pictures will distribute the film in the U.S. and Canada, with Spyglass distributing internationally.
http://www.connieandcarla.com
