Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/16/2004(USA)
Release Date: 08/17/2004
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Actress and writer
Nia Vardalos, who became an overnight sensation with
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, returns to the big screen with this gender-bending
comedy.
Connie (
Vardalos) and
Carla (
Toni Collette) are best friends who've shared the same dream ever since they were teenagers -- making a name for themselves in the musical theater. However, after years of treading water on Chicago's dinner theater circuit and playing bottom-of-the-barrel nightclubs, the two are facing middle age with minimal career success. One evening after a performance,
Connie and
Carla have the misfortune of witnessing the murder of nightclub owner
Frank (
Michael Roberds) by low-level Mafiosi; the gals are seen by the shooters, and they hit the road in fear for their lives.
Connie and
Carla end up in Los Angeles, where they struggle to create new identities for themselves. After witnessing a drag review at a nightclub, they realize that even they have more talent than most of the men performing that evening, and they decide to pose as female impersonators in hopes of landing a gig.
Connie and
Carla's new act is an immediate hit, and soon they're the toast of L.A.'s gay community. But the women discover it's difficult to keep on fooling people into believing they're men, and things become even more complicated when the Mobsters discover that
Connie and
Carla are in Los Angeles. Meanwhile,
Connie finds herself falling for
Jeff (
David Duchovny), a regular guy looking for his cross-dressing brother who can't understand why he's developing a crush on a drag queen.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
