Connie and Carla is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, and David Duchovny. The film was shot in Vancouver and featured a number of local drag queens. Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette play the titular characters, 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. After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in Chicago, they go on the run, landing in Los Angeles. Initially working at a beauty... salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag revue at a gay club. Because they sing their own songs , they are hired, and their variety show then called Connie and Carla and the Belles of the Ball after they add a few friends to the act becomes a hit. Things are going smoothly but the two make a pact not to let men interfere with their life. This causes conflict when Connie falls for Jeff , the straight brother of Robert , one of their drag queen friends.
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