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Connie and Carla

2004 · 98 min

A bubbly, song-filled lark that coasts on charm, big laughs and the joy of friends chasing a ridiculous dream together.

Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Music
Tagline
When you follow your dream, there's no telling what you'll become.
Overview
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 ... disguised 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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Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Music
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • found family
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, music
Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Written by
Nia Vardalos
Starring
Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella, Alec Mapa, Ian Gomez, Nick Sandow, Dash Mihok
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America, Switzerland
Languages
English

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