Connie and Carla (2004)
Director
Michael Lembeck
Main cast
Nia Vardalos; Toni Collette; David Duchovny; Stephen Spinella; Alec Mapa
Genres
Comedy
Description
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 ... 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
Michael Lembeck
Main cast
Nia Vardalos; Toni Collette; David Duchovny; Stephen Spinella; Alec Mapa
Genres
Comedy
Description
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 ... 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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