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Synopsis
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

Cast

Robert John Burke Rudy
Toni Collette Carla
David Duchovny Jeff
Christopher Logan Brian/Banana
Stephen Spinella Robert/Peaches
Alec Mapa Lee/N'Cream
Boris McGiver Tibor
Dash Mihok Mikey
Mike Roberds Frank
Nick Sandow Al
Ian Gomez Stanley
Nia Vardalos Connie
Robert Kaiser Paul

Production Crew

Eike Schroter Additional Cinematography
Val Kuklowsky ADR Editor
Background Players ADR Loop Group
Doc Kane ADR Mixer
Jeannette Browning ADR Recordist
Chris T. Welch ADR Supervisor
Grace Macleod Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Ian Doig Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Jacqui Dudeck Art Department Assistant
Geoff Wallace Art Director
Tyler Harron Assistant Art Director
Harrison Beal Assistant Choreographer
William Mcphail Assistant Costumer Designer
Dean Scheck Assistant Hair
Jessica Rain Assistant Hair
Peter Klassen Assistant Location Manager
Christopher Pinhey Assistant Makeup
Lise Kuhr Assistant Makeup
Jared Howitt Assistant Production Coordinator
Laura Livingstone Assistant Production Coordinator
Tom Baleshta Assistant Properties
Sheri Hunter Assistant Set Decorator
F. Scott Taylor Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Paul Hanson Assistant Sound Editor
Stephanie Striegel Associate Producer
Chris Cochran Best Boy Electric
Ron Bowen Best Boy Grip
Charles O'Shea Boom Operator
Scott Aitken Cable Person
Richard Greatrex Camera Operator
Richard S. Walden Camera Operator
Robert Stecko Camera Operator
Francine Maisler Casting
Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler Casting
Michelle Short Casting Assistant
Pamela Thomas Casting Assistant
Jeff Upton Chief Lighting Technician
Cynthia Onrubia Choreography
Warren Carr Co-producer
Dennis McNeill Color Timing
Randy Edelman Composer (Music Score)
Randy Edelman Conductor
Derek Del Puppo Construction Coordinator
Willis Karsgaard Construction Foreman
Ruth Myers Costume Designer
Ali Wildey Costume/Wardrobe
Kathy Kertesz Costume/Wardrobe
Maya Mani Costume/Wardrobe
Nancy Collini Costume/Wardrobe
Scott Blackie Costume/Wardrobe
Stacy Hooper Costume/Wardrobe
Sandra J. Blackie Costumes Supervisor
Val Kuklowsky Dialogue Editor
Michael Lembeck Director
Michael Cox Dolly Grip
Paul Sheridan Dolly Grip
David Finfer Editor
Marc Daunais Electrician
Monty Black Electrician
Kathy Nelson Executive Music Producer
Nia Vardalos Executive Producer
Peter Safran Executive Producer
Rita Wilson Executive Producer
Andrea Brown Extra Casting
Laraine Johnson First Assistant Avid Editor
David Roman First Assistant Camera
Dermot Hickey First Assistant Camera
Sacha Fassaert First Assistant Camera
Bruce Franklin First Assistant Director
Cheryl Buckman First Assistant Editor
Dennis Newman First Assistant Editor
Christopher Flick Foley Editor
James Ashwill Foley Mixer
Valerie Davidson Foley Supervisor
Dan O'Connell Foley Walker
John Cucci Foley Walker
John Dines Generator Operator
Chalane Hayward Grip
Gord Taite Grip
Dena Greene Hair Styles
Donna Bis Hair Styles
Pauline Tremblay Hair Styles
Jim Hurford Key Grip
Kendrie Upton Location Manager
Charles Porlier Makeup
Connie Parker Makeup
Paul Bogaev Music Producer
Randy Edelman Music Producer
Ralph Ferraro Musical Arrangement
Randy Edelman Musical Arrangement
Stuart Balcomb Musical Arrangement
Paul Bogaev Musical Direction/Supervision
Buena Vista Negative Cutting Negative Cutter
Mary Beth Smith Negative Cutter
Ann Partrich Personal Assistant
Benjamin Salka Personal Assistant
Eric Knight Personal Assistant
Jodie Taggart Personal Assistant
Kristen Dick Personal Assistant
Lisa Joy Personal Assistant
Nancy Needham Personal Assistant
Natalia Lusinski Personal Assistant
Cara Fay Post Production Supervisor
Gary Barber Producer
Jonathan Glickman Producer
Roger Birnbaum Producer
Andrew Dec Production Assistant
Darren Giblin Production Assistant
Paul Russell Production Assistant
Tarina Colledge Production Assistant
Jennifer Roe Emery Production Coordinator
Jasna Stefanovic Production Designer
Darren Brisker Production Sound Mixer
Jim LeBlanc Properties Master
Dean A. Zupancic Re-Recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Porter Re-Recording Mixer
Judy Nord Recording
Erika Toliusis Scenic Artist
Nia Vardalos Screenwriter
Christina Weigman Script Supervisor
Stephen Mcnight Second Assistant Camera
Cindy Smith Second Assistant Director
Scott Wesley Ross Second Assistant Editor
Shelly Theaker Second Assistant Editor
Lori Peterson Second Second Assistant Director
Dominique Fauquet Lemaitre Set Decorator
Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre Set Designer
Andrei Mahankov Set Dresser
Cindy Rose Set Dresser
David Manske Set Dresser
Scott Holburn Set Dresser
Shannon Mcfarlane Set Dresser
Toni Nick Set Dresser
Monica Mckenzie Set Medic/First Aid
Shirley Smale Set Medic/First Aid
John Sleep Special Effects Coordinator
F. Hudson Miller Special Effects Editor
Suhail F. Kafity Special Effects Editor
Tony Lazarowich Special Effects Supervisor
Eike Schroter Still Photographer
Garvin Cross Stunts
James Bamford Stunts
Kim Weisner Stunts
Kristene Kenward Stunts
Marny Eng Stunts Coordinator
Randle Akerson Supervising Sound Editor
Robert L. Sephton Supervising Sound Editor
Drew Locke Unit Production Manager
Warren Carr Unit Production Manager
Gloria Davies Unit Publicist
Year: 2004
Runtime: 98
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for thematic elements, sexual humor and drug references
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Produced by
Barber
Birnbaum
Birnbaum/Barber Productions
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Playtone
Spyglass Entertainment

Release
April 16, 2004 (USA)
by Spyglass Entertainment
Universal Pictures