Connie And Carla (Widescreen)

Nia Vardalos probably could have had any project she wanted greenlit after the phenomenal success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- easily the biggest sleeper hit in movie history. What she did was fashion a distaff Some Like It Hot that exists solely so that the self-admitted musical theater geek can perform some of her favorite show tunes. On the plus side, the musical performances by Vardalos and co-star Toni Collette are quite good. The duo did their own singing and their voices mesh quite well together. Their joy as they belt out the songs is palpable. Sadly, the rest of the film does not work as well. While the gangster storyline fails to build up either tension or humor, the film's storyline about drag queens seeking acceptance is hammered home with an artistically shameful obviousness. Odds are that anyone interested in a film about women on the run from the mob pretending to be drag queens is already gay friendly, so this entire section of the film is little more than a sermon directed at the converted. And what a boring, unoriginal sermon it is. Greek Wedding may have been slight and derivative, but it was never preachy or earnest. For those that believe in the sophomore slump, Connie and Carla provides a rather fascinating case study. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

ccDeleted scenes
Extended musical scenes
Outtakes
Commentary with writer/star Nia Vardalos and director Michael Lembeck
"The Making of Connie and Carla"
And more

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

• Side #1 --
  • Scenes
  • Bonus Features
    • Deleted Scenes
    • Bonus Musical Scenes
    • Outtakes
    • The Making of Connie and Carla
    • Dressing in Drag
    • Debbie Reynolds
    • Feature Commentary With Director Michael Lembeck and Writer and Star Nia Vardalos: On
    • Feature Commentary With Director Michael Lembeck and Writer and Star Nia Vardalos: Off
  • Languages
    • Spoken Language: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
    • English 5.1 DTS
    • Franais 5.1 Dolby Digital
    • Feature Commentary With Director Michael Lembeck and Writer and Star Nia Vardalos
    • Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
    • Subtitles: Espaol
    • Subtitles: Franais
    • Subtitles: None
  • Play

Side #1 --
1. Nice Meeting (Main Titles) [7:15]
2. Going Away [4:03]
3. Dinner and a Show? [4:57]
4. A New Act [3:57]
5. We're In! [6:37]
6. Girlfriends [6:36]
7. Family Reunion [6:16]
8. Sudden Interest [4:57]
9. Having Feelings [5:04]
10. Guy to Guy [4:47]
11. "Belles of the Balls" [3:55]
12. Kiss of Death [3:32]
13. Find the Girls [3:52]
14. Big Mistake [1:33]
15. You're Not a Freak [6:22]
16. Opening Night [5:57]
17. No More Lies [6:59]
18. End Titles [6:23]