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| Director: | 
Michael Lembeck  |  | 
Writer: | 
Nia Vardalos  |  | 
Starring: | 
Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny  |  | 
Released: | 
August 5, 2004 |  | 
Rating: | 
 
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Runtime: | 
100 minutes
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Websites: | 
 
 
 
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Story: | 
Vardalos and Collette play Connie and Carla, two struggling Chicago dinner 
theater performers who accidentally witness a mafia hit... and who subsequently 
hit the road, running for their lives. Assuming the killers will never look for 
them in a place devoid of culture, the pair head to Los Angeles, where they 
assume new identities and find their middling talent at song and dance 
perfectly suited to new careers-as drag queens. Much to their surprise, they 
inadvertently become the toast of the cabaret circuit. As their ruse becomes 
increasingly difficult to maintain, they discover that it is indeed lonely at 
the top, especially after Connie meets Jeff (Duchovny), a guy she'd really 
like to be a real girl with. With the mafia zeroing in and the line separating 
their onstage/offstage personas blurring beyond the point of recognition, 
Connie and Carla soon discover the power of not compromising to pursue your 
dreams, fighting the good fight, and never, never underestimating the 
transformative power of cosmetics.
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Cast: | 
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Nia Vardalos
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Connie |  | 
Toni Collette
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Carla |  | 
David Duchovny
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Jeff |  | 
Stephen Spinella
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Robert/Peaches |  | 
Alec Mapa
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Lee/N'Cream |  | 
Christopher Logan
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Brian/Brianna |  | 
Robert Kaiser
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Paul |  | 
Ian Gomez
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Stanley |  | 
Nick Sandow
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Al |  | 
Dash Mihok
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Mikey |  | 
Robert John Burke
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Rudy |  | 
Boris McGiver
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Tibor |  | 
Don Ackerman
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Super Fey Guy |  | 
Debbie Reynolds
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Herself (Special Appearance) |  | 
Veena Sood
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Mrs. Morse |  | 
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