Land of Lola: Backstage at 'Kinky Boots' with Billy Porter

Title



Kinky Boots



Year



2005



Rated



PG-13



Released



26 May 2006



Runtime



107 min



Genre



Comedy, Drama, Music



Director



Julian Jarrold



Writer



Geoff Deane, Tim Firth



Actors



Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Nick Frost



Plot



Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Yet, the untimely death of his father places him in that position, only to learn that Price and Sons Shoes is failing. While in despair at his failed attempts to save the business, Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer, Lola. Her complaints about the inadequate footwear for her work combined with one of Charles' ex-employees, Lauren, leads to a suggestion to change the product to create a desperate chance to save the business: make men's fetish footwear. Lola is convinced to be their footwear designer and the transition begins. Now this disparate lot must struggle at this unorthodox idea while dealing with both the prejudice of the staff, Lola's discomfort in the small town and the selfish manipulation of Charles' greedy fiance who cannot see the greater good in Charles' dream.



Language



English



Country



USA, UK



Awards



Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.



Metascore



57



imdbRating



7.1



imdbVotes



15,215



imdbID



tt0434124



Type



movie



DVD



05 Sep 2006



BoxOffice



$1,692,769



Production



Miramax Films



Website



http://kinkyboots-movie.com/