Kinky Boots (film)

Kinky Boots is a 2005 BritishAmerican comedydrama film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, and directed by Julian Jarrold. Based on a true story, the movie tells of a struggling British shoe factorys young, straitlaced owner, Charlie, who forms an unlikely partnership with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business. Charlie develops a plan to produce custom footwear for drag queens, rather than the mens dress shoes that his firm is known for, and in the process, he and Lola discover that they are not so different after all.

When their initial designs are met with scorn by Lola, Charlie and Lauren bring her on as a consultant. The road is initially bumpy many of the male employees are uncomfortable with Lolas presence and the new direction, and Charlies relationship with his fiance, Nicola, begins to deteriorate as she encourages him to sell the company. Although things improve when Lola tones down her personality and starts making friends, matters take a turn for the worse when Charlie is invited to showcase the new boots in Milan the strain he puts on his employees causes most of them, including Lola, to walk out.Charlies fiance arrives at the factory, furious that he took out a second mortgage on their house to save the company. Nicola insists that he sell the company, but Charlie is determined to save it and the jobs of his employees. The argument which ends with Nicola leaving Charlie is broadcast on the factorys PA system, which is overheard by Lauren and Lolas bitterest opponent at the factory, Don, a chauvinistic male worker who turns over a new leaf after Lola had graciously allowed him to win the arm wrestling match he was the champion in, and rallies the factory workers to make the boots in time for Charlie and Lauren to get to Milan. After arriving in Milan with no one to model the boots, Charlie is forced to go onstage and model the boots himself as the ultimate symbol of his dedication to his workers and his acceptance of Lola. After tripping and ultimately falling flat on his face, Lola and her posse of drag queens arrive, put on a spectacular runway show, and save the day. ........

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