Kinky Boots (film)

Kinky Boots
A long thigh-high red boot, fills the foreground on the left, three people stand in the distance on the back right
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulian Jarrold
Written byGeoff Deane
Tim Firth
Produced bySuzanne Mackie
Nick Barton
Peter Ettedgui
Mairi Brett
StarringJoel Edgerton
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sarah-Jane Potts
Jemima Rooper
Linda Bassett
Nick Frost
Robert Pugh
CinematographyEigil Bryld
Edited byEmma E. Hickox
Music byAdrian Johnston
Production
companies
Miramax Films
Harbour Pictures
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) (United Kingdom)
  • April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9,950,133[2]

Kinky Boots is a 2005 British comedy-drama film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth. Nominated for Best Film at the 64th Golden Globe Awards, it is based on a true story. The film tells of struggling shoe factory 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 men's dress shoes that his firm is known for, alienating many in the process.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it later developed a cult following and inspired the 2013 stage musical of the same name.[3]

  1. ^ "KINKY BOOTS (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 August 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Fast Facts About Kinky Boots".