The Birdcage

1996

119 min

7.0

Ends at

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley.

Budget

$31,000,000

Genre

Comedy

Director

Mike Nichols

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Robin Williams

Gene Hackman

Nathan Lane

Dan Futterman

Dianne Wiest

Calista Flockhart

Hank Azaria

Christine Baranski

Tom McGowan

Grant Heslov

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The Birdcage

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley.

  • Robin Williams

  • Gene Hackman

  • Nathan Lane

  • Dan Futterman

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