The Birdcage
1996 • Comedy
Mike Nichols
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 8, 1996
Duration
119 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.5882
Budget
$31,000,000
Revenue
$185,300,000
Overview
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.
Cast
Robin Williams
Gene Hackman
Nathan Lane
Dianne Wiest
Dan Futterman
Calista Flockhart
Hank Azaria
Christine Baranski
Tom McGowan
Grant Heslov
Kirby Mitchell
Luca Tommassini
Tony Gonzalez
Kevin Alexander Stea
Tim Kelleher
Ann Cusack
Stanley DeSantis
Anthony Giaimo
Lee Delano
David Sage
Dorothy Constantine
Trina McGee
Barry Nolan
Amy Powell
Herschel Sparber
Brian Reddy
Jim Jansen
Al Rodrigo
Jay Leno
Rayder Woods
Kevin Loreque
Jody Millard
Scott Burkholder
Elisa Bridges
Nina Dolci
Jordan Werner
Thelma Gutiérrez
Michael Thomas Daniel
Don LaFontaine
James MacDonald
