The Birdcage (1996)
- Directed by
- Mike Nichols
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,378 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gay couple pretending to be straight to impress their son's conservative future in-laws leads to chaos and comedy. The film follows their elaborate charade during a dinner party.
zanywarmfast-pacedplayfulhecticsentimentalfarcegood-natured
What happens
The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French-Italian film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play. It stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as Armand and Albert Goldman, a gay couple whose son Val (Dan Futterman) is set to marry Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of conservative senator Kevin (Gene Hackman) and his wife Louise (Dianne Wiest). Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. The film marked the first screen collaboration of Nichols and May, who had been a comedy duo in the 1950s and 1960s. The Birdcage was released by MGM/UA Distribution Co. in the United States and by United International Pictures in international markets on March 8, 1996, to positive reviews and significant commercial success. It debuted at the top of the North American box office and stayed there for the following three weeks, grossing $185.3 million worldwide on a $31 million budget. It is seen as groundbreaking because it was one of few films from a major studio to feature LGBT characters at its center. The cast received notable praise and was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. The Birdcage also received a nomination for Best Art Direction at the 69th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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