The Birdcage (1996)

6.5	Listal rating
6.7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Starring (View all)

Armand Goldman

Sen. Kevin Keeley

Albert Goldman

Louise Keeley

Val Goldman

Barbara Keeley

Agador

Katherine Archer

Written by (View all)

Jean Poiret

Francis Veber

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A very bad movie

2 years, 4 months ago at Jan 13 8:48

johanlefourbe

Some people love this movie but I really thought it was lame and worthless. It is a remake of a French classic which I have not seen yet. I thought the story and the jokes were just stupid and not funny at all and I consider this Robin Williams' worst movie. Maybe I will give it another try since many people are quite positive about it and maybe I won't... A very bad comedy which is not worth your... read more

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A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.

Release date : 8 March 1996
UPC: 027616603395

Comedy (27), Remake (12), Drama (12), Music (8), 1996 (7), Crossdressing (7), Homosexuality (7), Glbt (6), (6), Gay (5), Marriage (4), Usa (3), Based On Play (3), Nightclub (3), Slapstick (3), 1990s (3), Drag Queen (2), Wedding (2), Funny (2), Drag (2)

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"Nathan Lane does drag. Robin Williams wears a porn star moustache. In Mike Nichols' colourful adaptation of Jean Poiret’s play, the laughs come thick and fast and the set-pieces stick in the memory like toffee. Vibrant, funny and surprisingly nostalgic in places."