The Birdcage

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7.2	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Mike Nichols

Starring (View all)

Robin Williams
Armand Goldman

Gene Hackman
Senator Keeley

Nathan Lane
Albert

Dianne Wiest
Louise Keeley

Dan Futterman
Val Goldman

Calista Flockhart
Barbara Keeley

Hank Azaria
Agador

Christine Baranski
Katharine

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Jean Poiret

Francis Veber

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A very bad movie

13 years, 3 months ago at Jan 13 14:48

johanlefourbe

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I should give it a 2nd chance at some point, especially since I always had a weak spot for Mike Nichols's work. A lot of people seem to really love this movie (Paul Thomas Anderson is apparently a huge fan) but, I don’t know, maybe I was in a bad mood when I saw the damned thing but I thought it was really lame and pretty m... 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

Tags: Comedy (33), Drama (12), Remake (12), 1996 (9), Music (8), Crossdressing (7), Gay (6), Glbt (6), 1990s (6), (5), Marriage (4), Nightclub (4), Based On Play (4), Usa (3), Scandal (3), Slapstick (3), Drag (3), Drag Queen (3)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover, Albert, stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling, twenty years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keeley, daughter of Kevin Keeley, US Senator, and co-founder of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val, his father and "mother." What ensues is comic chaos. The film itself was based on"

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