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03/03/1996 Comedy, Romance 1h 59m
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Come as you are.

Overview

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

  1. Mike Nichols

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robin Williams

    Armand Goldman

  2. Gene Hackman

    Senator Kevin Keeley

  3. Nathan Lane

    Albert

  4. Dianne Wiest

    Louise Keeley

  5. Dan Futterman

    Val Goldman

  6. Calista Flockhart

    Barbara Keeley

  7. Hank Azaria

    Agador

  8. Christine Baranski

    Katharine Archer

  9. Tom McGowan

    Harry Radman

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2026-02-01
The Birdcage (1996) (rewatch)

Directed by Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols' The Birdcage is the American remake of La Cage aux Folles, with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple running a drag club in South Beach. When Williams' son brings home his fiancée whose parents happen to be ultra-conservative politicians (Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest), the setup becomes a classic farce: can this flamboyant household pass for "normal" long enough to survive one dinner?

Williams and Lane absolutely kick it. Both are tremendous actors and comedians, and both turn in top performances here. Wi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$31,000,000.00

Revenue
$185,300,000.00

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