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The Birdcage

The Birdcage

7,0 /10 (1,392 Votes)
1996 EN 119 min

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.

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Release date

03/03/1996

Votes

1,392

Popularity

6.3

Come as you are.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

119 min

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$185,300,000

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Armand Goldman

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Senator Kevin Keeley

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Albert

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Louise Keeley

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman

Val Goldman

Calista Flockhart

Calista Flockhart

Barbara Keeley

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Agador

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Katharine Archer

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Harry Radman

Grant Heslov

Grant Heslov

Photographer - National Enquirer

Kirby Mitchell

Kirby Mitchell

Chauffeur

No photo

James Lally

Stage Manager

Luca Tommassini

Luca Tommassini

Celsius

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Luis Camacho

Goldman Girl

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Andre Fuentes

Goldman Girl

Tony Gonzalez

Tony Gonzalez

Goldman Girl

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Dante Henderson

Goldman Girl

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Scott Kaske

Goldman Girl

Kevin Alexander Stea

Kevin Alexander Stea

Goldman Girl

Tim Kelleher

Tim Kelleher

Waiter in Club

Ann Cusack

Ann Cusack

TV Woman in Van

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

TV Man in Van

No photo

J. Roy Helland

Club Hostess

Anthony Giaimo

Anthony Giaimo

Fishmonger (Mr. Lopez)

Lee Delano

Lee Delano

Bakery Man (Mr. Boynton)

David Sage

David Sage

Senator Eli Jackson

No photo

Michael Kinsley

TV Host

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Tony Snow

TV Host

Dorothy Constantine

Dorothy Constantine

Keeley's Maid (Bridget)

Trina McGee

Trina McGee

Black Girl on TV (Chocolate)

Barry Nolan

Barry Nolan

TV Reporter

No photo

Amy Powell

TV Reporter

No photo

Ron Pitts

TV Reporter

No photo

James Hill

TV Reporter

No photo

Mary Major

TV Reporter

No photo

Steven Porfido

State Trooper

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John Pontrelli

Waiter in Cafe (Rodrigo)

Herschel Sparber

Herschel Sparber

Big Guy in Park

No photo

Francesca Cruz

Katharine's Secretary (Imelda)

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Brian Reddy

TV Editor

Jim Jansen

Jim Jansen

TV Editor

Al Rodrigo

Al Rodrigo

Latino Man in Club

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Marjorie Lovett

Matron

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Sylvia Short

Matron

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James H. Morrison

Pastor

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Rabbi Robert K. Baruch

Rabbi

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Jay Leno (uncredited)

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Kenneth Stephens

Chuck (uncredited)

Rayder Woods

Rayder Woods

Drag Queen (uncredited)

Kevin Loreque

Kevin Loreque

Drag Queen (uncredited)

Jody Millard

Jody Millard

Drag Queen Dancer (uncredited)

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Scott Burkholder

Executive Producer (Uncredited)

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Patrizia Barretto

Bikini Girl on Roller Blades (Uncredited)

Elisa Bridges

Elisa Bridges

Bikini Girl on Beach (Uncredited)

No photo

David Christopher

Hot Guy (Uncredited)

Nina Dolci

Nina Dolci

Shopping Person (Uncredited)

No photo

Justin Goudreau

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

Jordan Werner

Jordan Werner

Pool Waiter (uncredited)

No photo

Dave Knight

Broad Causeway Commuter (Uncredited)

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Claudio Sad

Driver (uncredited)

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Rene Teboe

South Beach Tourist (Uncredited)

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Bodo Goerisch

Tourist (Uncredited)

Thelma Gutiérrez

Thelma Gutiérrez

Bartender (uncredited)

No photo

Louis Campos

Gay Bar Patron (Uncredited)

No photo

Lisa Rhyne

Nightclub Dancer (Uncredited)

No photo

Jan Citron

Clubgoer (Uncredited)

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Orlando Delbert

Man in Club (Uncredited)

Michael Thomas Daniel

Michael Thomas Daniel

Guy in Street (Uncredited)

Don LaFontaine

Don LaFontaine

Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

James MacDonald

James MacDonald

Crewman (Uncredited)

No photo

Sal Pacino

Wedding Guest (Uncredited)

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Jordan Ancel

Wedding Guest (Uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-01-14

⭐ 7

I remember thinking that Dan Futterman was quite attractive in this film as the young "Val", but boy does his turn out to be one of the most selfish and thoughtless of characters! He turns up at the eponymous nightclub run by his father "Armand" (Robin Williams) and his consort of twenty years "Albert" (Nathan Lane) to announce he is to wed. Thing is, he is going to marry the daughter of the rather puritanical senator "Keeley" (Gene Hackman) and so they are going to have to play happy, heterosexual, families when the prospective in-laws come to visit. "Armand" manages his disappointment rather…

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badelf

2026-02-01

⭐ 10

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. Wil…

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