The Birdcage
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The great improvisational comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May reunited to (respectively) direct and write this update of the French comedy
La Cage Aux Folles
. Robin Williams stars as a gay Miami nightclub owner who is forced to play it straight and ask his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) to hide out when Williams's son invites his prospective--and highly conservative--in-laws and fianc'8ee to a meet-and-greet dinner party. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest play the straight-laced senator and his wife, and Calista Flockhart (from television's
Ally McBeal
) plays their daughter in a culture-clash with outrageous consequences. May's witty screenplay incorporates some pointed observations about the political landscape of the 1990s and takes a sensitive approach to the comedy's underlying drama. Topping off the action is Hank Azaria in a scene-stealing role as Williams's and Lane's flamboyant housekeeper, "Agador Spartacus."
--Jeff Shannon
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| upc: |
0027616603395 |
| title: |
The Birdcage |
| theatricalDate: |
08-03-1996 |
| purchase date: |
07-06-2006 |
| publisher: |
MGM (Video & DVD) |
| published: |
26-03-1997 |
| price: |
$14.94 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
119 |
| last lookup time: |
171437334.019111 |
| genre: |
Assumed Identity
Eccentric Families
Sex Comedies
Farce
Comedy of Errors
Gay & Lesbian
Mike Nichols
Robin Williams
Domestic Comedies
Gender Bending |
| fullTitle: |
The Birdcage |
| features: |
Anamorphic
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
Full Screen
Widescreen
NTSC
1.85:1 |
| director: |
Mike Nichols |
| currentValue: |
$6.97 |
| created: |
171437327.929476 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
0792833198
|
