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The Birdcage (1996)
6.6
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 36,244 users
Metascore:
72/100
Reviews: 154 user | 58 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Mike Nichols |
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| Robin Williams | ... | ||
| Gene Hackman | ... | ||
| Nathan Lane | ... | ||
| Dianne Wiest | ... | ||
| Dan Futterman | ... | ||
| Calista Flockhart | ... | ||
| Hank Azaria | ... | ||
| Christine Baranski | ... | ||
| Tom McGowan | ... | ||
| Grant Heslov | ... |
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| Kirby Mitchell | ... |
Keeley's Chauffeur
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James Lally | ... |
Cyril
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Luca Tommassini | ... |
Celsius
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Goldman Girl
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André Fuentes | ... |
Goldman Girl
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Storyline
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 Keely, daughter of Kevin Keely, US Senator, and vice president of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val and his father and "mother..." and what ensues is comic chaos. Written by Randy Goldberg <goldberg@nymc.edu>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
What could possibly come between a match made in heaven? The parents. Dinner. And a nightclub called... (The Birdcage) See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Birds of a Feather See more »Box Office
Gross:
$124,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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[singers are performing "We Are Family" on-stage]
Cyril: [backstage, into a telephone] Agador! Where is Starina? She goes on in 5 minutes!
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The Stephen Sondheim song "Can That Boy Foxtrot", used in the film, was a song cut from the original stage production of Sondheim's musical, "Follies". See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: The transmission selector on the Senator's car is in park while they're driving to South Beach. See more »Quotes
[first lines][singers are performing "We Are Family" on-stage]
Cyril: [backstage, into a telephone] Agador! Where is Starina? She goes on in 5 minutes!
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