I appreciate The Birdcage's significance to the LGBTQ+ community and how progressive it was, especially as a major studio comedy. Nathan Lane is really great in this with a few especially moving scenes, and Robin Williams is also good, more subdued than his other comedy roles. They were the only characters I liked though, and I just didn't think it was very funny.
The Birdcage
Come as you are.
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
3/8/1996Runtime
119 minsGenres
Overview
Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$31,000,000Revenue
$185,300,000Homepage
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A raucous, warmhearted comedy that uses physical comedy and rapid-fire absurdity to argue that authenticity beats respectability, and that family is whoever shows up for you, loud and proud.
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JoyfulPlayfulBittersweetDefiant
Themes
IdentityFamilyComing of ageLove
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genre
Structure
Linear
Robin Williams
Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman
Senator Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane
Albert
Dan Futterman
Val Goldman
Dianne Wiest
Louise Keeley
Calista Flockhart
Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria
Agador
Christine Baranski
Katharine Archer
Tom McGowan
Harry Radman
Grant Heslov
Photographer - National Enquirer
Kirby Mitchell
Chauffeur
James Lally
Stage Manager
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