The Birdcage
1996 · Movie · R · 119 min
★ 7.1(1,358)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on La Cage aux Folles
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-03-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.1/10 (1,358 votes)
- Box office
- $185,260,553
- Budget
- $31,000,000
Themes
- coming out
- florida
- homophobia
- drag queen
- nightclub
- senator
- politician
- based on play or musical
- remake
- conservative
- cross dressing
- gay parent
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 1997
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1997 · nominated
- GLAAD Media Award — Outstanding Film – Wide Release · 1997 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Comedic Performance · 1997 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best On-Screen Duo · 1997 · nominated
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- Satellite Award — Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy · 1997 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 1997 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role · 1997 · nominated
- Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1997 · nominated
- Art Directors Guild Award — Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film · 1996 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1996 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1996 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robin Williams
as Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman
as Senator Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane
as Albert
Dianne Wiest
as Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman
as Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart
as Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria
as Agador
Christine Baranski
as Katharine Archer
Tom McGowan
as Harry Radman
Grant Heslov
as Photographer - National Enquirer
Directed by Mike Nichols