Movie
The Birdcage
1996R1h 59m7.1 / 10
Come as you are.
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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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Birdcage
Cast
Robin WilliamsArmand Goldman
Gene HackmanSenator Kevin Keeley
Nathan LaneAlbert
Dianne WiestLouise Keeley
Dan FuttermanVal Goldman
Calista FlockhartBarbara Keeley
Hank AzariaAgador
Christine BaranskiKatharine ArcherCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Nichols
- Written by
- Elaine May
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $31M
- Box office
- $185.3M
Production
United ArtistsUnited States
Themes
audaciousbased on play or musicalcelebratorycoming outconservativecross dressingdrag clubdrag queen
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