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The Birdcage|Robin Williams
The Birdcage
Robin Williams and Gene Hackman
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Overview

In Mike Nichols's hilarious remake of the 1978 French comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Robin Williams stars as Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner who lives in Miami's South Beach with his partner, Albert (Nathan Lane), the club's star performer. Armand and Albert must try in vain to pass as a typical couple when the prospective in-laws of Armand's son, Val (Dan Futterman), come for dinner. While accepting their alternative lifestyle personally, Val demands that they tone it down for his girlfriend's (Calista Flockhart) parents--who happen to be a political couple running on a family values platform. Lane's hilarious attempts to "play it straight" and Hank Azaria's brilliantly flamboyant houseboy, Agador, are the highlights of the film, which also features a beautifully understated Williams as the more "normal" of the pair. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest are delightfully square as the future in-laws.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Mike Nichols - Director
Robin Williams
Gene Hackman
Nathan Lane
Dianne Wiest
Hank Azaria
Christine Baranski
Dan Futterman
Calista Flockhart
Tom McGowan

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 119
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 883904301677
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: May 2006

Synopsis:
THE BIRDCAGE is director Mike Nichols's remake of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. The comedy features a flamboyant gay couple who must attempt to "straighten up" for their son's prospective in-laws.

Notes:
Theatrical release: March 8, 1996.

Reviews:
"...A nicely restrained Williams lets Nathan Lane as his high-strung diva companion rule the roost in this fluttery, funny [film]..." -- 3 out of 4 stars" - 03/08/1995 USA Today, p.1D


"Enchantingly funny....The beauty of THE BIRD CAGE is that its jokes and its message are one and the same..." -- Rating: A- - 03/29/1996 Entertainment Weekly, p.46


"...THE BIRDCAGE is a scream....Performed with matchless aplomb and made with plush professionalism....[The film] serves up pure pleasure..." - 03/04/1996 Variety


"...Robin Williams is the best surprises....He's more restrained than in anything he's done since AWAKENINGS..." - 03/08/1996 Chicago Sun-Times, p.29