The Birdcage
- Released on
- Runtime
- 119 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Robin Williams
- Gene Hackman
- Nathan Lane
- Dan Futterman
- Dianne Wiest
- Calista Flockhart
- Hank Azaria
- Christine Baranski
- Tom McGowan
- Grant Heslov
- Kirby Mitchell
- James Lally
- Luca Tommassini
- Luis Camacho
- Andre Fuentes
- Tony Gonzalez
- Dante Henderson
- Scott Kaske
- Kevin Stea
- Tim Kelleher
- Ann Cusack
- Stanley DeSantis
- J. Roy Helland
- Anthony Giaimo
- Lee Delano
- David Sage
- Michael Kinsley
- Tony Snow
- Dorothy Constantine
- Trina McGee
- Barry Nolan
- Amy Powell
- Ron Pitts
- James Hill
- Mary Major
- Steven Porfido
- John Pontrelli
- Herschel Sparber
- Francesca Cruz
- Brian Reddy
- Jim Jansen
- Al Rodrigo
- Marjorie Lovett
- Sylvia Short
- James H. Morrison
- Rabbi Robert K. Baruch
- Jay Leno
- Kenneth Stephens
- Rayder Woods
- Kevin Loreque
- Jody Millard
- Scott Burkholder
- Patrizia Barretto
- Elisa Bridges
- David Christopher
- Nina Dolci
- Justin Goudreau
- Jordan Werner
- Dave Knight
- Claudio Sad
- Rene Teboe
- Bodo Goerisch
- Thelma Gutiérrez
- Louis Campos
- Lisa Rhyne
- Jan Citron
- Orlando Delbert
- Michael Thomas Daniel
- Don LaFontaine
- James MacDonald
- Sal Pacino
- Paul McMichael
- Jordan Ancel
Director
- Mike Nichols
Producers
- Mike Nichols
Screenwriter
- Elaine May
