The Birdcage 1996
7.00/10 by 1,237 users
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.
- Title: The Birdcage
- Year: 1996
- Genre: Comedy
- Country: United States of America
- Studio: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart
- Crew: Mike Nichols (Director), Elaine May (Screenplay), Mike Nichols (Producer), Emmanuel Lubezki (Director of Photography), Arthur Schmidt (Editor), James Lee McCoy (Makeup Artist)
- Keyword: coming out, florida, homophobia, drag queen, nightclub, senator, politician, based on play or musical, remake, conservative, cross dressing, gay parent, lgbt, political conflict, south beach, playing straight, drag club
- Release: Mar 08, 1996
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- IMDb: 7.00 / 10 by 1,237 users
- Popularity: 3
- Budget: $31,000,000
- Revenue: $185,300,000
- Language: English
