The Birdcage

1996

Action / Comedy

41
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 81% · 64 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 113573 113.6K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

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Mike Nichols

Top cast

Jim Jansen Photo
Jim Jansen as TV Editor
Al Rodrigo Photo
Al Rodrigo as Latino Man in Club
Scott Burkholder Photo
Scott Burkholder as Executive Producer
Barry Nolan Photo
Barry Nolan as TV Reporter
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1013.54 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 28
1.91 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by vancruejovi 7 / 10

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane: The Movie

What do you get when you get two comedy legends like Nathan Lane and the brilliant Robin Williams and tell them to be as camp and lovable as possible? This movie. It's heartwarming how much Albert (Nathan Lane) tries to make himself 'normal' for his stepson's girlfriend, just to finally see he is normal. He's a wonderful mother figure, and that's all that matters. It's a funny, smart and sweet story that's a good thing to watch whenever you just want to feel better.
Reviewed by blanche-2 8 / 10

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple

Though nothing can beat "La Cage aux Folles," the film on which this American version is based, I still found "The Birdcage" delightful fun and hilarious at times, thanks to the comic geniuses of Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Lane is the dramatic Albert, an over the top drag queen who has lived for years with Robin Williams, Armand, the owner of The Birdcage, where Albert performs. Armand once had a liaison with a woman, which produced a son, Val, who now wants to be married to the daughter of a conservative politician. In order for that to occur, Armand has to become butch, all gay art work, etc., needs to exit the apartment - and Albert must disappear for a few days.Williams is hilarious - my two favorite scenes are his rehearsal with Albert and a young man appearing with him on stage, and the scene where he coaches Armand on being macho - priceless. Nathan Lane's shtick is familiar to me, as I've seen him in "The Producers" and "The Odd Couple" - he's a riot as the insecure, jealous, easily hurt Albert.The role of Val is problematic, because how does one keep him from looking like a complete bastard as he shuts out Armand, who raised him. But Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart as Barbara make a lovely young couple. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest are very funny as Barbara's befuddled parents.It's been a long time since I've seen the French "La Cage aux Folles," and I saw the musical on Broadway as well. The French is superior to any version. The musical is quite poignant and emphasizes its statement in the song, "I Am Who I Am." The joy of the French film is that the actors playing the lovers, Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault, play their roles very seriously, and the humor and poignancy come out of the situation and the outrageousness of the Armand character (Albin/Zaza in the French). In "The Birdcage," it's played for comedy all the way. That's okay. You'll still enjoy it. But see the original.
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