| The Birdcage (1996)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Robin Williams |
Armand Goldman
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| Gene Hackman |
Sen. Kevin Keeley
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| Nathan Lane |
Albert Goldman/Starina
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| Dianne Wiest |
Louise Keeley
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| Dan Futterman |
Val Goldman
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| Calista Flockhart |
Barbara 'Barbie' Keeley
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| Hank Azaria |
Agador 'Spartacus'
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| Christine Baranski |
Katherine Archer
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| Tom McGowan |
Harry Radman, National Enquirer
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| Grant Heslov |
National Enquirer Photographer
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| Plot |
| The great improvisational comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May reunited to (respectively) direct and write this update of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles. Robin Williams stars as a gay Miami nightclub owner who is forced to play it straight and ask his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) to hide out when Williams's son invites his prospective--and highly conservative--in-laws and fiancée to a meet-and-greet dinner party. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest play the straight-laced senator and his wife, and Calista Flockhart (from television's Ally McBeal) plays their daughter in a culture-clash with outrageous consequences. May's witty screenplay incorporates some pointed observations about the political landscape of the 1990s and takes a sensitive approach to the comedy's underlying drama. Topping off the action is Hank Azaria in a scene-stealing role as Williams's and Lane's flamboyant housekeeper, "Agador Spartacus." --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Mike Nichols |
| Producer |
Mike Nichols |
| Writer |
Jean Poiret; Francis Veber |
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| Studio |
MGM |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
119 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
3/8/1996 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
484 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/16/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
027616603395 |
| Chapters |
24 |
| Release Date |
10/7/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Widescreen Closed-captioned Dolby |
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