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Birdcage (The)
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Writer: Jean Poiret; Francis Veber
- Producer: Marcello Danon; Michele Imperato
CGiii Comment
A terrible re-make of the fantastic French film: La Cage aux Folles.
It still is the most successful LGBT film according to IMDb - there's just no accounting for some people's tastes.
Mildly entertaining...watch the original instead.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover, Albert, stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling, twenty years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keeley, daughter of Kevin Keeley, US Senator, and co-founder of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val, his father and "mother." What ensues is comic chaos.
Cast & Characters
Robin Williams as Armand Goldman;
Gene Hackman as Sen. Kevin Keeley;
Nathan Lane as Albert Goldman;
Dianne Wiest as Louise Keeley;
Dan Futterman as Val Goldman;
Calista Flockhart as Barbara Keeley;
Hank Azaria as Agador;
Christine Baranski as Katherine Archer;
Tom McGowan as Harry Radman;
Grant Heslov as National Enquirer Photographer;
Kirby Mitchell as Keeley's Chauffeur;
James Lally as Cyril;
Luca Tommassini as Celsius;
Luis Camacho as Goldman Girl;
Andre Fuentes as Goldman Girl