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The Birdcage

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
118K
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Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
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A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writers
    • Jean Poiret
    • Francis Veber
    • Édouard Molinaro
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams
    • Nathan Lane
    • Gene Hackman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    118K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,103
    263
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret
      • Francis Veber
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • Stars
      • Robin Williams
      • Nathan Lane
      • Gene Hackman
    • 314User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Top Cast74

    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Armand Goldman
    Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane
    • Albert
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Senator Keeley
    Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest
    • Louise Keeley
    Dan Futterman
    Dan Futterman
    • Val Goldman
    Calista Flockhart
    Calista Flockhart
    • Barbara Keeley
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Agador
    Christine Baranski
    Christine Baranski
    • Katharine
    Tom McGowan
    Tom McGowan
    • Harry Radman
    Grant Heslov
    Grant Heslov
    • Photographer
    Kirby Mitchell
    Kirby Mitchell
    • Chauffeur
    James Lally
    • Stage manager
    Luca Tommassini
    • Celsius
    Luis Camacho
    Luis Camacho
    • Goldman girl
    André Fuentes
    • Goldman girl
    Tony Gonzalez
    Tony Gonzalez
    • Goldman girl
    • (as Anthony Richard Gonzales)
    Dante Henderson
    • Goldman girl
    • (as Dante Lamar Henderson)
    Scott Kaske
    Scott Kaske
    • Goldman girl
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Jean Poiret
      • Francis Veber
      • Édouard Molinaro
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews314

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    Comedy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Mike Nichols required that Nathan Lane and Robin Williams filmed at least one good take of each scene sticking to the script before he would allow them to improvise (something both of the actors are known for).
    • Goofs
      In the kitchen scene where Armand and Val realize Agador never prepared an entrée, Armand slips and falls while bringing the sweet-and-sour peasant soup pot back into the dining room; as he then tells Val "Go, go, she'll be here any minute, go", he is clearly laughing.
    • Quotes
      • Albert: Don't use that tone to me!
      • Armand: What tone?
      • Albert: That sarcastic contemptuous tone that means you know everything because you're a man, and I know nothing because I'm a woman.
      • Armand: You're not a woman.
      • Albert: Oh, you bastard!
    • Alternate versions
      The Blu-ray features additional opening and closing MGM logos.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Before and After/Rumble in the Bronx/Mary Reilly/Unforgettable/Mr. Wrong (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      La virgen lloraba
      Written by La Lupe (as Lupe Yoli)
      Performed by La Lupe
      Courtesy of Sonido Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La jaula de los pájaros
    • Filming locations
      • Carlyle Hotel - 1250 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, USA(The Birdcage Club- Exteriors)
    • Production company
      • United Artists
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $124,399,687
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,275,828
      • Mar 10, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $185,599,687
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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