Birdcage, The

Birdcage, The

1996

Longtime lovers Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) and Albert Goldman (Nathan Lane) own a Miami drag club. When Armand's son announces his intent to marry Barbara (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of U.S. Senator (and vice president of the Committee for Moral Order) Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman), Armand decides he has to fake a "normal" family. Nominated for an Academy Award, director Mike Nichols's comical farce is fast, funny and out of control.

Outline description of film

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
1 hr. 59 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 8, 1996
US Box Office
$123,986,682 (#597 of 7074)
Global Office
$185,260,553 (#914 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
June 3, 2014
Acquired Date
July 7, 2014
Times Seen
4 Times
Last Watched
April 2, 2010

Actors

Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Hank Azaria
Hank Azaria
Calista Flockhart
Calista Flockhart
Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest
Dan Futterman
Dan Futterman
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Tom McGowan
Tom McGowan
Grant Heslov
Grant Heslov
Kirby Mitchell
Kirby Mitchell

Directors

Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols

Producers

Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols

Writers

Elaine May
Elaine May

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh
84%
Tomatometer
63 votes
RT Fresh Certified
81%
Popcornmeter
3,554 votes
METASCORE
71
18 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
104,958 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media