Gene Hackman	Senator Kevin Keeley
Robin Williams	Armand Goldman
Hank Azaria	Agador
Christine Baranski	Katherine Archer
Calista Flockhart	Barbara Keeley
Dan Futterman	Val Goldman
Nathan Lane	Albert Goldman / Starina
Dianne Wiest	Louise Keeley
James Lally	Cyril
Tom McGowan	Harry Radman

Director	Mike Nichols
Producer	Mike Nichols Marcello Danon
Writer	Francis Veber Elaine May
Cinematography	Emmanuel Lubezki

Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) and Albert Goldman (Nathan Lane) own the Birdcage, a gay nightclub with cross-dressing performers mimicing famous stars. Armand's son Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) wants to marry Barbara (Calista Flockhart). Mayhem ensues as the gay pair attempt to act straight to impress Barbara's parents. Her father is a senator, John Keely (Gene Hackman), and his wife is Louise Keely (Diane Wiest). To make things worse, the senator is the co-founder of the Coalition for Moral Order, and the press tracks his every move. The houseman is insanely funny as he keeps falling out of his shoes, and there are naked young boys on the dinner plates. Albert poses as Armand's straight wife, which is further complicated by the arrival of Armand's divorced wife. Secrets are exposed, and the result is a very funny situation.

Edition Details Audience Rating R (Restricted) Country USA Language English Distributor MGM Home Entertainment Barcode 027616603395 Region Region 1 Release Date 8/27/1997 Packaging Snap Case Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1) Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned); French (Closed Captioned); Spanish (Closed Captioned) Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [Spanish] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] Dolby Digital Surround [French] Dolby Digital Surround [English] Layers Single Side, Single Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features Chapter Search Theatrical Trailer Closed Captioning

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