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Summary
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 71Audiences 76GoodWatch 73
Metascore71
Letterboxd · 321 K ratings3.9/5
User score7.6
IMDb7.3
Box office
6.0×its budget
- Budget
- $31 M
- Worldwide
- $185 M
Worldwide it earned $154 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 59 min
Longer than most comedies, +19 min on the typical 100
typical 100119Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 40 countries, rent or buy in 41 more
+30Released
1996
March 3, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Screen Actors Guild Awards1996 to 1997
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture1997Won
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture1997Won
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture1996Won
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role1997Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture1997Nominated
Academy Awards1997
- Production Design1997Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1996
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy1996Nominated
- Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1996Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards1997
- Best Adapted Screenplay1997Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards1997
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance1997Nominated
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo1997Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 37 more72 people
- Robin WilliamsArmand Goldman
- Gene HackmanSenator Kevin Keeley
- Nathan LaneAlbert
- Dianne WiestLouise Keeley
- Dan FuttermanVal Goldman
- Calista FlockhartBarbara Keeley
- Hank AzariaAgador
- Christine BaranskiKatharine Archer
Tom McGowanHarry Radman
Grant HeslovPhotographer - National Enquirer
Kirby MitchellChauffeur- JLJames LallyStage Manager
Luca TommassiniCelsius- LCLuis CamachoGoldman Girl
- AFAndre FuentesGoldman Girl
Tony GonzalezGoldman Girl- DHDante HendersonGoldman Girl
- SKScott KaskeGoldman Girl
Kevin Alexander SteaGoldman Girl
Tim KelleherWaiter in Club
Ann CusackTV Woman in Van
Stanley DeSantisTV Man in Van- JRJ. Roy HellandClub Hostess
Anthony GiaimoFishmonger (Mr. Lopez)
Directing · 7
- Mike Nichols Director, Producer
- Jeff Okabayashi Second Assistant Director
- Mary Bailey Script Supervisor
- Mark Tobey Second Second Assistant Director
- Joel Tuber First Assistant Director
- Marten W. Piccinini Second Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Elaine May Screenplay
- Marcello Danon Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
- Francis Veber Original Film Writer
- Édouard Molinaro Original Film Writer
- Jean Poiret Original Film Writer, Theatre Play
Production · 30
- Neil Machlis Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Ellen Lewis Casting
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Gail Goldberg Casting Assistant
- John Pontrelli Production Assistant
- Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt Production Coordinator
Camera · 18
- Emmanuel Lubezki Director of Photography
- Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer
- P. Scott Sakamoto Steadicam Operator
- Kurt E. Soderling Aerial Director of Photography, Visual Effects Camera
- Stan McClain Aerial Camera
- Mark Duncan Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 6
- Arthur Schmidt Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- Dana E. Glauberman Assistant Editor
- Jeremiah O'Driscoll First Assistant Editor
- Kris Cole Associate Editor
- Bob Kaiser Color Timer
Sound · 31
- Jonathan Tunick Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
- Ron Bochar Supervising Sound Editor
- Dan Evans Farkas Assistant Sound Editor
- Mort Lindsey Orchestrator
- Aaron Zigman Orchestrator
- Lewis Goldstein Sound Effects Editor
Art · 23
- Bo Welch Production Design
- Tom Duffield Art Direction
- Sean Haworth Set Designer
- Cheryl Carasik Set Decoration
- Brick Mason Storyboard Artist
- Kevin Mangan Greensman
Costume & Make-Up · 20
- Ann Roth Costume Designer
- J. Roy Helland Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Carol A. O'Connell Key Hair Stylist
- Peter Owen Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Cheri Minns Key Makeup Artist
- Ron Scott Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 12
- Robert Stromberg Matte Painter
- Gregory Oehler VFX Artist
- Syd Dutton Visual Effects
- Jeff Heusser Digital Compositor
- Catherine Sudolcan Visual Effects Production Manager
- Bill Taylor Visual Effects
Lighting · 14
- Dayton Nietert Chief Lighting Technician
- Jules Fisher Lighting Design
- Jeff Orsa Lighting Technician
- Moose Enright Lighting Technician
- John Tedesco Lighting Design
- Richard Crompton Rigging Grip
Other crew · 29
- Jery Hewitt Stunt Coordinator
- Jim Vickers Stunts
- Stan Parks Special Effects Coordinator
- Cliff Fleming Pilot
- Vincent Paterson Choreographer
- Smith Wordes Choreographer
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