The Birdcage

1996·Movie
1h 59min
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About

Come as you are.

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley.
Situational ComedyGay Culture ClashFamily FarceBroad PerformancesHeartfelt HumorClassic 90s ComedySocial CommentaryExtravagant Drag ShowOver-the-Top Antics

Crew

Directed by:
Mike Nichols, Mary Bailey, Jeff Okabayashi
Written by:
Édouard Molinaro, Elaine May, Francis Veber
Produced by:
Mike Nichols, Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto, Ellen Lewis
Composed by:
Ron Bochar, Aaron Zigman, Lewis Goldstein

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