Overview - The Birdcage

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy

Runtime: 119 minutes

Homepage: The Birdcage

Budget

$31,000,000.00

Revenue

$185,300,000.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: United Artists

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Robin Williams

    Character: Armand Goldman

    Popularity: 3.3692

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  • Name: Gene Hackman

    Character: Senator Kevin Keeley

    Popularity: 4.8364

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  • Name: Nathan Lane

    Character: Albert

    Popularity: 2.811

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  • Name: Dan Futterman

    Character: Val Goldman

    Popularity: 1.8419

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  • Name: Dianne Wiest

    Character: Louise Keeley

    Popularity: 2.3772

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  • Name: Calista Flockhart

    Character: Barbara Keeley

    Popularity: 1.3828

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  • Name: Hank Azaria

    Character: Agador

    Popularity: 2.6192

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  • Name: Christine Baranski

    Character: Katharine Archer

    Popularity: 3.0026

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