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The Birdcage (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 21  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.6/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Synopsis: In Mike Nichols's hilarious remake of the 1978 French comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Robin Williams stars as Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner who lives in Miami's South Beach with his partner, Albert (Nathan Lane), the club's star performer. Armand and Albert must try in vain to pass as a typical... In Mike Nichols's hilarious remake of the 1978 French comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Robin Williams stars as Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner who lives in Miami's South Beach with his partner, Albert (Nathan Lane), the club's star performer. Armand and Albert must try in vain to pass as a typical couple when the prospective in-laws of Armand's son, Val (Dan Futterman), come for dinner. While accepting their alternative lifestyle personally, Val demands that they tone it down for his girlfriend's (Calista Flockhart) parents--who happen to be a political couple running on a family values platform. Lane's hilarious attempts to "play it straight" and Hank Azaria's brilliantly flamboyant houseboy, Agador, are the highlights of the film, which also features a beautifully understated Williams as the more "normal" of the pair. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest are delightfully square as the future in-laws. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman

Director: Mike Nichols
Screenwriter: Elaine May
Producer: Mike Nichols
Composer: Jonathan Tunick

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Release:

Feb 3, 1998

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8/10

If you like to laugh and laugh hard, don't miss this one. It's a genuine hoot.

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
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09/23/05
Michael Szymanski
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3/5

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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

Broadly funny, with solid performances all around.

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07/06/05
Rob Thomas
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Robin Clifford
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11/14/04
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01/18/04
Greg Maki
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2.5/4

[Not] nearly as funny as it has been made out to be.

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Michael Dequina
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James O'Ehley
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Jeanne Aufmuth
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05/09/03
Dragan Antulov
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3/5

Pretty funny comedy from the days when Williams didn't feel he had to be either A. TOTALLY CHARMING or B. ABSOLUTELY EVIL.

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Alex Sandell
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Jeffrey Westhoff
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01/07/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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It is not the Broadway classic, but it's ok. Just for fun.

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10/18/02
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos
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Broad and fairly belabored, but Williams' ceaseless energy, Hackman's dry wit, and Azaria's insanity save the day.

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Scott Weinberg
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