The Birdcage (1996)
The Birdcage (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Robin Williams
Armand Goldman
Nathan Lane
Albert
Gene Hackman
Senator Keeley
Dianne Wiest
Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman
Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart
Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria
Agador
Christine Baranski
Katharine
Tom McGowan
Harry Radman
Kirby Mitchell
Chauffeur
Grant Heslov
Photographer
Mike Nichols
Director
James Lally
Stage Manager
Jean Poiret
Writer
Luca Tommassini
Celsius
Francis Veber
Writer
Luis Camacho
Goldman Girl
Andre Fuentes
Goldman Girl
Édouard Molinaro
Writer
Marcello Danon
Writer
Tony Gonzalez
Goldman Girl
Dante Henderson
Goldman Girl
Scott Kaske
Goldman Girl
Emmanuel Lubezki
Cinematographer
Kevin Stea
Goldman Girl
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Tim Kelleher
Waiter in Club
Ellen Lewis
CastingDirector
Ann Cusack
TV Woman in Van
Juliet Taylor
CastingDirector
Stanley DeSantis
TV Man in Van
Bo Welch
ProductionDesigner
J. Roy Helland
Club Hostess
Anthony Giaimo
Fishmonger (Mr. Lopez)
Lee Delano
Bakery Man (Mr. Boynton)
David Sage
Senator Eli Jackson
Michael Kinsley
TV Host
Tony Snow
TV Host
Dorothy Constantine
Keeley's Maid (Bridget)
Trina McGee
Black Girl on TV (Chocolate)
Barry Nolan
TV Reporter
Amy Powell
TV Reporter
Ron Pitts
TV Reporter
James Hill
TV Reporter
Mary Major
TV Reporter
Steven Porfido
State Trooper
John Pontrelli
Waiter in Cafe (Rodrigo)
Herschel Sparber
Big Guy in Park
Francesca Cruz
Katharine's Secretary (Imelda)
Brian Reddy
TV Editor
Jim Jansen
TV Editor
Al Rodrigo
Latino Man in Club
Marjorie Lovett
Matron
Sylvia Short
Matron
James H. Morrison
Pastor
Rabbi Robert K. Baruch
Rabbi
Jay Leno
Jay Leno (uncredited)
Don LaFontaine
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Kenneth Stephens
Chuck (uncredited)
Thelma Gutiérrez
Bartender (uncredited)
Jordan Werner
Pool Waiter (uncredited)
Kevin Loreque
Drag Queen (uncredited)
Rayder Woods
Drag Queen (uncredited)
Jody Millard
Drag Queen Dancer (uncredited)
Claudio Sad
Driver (uncredited)
Elaine May
Screenplay
Neil A. Machlis
Executive Producer
Tom Duffield
Art Direction
Cheryl Carasik
Set Decoration
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Jonathan Tunick
Music
James Lee McCoy
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Content RatingR
Budget$31,000,000
Box Office$185,300,000
Filming LocationsMiami · Florida, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play. It stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple whose son (Dan Futterman) is set to marry the daughter (Calista Flockhart) of a conservative senator (Gene Hackman) and his wife (Dianne Wiest). Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. The film marked the first screen collaboration of Nichols and May, who had been a comedy duo in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Birdcage was released on March 8, 1996 to positive reviews and significant commercial success. It debuted at the top of the North American box office and stayed there for the following three weeks, grossing $185.3 million on a $31 million budget. It is seen as groundbreaking as it was then one of few films from a major studio to feature LGBT characters at its center. The cast received notable praise and was awarded with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. The Birdcage also received an nomination for Best Art Direction at the 69th Academy Awards.