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The Birdcage (1996)

R | 117 min | Comedy

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.

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Robin Williams

Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman

Sen. Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane

Albert Goldman
Dianne Wiest

Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman

Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart

Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria

Agador
Christine Baranski

Katherine Archer
Tom McGowan

Harry Radman
Grant Heslov

National Enquirer Photographer
Kirby Mitchell

Keeley's Chauffeur
James Lally

Cyril
Luca Tommassini

Celsius
Luis Camacho

Goldman Girl
André Fuentes

Goldman Girl

(as Andre Fuentes)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers:

Jean Poiret (play), Francis Veber (earlier screenplay), Édouard Molinaro (earlier screenplay), Marcello Danon (earlier screenplay), Jean Poiret (earlier screenplay), Elaine May (screenplay)

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The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Grant Heslov and Dianne Wiest; and one Oscar nominee: Dan Futterman.

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Cyril: Agador! Where is Starina? She goes on in 5 minutes!

In the bakery, Albert says "the Schnecken beckons". He should have said, with perfect rhyme, "the Schnecken beckon.". In Yiddish/German, Schnecken is plural. It's a sweet pastry rolled in the shape of a snail, hence the name, which in German means snail. Singular Schnecke, plural Schencken.