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The Birdcage (1996)

Robin Williams , Nathan Lane , Mike Nichols  |  R |  DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (309 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman
  • Directors: Mike Nichols
  • Writers: Marcello Danon, Edouard Molinaro, Elaine May, Francis Veber, Jean Poiret
  • Producers: Marcello Danon, Michele Imperato
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Subtitled, Full length, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Dubbed: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: March 26, 1997
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (309 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0792833198
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Birdcage" on IMDb

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The great improvisational comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May reunited to (respectively) direct and write this update of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles. Robin Williams stars as a gay Miami nightclub owner who is forced to play it straight and ask his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) to hide out when Williams's son invites his prospective--and highly conservative--in-laws and fiancée to a meet-and-greet dinner party. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest play the straight-laced senator and his wife, and Calista Flockhart (from television's Ally McBeal) plays their daughter in a culture-clash with outrageous consequences. May's witty screenplay incorporates some pointed observations about the political landscape of the 1990s and takes a sensitive approach to the comedy's underlying drama. Topping off the action is Hank Azaria in a scene-stealing role as Williams's and Lane's flamboyant housekeeper, "Agador Spartacus." --Jeff Shannon

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Lies and deceptionit's all in the family when Robin Williams must convince his future in-laws that he's as upstanding and uptight as they are in "the funniest comedy you'll see this year" (Gene Shalit, "Today Show"). Co-starring Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski and Calista Flockhart, The Birdcage is an uproarious comedy that will send your spirits soaring. Armand (Williams) and Albert (Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their gaudy Miami nightclub. But their pastel tranquility is shaken when Armand's son announces that he's getting married to the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator Keeley (Hackman)...and they're all getting together for dinner! Can Armand and Albert transform themselves into Mr.and Mrs. Family Values in time? It'll take the performance of their lives, but they'll do anythingand everythingto pull the chiffon over Keeley's eyes!

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Great movie and very funny. Sam  |  60 reviewers made a similar statement
This movie will make you laugh no matter how many times you watch it. La Divina M  |  37 reviewers made a similar statement
This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. N. Wood  |  36 reviewers made a similar statement
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54 of 58 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny Williams, Superb Nathan Lane June 9, 2002
Format:DVD
American audiences flocked to this remake of the French classic, "La Cage Aux Folles" - perhaps the funniest comedy ever released in ANY language. It's no surprise that the US viewer could easily lose his or herself in this laugh riot, especially with the incomparable Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in starring roles. Lane is delicious here as the top billed female impersonator and star at Birdcage, a drag extravaganza club owned by his better half Williams. While Williams tones down his Mork routine and actually softens as a result, as funny as he his, Lane steals the movie, with a warm, knowing performance that ranks up there with STeve Martin in "All of Me" as one of the best comedic works ever on film. Dan Futterman (brilliant in "Urbania") plays Williams' son with the right mix of charm and apprehension, while Calista Flockhart (yes, Ally McBeal herself) is strong as his fiance. And that's Hank Azaria (of "The Simpsons" and the ex-Mr. Helen Hunt) as the butler, in a HYSTERICAL mode. Gene Hackman is a hoot as the bride-to-be's right-wing Jesse Helms-like character...and his final scene in drag (think Robert Preston in "Victor Victoria" mixed with Martin Landau in "Ed Wood") alone deserved Oscar consideration. Both Hackman and Lane were robbed at Award time, unlike Ugo Tognazzi (who played the Robin Williams role in the original) who scored an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Williams doesn't come close to achieving Tognazzi's utter sincerity and charm, but the movie works regardless.

If you've seen and enjoyed the "Birdcage" do yourself a HUGE favor - suspend all fears about reading subtitles and rent thyself "La Cage Aux Folles" (part ONE, not part TWO, which is a poor continuation....

"La Cage" is flawless. If you've seen La "Birdcage" experience this one-of-a-kind masterpiece and you'll be rewarded with a raw and rowdy comedy that's pure genius. Read more ›

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Why Does the Caged Bird Sing....? February 4, 2003
Format:DVD
This review refers to MGM DVD edition of "The Birdcage".....

Those eyes!...those sighs!...those thighs!....Who are we talking about here? Marilyn? Raquel? maybe even Jay Lo? Nope. None of the above. We're talkin Nathan Lane, who is simply mahvelous darling as the one, the only.. "Starina!", star attraction at South Beach, Florida's gay cabaret "The Bird Cage".

Directed by Mike Nichols(The Graduate/Primary Colors), with a brillant screenplay by Elaine May,and a cast that will knock your socks off, this update of Jean Poiret's La Cage Aux Folles(see my review for film details) will have you laughing out loud from the first to the last frame of this wonderful film.

Armand Goldman(Robin Williams),owner of the lavish nightclub, and his long time lover and companion Albert(Nathan Lane) are about to have some company. The ultra conservative parents of Armand's son's fiancee are going to pay a little visit. Senator and Mrs. Keeley (Gene Hackman/Dianne Wiest)are under the impression that "The Colemans"(as they've been told)are an all American family and Dad is the "Cultural Attache to Greece"("whatever that is?"). Having been involved in a bit of a scandel, the Senator feels that this wedding will be the perfect scenario to refresh his reputation.

Meanwhile...Armand is frantically trying to tone down his gaudy place,and add some masculinity to his appearance. And then there's Albert! What to do with the extremely feminine Albert?
The laugh's are non-stop as these two families meet and try to impress each other.This is one dinner party you don't want to miss, as dinner is served up by "Agador Spartacus"(Hank Azaria),the Guatamalan "Houseboy" who will have you in stiches.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Nathan Lane and Robin Williams! Wonderful Casting! November 8, 2001
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One of the funniest movies that I have seen in ages! Robin Williams is not the funny one here, it is Nathan Lane's character, Albert, that gets the most laughs. This movie has made me a life-long Nathan Lane fan. Both Williams (whose character is Armand Goldman) and Lane play gay men, with William's role being the dominant or male character. Since I am not gay, it is hard for me to define gender definitions of gay couples, but in this movie, there can be no missing the fact that Lane is the female side of the couple. When William's son comes to tell Dad of his impending marriage to a young woman (played admirably by Calista Flockhart) and to plead with Dad to pretend to be straight when he meets the girl's parents, as her father is a very straightlaced Senator in D.C.(played by Gene Hackman),trouble starts, in the form of hurt feelings and feelings of rejection to the other member of the relationship, namely, Albert. All kinds of solutions are considered to try and work him in to the charade, but he is so blatantly what he is, a gay man who is a female impersonator, but more female in his real self image than he is male, then it is nigh on to impossible to have him pose as an "uncle" or any male person, though he does try to adapt, with a few lessons on "maleness" from Armand, but he is incapable of being anything other than what he is, so they don't know what to do with him, how to explain him, and he refuses to just go away and be quiet until the wedding is over.
The ensuing struggle between the characters to remain true to who they are and each other, and yet not mess things up for the young couple is hilarious! The supporting actors are as good as the stars in this movie.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Great to have both versions in one DVD! Would recommend it to all La Cage fans and new viewers also. Great price!
Published 1 day ago by Elizabeth Rinker
5.0 out of 5 stars Absurdity and hypocrisy - Dynamite combination
Funniest movie since the Peter Sellers Pink Panther series! Watch it when I need to laugh and nothing funnier than a mixture of absurdity and hypocrisy!
Published 2 days ago by Wecoyote
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny no matter how often you see it!
It's not often we experience great writing, directing and acting in one entire film. Well done and we can always use more laughter.
Published 2 days ago by R. Caso
5.0 out of 5 stars Movie The Bird Cage
It makes me laugh. It is a very funny show, especially when the politician tries escape the reporters by climbing out the bedroom window.
Published 4 days ago by Sharon Buckley
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite
I adore this movie. I bought this copy for my mother. We watch it every time we are down, and it's an instant night of laughter!
Published 4 days ago by Lboeke
5.0 out of 5 stars A gift...
This is one of the cutest (funniest) movies I have owned... My late husband and I would watch it on TV or rent the movie... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Linda Watkins
5.0 out of 5 stars STILL FUNNY
Seen this one several times over the years and rented it to watch with my husband who hasn't. LOVE IT. You should watch it!!
Published 7 days ago by Kealoha81
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny movies
Having the original movie and the newer version of La Cage Aux Folles made me decide to get this movie. If you want to have a good laugh, I recommend you get it.
Published 10 days ago by Herb
5.0 out of 5 stars a JOY to watch
if you've not seen it...it'll be an evening well spent, and WELL LAUGHED! I recently introduced it to my husband
Published 13 days ago by Nicole K. Rece
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Romp
This another hilarious film. I laughed and smiled and said "Oh My" on several occasions. An absolutely Must See. My Dad had no intention of watching this movie. Read more
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