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The Birdcage

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 57m
  • 71

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writer:

Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro

Release Date:

Mar 8, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 57m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Robin Williams
  • Gene Hackman
  • Nathan Lane
  • Dianne Wiest
  • Dan Futterman
  • Calista Flockhart
  • Hank Azaria
  • Christine Baranski
  • Tom McGowan
  • Grant Heslov

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Metacritic

71
metacritic
Based on 18 Critics
7.7

USER SCORE (62)

Generally favorable reviews based on 62 Reviews
75

What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
80

Everyone will be tickled pink by this sleek Mike Nichols remake.

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Metacritic review by David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
88

The film is so boisterously entertaining that it's easy for the unsuspecting viewer not to realize that there's a message here.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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