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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).
Mar 8, 2011 · The movie stars Robin Williams as Armand Goldman, the owner-operator of a drag revue on South Beach. He lives upstairs over his nightclub with Albert (Nathan Lane), the star of the show, who has been his lover for some 20 years.
The Birdcage: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest. 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, conservative parents.
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- Comedy
- Mike Nichols
- 1996-03-08
Starring Robin Williams, this 1996 US remake of a 1970s French farce celebrated the joy of being gay in a way that was radical, writes Emily Maskell. It's hard to resist the flamboyant opening of...
Mar 8, 1996 · Summary. The comic brilliance of Robin Williams combines with the gifts of Oscar winning director Mike Nichols in a contemporary American version of the outrageous French comedy La Cage Aux...
- Mike Nichols
- Robin Williams
Mar 23, 2024 · La Cage aux Folles and The Birdcage share a satirical plot with funny hijinks. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane have a lighter on-screen relationship than their French counterparts.
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La Cage aux Folles ([la kaʒ o fɔl], also released as Birds of a Feather) is a 1978 comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro, based on Jean Poiret's 1973 play.
