La cage aux folles II (1980)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

Jean Poiret (characters)
Jean Poiret (story)

Release Date:

15 February 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Sequel to La Cage aux folles has homosexual nightclub owner Renato and his transvesitite companion/lover...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Sequel | Gay Interest | Sicily | Riviera

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michel Serrault	...	Albin Mougeotte / 'Zaza Napoli'
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Renato Baldi
Marcel Bozzuffi	...	Broca
Michel Galabru	...	Simon Charrier
Paola Borboni	...	Mrs. Baldi
Benny Luke	...	Jacob
Giovanni Vettorazzo	...	Milan
Glauco Onorato	...	Luigi
Roberto Bisacco	...	Ralph
Gianrico Tondinelli	...	Walter
Giorgio Cerioni	...	Gunther
Nazzareno Natale	...	Demis
Antonio Francioni	...	Michaux
Stelio Candelli	...	Hans
Mark Bodin	...	Caramel

Also Known As:

Il vizietto II (Italy)

Runtime:

Argentina:99 min | France:101 min | Germany:91 min | USA:102 min | UK:99 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | UK:12 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Da Ma Produzione

Movie Connections:

Followed by La cage aux folles 3 - 'Elles' se marient (1985)

Camp gives me a rash

This likable but over-silly sequel involves the first film's camp duo, Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault, in a rather desperate spy adventure when secret police and foreign agents try to find a microfilm the couple are inadvertently carrying around. Serrault's squealing performance as the suffering artiste dredges up a few laughs, particularly towards the end when he first disguises himself as a woman, and then has to pretend to be a woman disguising herself as a man. For the most part, though, this is tiresome stuff, jerking around all over the place thanks to its wildly uneven tone. Still, it's an improvement on the shrill original.