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Release Date:
8 March 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Come as you are. more
Plot:
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 fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Mike Nichols Has Achieved Much in His Lifetime, Says AFI
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 12 October 2009, 11:51 AM, PDT)
Robin Williams Joins 'Wedding Banned'
(From Cinematical. 28 August 2009, 8:03 AM, PDT)
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 12 October 2009, 11:51 AM, PDT)
Robin Williams Joins 'Wedding Banned'
(From Cinematical. 28 August 2009, 8:03 AM, PDT)
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Seamless And Forever Hilarious Hollywood Remake!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Andre Fuentes | ... | Goldman Girl |
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Also Known As:
Birds of a Feather
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
117 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:14 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Netherlands:AL |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:R(A) |
Iceland:L
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In the movie, Calista Flockhart's character Barbara is supposed to be 17 or 18. At the time, she was actually 31 at the time of the filming. Dan Futterman's character Val is supposed to be 20, but in reality, he was actually 27 when the film was being shot.
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Continuity: The amount of soup in the bowls at the dinner table.
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Featured in 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
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TO THE FOUNDATION
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Way over the top, but utterly and completely hilarious just the same American remake of the popular 1978 French film/play "La Cage Aux Folles" about a gay nightclub owner and his flamboyant drag-queen lover (played by Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, two actors who I might say look like they were born to each be the comedic halves that equal one fall-down hilarious whole) who in an attempt to please and hopefully fool the conservative parents (played by Gene Hackman and Diane Wiest) of Williams' biological son's (from what is obviously a previous liaison with a woman) fiancé, pretend for one evening to be a straight married couple, a la Williams is the husband and Lane is dressed up as the wife, with as it is blatantly apparent disastrous results! Absolutely nothing in this film is subtle I'll admit, and almost all of the characters here are written to be little more than hokey caricature's of nearly every gay stereotype going! However though, regardless of all that "The Birdcage" still winds up hitting the nail square on the head in terms of delivering to it's audience some astounding energy, superb camp-value and knee-slappingly hilarious jokes/one-liners that are all topped by a nearly uncanny chemistry between the actors. Overall, if you can manage to get past some of the so-called "Hollywood Clichés" and cheap shots made at the kinds of people/life-styles featured here that are deemed offensive by some, and just watch this great flick for the uproarious and seemingly light-hearted romp that it was initially intended to be. Then ultimately you will be justly rewarded by film's end because this is one of the few, and I do mean few, American remakes (and a comedy no less) that is worth watching time after time! (***** out of *****)