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The Birdcage

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 conservative moralistic parents.

Director

Mike Nichols

Year

Genre

Box Office

$124,060,553

Production

United Artists,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 25 nominations total

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Armand Goldman

Senator Keeley

Albert

Louise Keeley

Val Goldman

Barbara Keeley

Calista Flockhart

Agador

Katharine

Christine Baranski

Harry Radman

Photographer

Chauffeur

Stage manager

Celsius

Luca Tommassini

Goldman Girl

Goldman Girl (as Andre Fuentes)

AndrÃ© Fuentes

Goldman Girl

Goldman Girl (as Dante Lamar Henderson)

Dante Henderson

Goldman Girl

Goldman Girl

Kevin Alexander Stea

Waiter in Club

TV Woman in Van

TV Man in Van

Stanley DeSantis

Club Hostess

Mr. Lopez

Mr. Boyington

Sen. Eli Jackson

TV Host

Michael Kinsley

TV Host

Bridget

Dorothy Constantine

Chocolate (as Trina McGee-Davis)

TV Reporter

TV Reporter

TV Reporter

TV Reporter

TV Reporter

State Trooper

Rodrigo, Cafe Waiter (as John D. Pontrelli)

Big Guy in Park

Herschel Sparber

Imelda

TV Editor

TV Editor

Matron

Marjorie Lovett

Matron

Pastor

James H. Morrison

Rabbi

Robert K. Baruch

Harry (scenes deleted)

Latino Man in Club

Wedding Guest

Bikini Girl on Roller Blades

Patrizia Barretto

Bikini Girl on Beach

Executive Producer

Scott Burkholder

Gay Bar Patron

Hot Guy

David Christopher

Clubgoer

Guy In Street

Michael Thomas Daniel

Man in Club

Orlando Delbert

Tourist

Bartender

Thelma GutiÃ©rrez

Broad Causeway Commuter

Radio Newscaster (voice)

Jay Leno

Drag Queen

Crewman

James MacDonald

Wedding Guest

Drag Queen Dancer

Wedding Guest

Driver

Chuck

Kenneth Stephens

South Beach Tourist

Pool Waiter

Drag Queen

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Albert Armand Goldman Agador Wedding Guest Celsius Louise Keeley Senator Keeley Senator Kevin Keeley Katherine Barbara Keeley Goldman Girl Rabbi Pastor

It's just for tonight - The Birdcage

It's just for tonight

Agador where is Starina She goes on in five minutes - The Birdcage

Agador where is Starina She goes on in five minutes

Armand - The Birdcage

Okay, let's go. - The Birdcage

Okay, let's go.

Starina won't go on.
She's a-still in her robe. - The Birdcage

Starina won't go on. She's a-still in her robe.

Albert! - The Birdcage

Don't use that tone to me What tone - The Birdcage

Don't use that tone to me What tone

Whatever I am he made me - The Birdcage

Whatever I am he made me

Why are you giving him drugs What the hell are Pirin tablets - The Birdcage

Why are you giving him drugs What the hell are Pirin tablets

You don't love me anymore - The Birdcage

You don't love me anymore

Ladies and gentlemen,
the one, the only, - The Birdcage

Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only,

You look like Lucy's stunt double - The Birdcage

You look like Lucy's stunt double

My father was the shaman of his tribe - The Birdcage

My father was the shaman of his tribe

Hello A career When you gonna let me audition for you again - The Birdcage

Hello A career When you gonna let me audition for you again

Now take off the wig or I'll tell Albert you wore it - The Birdcage

Now take off the wig or I'll tell Albert you wore it

So I have something to tell you - The Birdcage

So I have something to tell you

I'm getting married - The Birdcage

I'm getting married

First you're only 20 - The Birdcage

First you're only 20

Is it all right Dad - The Birdcage

Is it all right Dad

Who is this boy Barbie When did you last see him - The Birdcage

Who is this boy Barbie When did you last see him

Ah-ha! - The Birdcage

Wait Who is he - The Birdcage

Who Where's your little chippie - The Birdcage

Who Where's your little chippie

Perhaps one more schnecken Do you mind When the schnecken beckons - The Birdcage

Perhaps one more schnecken Do you mind When the schnecken...

What is this sludge - The Birdcage

What is this sludge

Why don't you let me be in the show - The Birdcage

Why don't you let me be in the show

My Guatemalanness My natural heat - The Birdcage

My Guatemalanness My natural heat

Turkish coffee Delicious - The Birdcage

Turkish coffee Delicious

Oh Value Oh my God this s such a shock - The Birdcage

Oh Value Oh my God this s such a shock

I'm glad I got on Jackson's bandwagon instead of Dole Dole is just too - The Birdcage

I'm glad I got on Jackson's bandwagon instead of...

I gotta fire this woman - The Birdcage

I gotta fire this woman

Hello Ben - The Birdcage

I'm the Vice President of the Coalition for Moral Order - The Birdcage

I'm the Vice President of the Coalition for Moral Order

Why don't you set up there Figure you'll get part of the house and me - The Birdcage

Why don't you set up there Figure you'll get part...

It would be an affirmation We could get the Pope's blessing It's not hard - The Birdcage

It would be an affirmation We could get the Pope's...

What is this dream I see - The Birdcage

What is this dream I see

Chewing gum helps me think - The Birdcage

Chewing gum helps me think

Did you see what he just did Hello Vallie darling - The Birdcage

Did you see what he just did Hello Vallie darling

What did he do He blew a bubble - The Birdcage

What did he do He blew a bubble

Celsius look this may be a drag show - The Birdcage

Celsius look this may be a drag show

No You do an eclectic celebration of the dance - The Birdcage

No You do an eclectic celebration of the dance

VAL When I started Edison Park remember what you said - The Birdcage

VAL When I started Edison Park remember what you said

Yes I wear foundation Yes I live with a man - The Birdcage

Yes I wear foundation Yes I live with a man

Where you driving him? - The Birdcage

Where you driving him?

Kevin, no! - The Birdcage

You'll have to get a uniform and dress like a butler - The Birdcage

You'll have to get a uniform and dress like a butler

Kevin, please,
let's charter a plane. - The Birdcage

Kevin, please, let's charter a plane.

Howl love the sun. - The Birdcage

Howl love the sun.

Who put Playboy in the bathroom - The Birdcage

Who put Playboy in the bathroom

Tired means old You look tired means you look old - The Birdcage

Tired means old You look tired means you look old

I hurt my thing Your what - The Birdcage

I hurt my thing Your what

We've been robbed - The Birdcage

We've been robbed

Maybe it is a bit much to introduce me as his mother on the first visit - The Birdcage

Maybe it is a bit much to introduce me as his mother on the...

Could you say I was a visiting relative - The Birdcage

Could you say I was a visiting relative

Oh God I pierced the toast - The Birdcage

Oh God I pierced the toast

Too swishy? - The Birdcage

No good - The Birdcage

Armand Goldman you old so and so - The Birdcage

Armand Goldman you old so and so

How about those Dolphins - The Birdcage

How about those Dolphins

Al you old son of a bitch How do you feel about that call today - The Birdcage

Al you old son of a bitch How do you feel about that call...

Dad could we hire a straight maid for tonight - The Birdcage

Dad could we hire a straight maid for tonight

We need a woman - The Birdcage

We need a woman

Army Goldman - The Birdcage

Shiny. - The Birdcage

I normally drink vegetable juice
during business hours, but for this... - The Birdcage

I normally drink vegetable juice during business hours, but ...

Don't worry about that - The Birdcage

Don't worry about that

You were so terrified It was so sweet - The Birdcage

You were so terrified It was so sweet

- ♪ Love is in the air
- ♪ Round and about - The Birdcage

- ♪ Love is in the air - ♪ Round and about

Is Albert here No - The Birdcage

Is Albert here No

Why don't you hold the crucifix It's the prop for martyrs - The Birdcage

Why don't you hold the crucifix It's the prop for...

Oh yes Another gibe another joke at my expense - The Birdcage

Oh yes Another gibe another joke at my expense

I'm leaving you my stereo - The Birdcage

I'm leaving you my stereo

Okay I'll bite - The Birdcage

Pull yourself together Why - The Birdcage

Pull yourself together Why

Can you... - The Birdcage

My cemetery is in Key Biscayne - The Birdcage

My cemetery is in Key Biscayne

Well, I... I don't want it. - The Birdcage

Well, I... I don't want it.

There, we're partners. - The Birdcage

There, we're partners.

What difference does it make if I say you can stay or you say I can stay - The Birdcage

What difference does it make if I say you can stay or you...

I'm just a guy - The Birdcage

You're thinking that
dressed this way, - The Birdcage

You're thinking that dressed this way,

Better put your shoes on it's late - The Birdcage

Better put your shoes on it's late

So this is hell And there's a crucifix in it - The Birdcage

So this is hell And there's a crucifix in it

This is less like Palm Beach
than I imagined. - The Birdcage

This is less like Palm Beach than I imagined.

Pleasant vacation house I like its uh severity - The Birdcage

Pleasant vacation house I like its uh severity

Shall we have champagne
to celebrate? - The Birdcage

Shall we have champagne to celebrate?

Agador Spartacus - The Birdcage

Agador Spartacus

Is someone else home - The Birdcage

Is someone else home

He's a brilliant chef. He just
has a lot to learn about serving. - The Birdcage

He's a brilliant chef. He just has a lot to learn about...

Forgive me for being so late but traffic was unbelievable - The Birdcage

Forgive me for being so late but traffic was unbelievable

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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 conservative moralistic parents.

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Director: Mike Nichols

Writer: Jean Poiret, Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro

Production: United Artists,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: comedy

Year: 1996

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $124,060,553

Released: 08 Mar 1996

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 25 nominations total

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