The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play.

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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The Birdcage OSCAR® nominee Chaos erupts when a recently engaged couple decide to introduce her ulta conservative Republican Senator father and doting housewife mother to his gay parents at their Miami Beach drag club.

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A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner try to pass as a straight couple so their son can introduce them to his right wing in-laws-to-be.

Watch The Birdcage and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that …

Mar 8, 2021 · 25 years ago Robin Williams and Nathan Lane hit the screen in "The Birdcage" and helped put loving gay relationships into the mainstream.

Mar 8, 1996 · “The Birdcage” is the first time Mike Nichols and Elaine May, who helped define improvisational comedy in the 1950s, have worked together on a movie.