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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Collector's Edition, Theatrical Version, Trailers
Lies and deception - it's all in the family when Robin Williams must convince conservative in-laws Gene Hackman and Dianne West that he's as upstanding and uptight as they are in this raucously funny comedy that'll "leave you weak from laughter" (Gannet Suburban News).
Armand (Williams) and Albert (Nathan Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their succesful and gaudy nightclub on the Miami strip. But their pastel tranquility is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Armand's son...who's getting married to the daughter of the ultra-conservative Senator Keeley (Hackman). What's more, the senator and his wife (Wiest) are on their way over for dinner and expecting to meet Mr. - and Mrs. - Family Values! Can Armand and Albert pull it off? It'll take a performance of extraordinary charisma to transform them into acceptable in-laws...in other words, to pull the chiffon over the Keelys' eyes.
Editor's Note
In Mike Nichols's hilarious remake of the 1978 French comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Robin Williams stars as Armand Goldman, a gay cabaret owner who lives in Miami's South Beach with his partner, Albert (Nathan Lane), the club's star performer. Armand and Albert must try in vain to pass as a typical couple when the prospective in-laws of Armand's son, Val (Dan Futterman), come for dinner. While accepting their alternative lifestyle personally, Val demands that they tone it down for his girlfriend's (Calista Flockhart) parents--who happen to be a political couple running on a family values platform. Lane's hilarious attempts to "play it straight" and Hank Azaria's brilliantly flamboyant houseboy, Agador, are the highlights of the film, which also features a beautifully understated Williams as the more "normal" of the pair. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest are delightfully square as the future in-laws.
Plot Summary
THE BIRDCAGE is director Mike Nichols's remake of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. The comedy features a flamboyant gay couple who must attempt to "straighten up" for their son's prospective in-laws.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Single Side - Single Layer | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Widescreen - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Dolby Digital 5.1 - French | | Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers | | Additional Products:
| Collectible Booklet |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 6/5/2007 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 906033 | | UPC: 00027616603395 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "Why, it looks like young men playing leapfrog!... Is it Greek?" ---- Louise Keeley (DIANNE WIEST), when she sees the pornographic china that's been set out on Armand and Albert's dinner table. |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...A nicely restrained Williams lets Nathan Lane as his high-strung diva companion rule the roost in this fluttery, funny [film]..." -- 3 out of 4 stars" 03/08/1995 p.1DEntertainment Weekly
"Enchantingly funny....The beauty of THE BIRD CAGE is that its jokes and its message are one and the same..." -- Rating: A- 03/29/1996 p.46 Variety
"...THE BIRDCAGE is a scream....Performed with matchless aplomb and made with plush professionalism....[The film] serves up pure pleasure..." 03/04/1996 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Robin Williams is the best surprises....He's more restrained than in anything he's done since AWAKENINGS..." 03/08/1996 p.29 |
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