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Birdcage

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Starring: Robin Williams & Nathan Lane Director: Mike Nichols  Rated: Restricted
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Format: DVD

Genre: Comedy

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 140 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer

Additional Products:

  • Collectible Booklet

Entertainment Reviews:

USA Today - 03/08/1995

"...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"

Entertainment Weekly - 03/29/1996

"Enchantingly funny....The beauty of THE BIRD CAGE is that its jokes and its message are one and the same..." -- Rating: A-

Variety - 03/04/1996

"...THE BIRDCAGE is a scream....Performed with matchless aplomb and made with plush professionalism....[The film] serves up pure pleasure..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 03/08/1996

"...Robin Williams is the best surprises....He's more restrained than in anything he's done since AWAKENINGS..."

Product Description:

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 Synopsis:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Deception | Family Interaction | Gay / Lesbian | Recommended | Slapstick | Switching Roles | Theatrical Release

Exerpts:

"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.

Production Notes:

  • Theatrical release: March 8, 1996.

Cast and Crew:

Starring Robin Williams & Nathan Lane
Directed by Mike Nichols
Produced by Mike Nichols
Edited by Arthur Schmidt
Screenwriting by Elaine May
Composition by Jonathan Tunick
Costume Designer by Ann Roth
Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki
Production Design by Bo Welch
Performer Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski & Calista Flockhart

DVD Details:

  • Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Originally Released in: 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Restricted
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 59 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: August 22, 1997
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 25,754
  • Item UPC: 027616603395
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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