Directed by:
Mike NicholsCinematography:
Emmanuel LubezkiComposer:
Jonathan TunickCast:
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Grant Heslov, Mike Starr (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Lies and deceptionit's all in the family when Robin Williams must convince his future in-laws that he's as upstanding and uptight as they are in "the funniest comedy you'll see this year" (Gene Shalit, "Today Show"). Co-starring Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski and Calista Flockhart, The Birdcage is an uproarious comedy that will send your spirits soaring. Armand (Williams) and Albert (Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their gaudy Miami nightclub. But their pastel tranquility is shaken when Armand's son announces that he's getting married to the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator Keeley (Hackman)...and they're all getting together for dinner! Can Armand and Albert transform themselves into Mr.and Mrs. Family Values in time? It'll take the performance of their lives, but they'll do anythingand everythingto pull the chiffon over Keeley's eyes! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robin Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996828_09b209.png)
Robin Williams
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
![Gene Hackman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390326_ab06ca.jpg)
Gene Hackman
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Unforgiven (1992)
![Nathan Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270759_309aa3.jpg)
Nathan Lane
USA
Best movies:
Angels in America Part One - Millennium Approaches (2017) (theatrical recording)
Angels in America Part Two - Perestroika (2017) (theatrical recording)
The Lion King (1994)
![Dianne Wiest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049771_d89ddb.jpg)
Dianne Wiest
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
![Dan Futterman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/344/159344347_2f7a51.jpg)
Dan Futterman
USA
Best movies:
The Fisher King (1991)
The Birdcage (1996)
When Trumpets Fade (1998) (TV movie)
![Calista Flockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270941_7ba67f.jpg)
Calista Flockhart
USA
Best movies:
Quiz Show (1994)
The Birdcage (1996)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
![Hank Azaria](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415087_47201e.jpg)
Hank Azaria
USA
Best movies:
Bart Wars: The Simpsons Strike Back (1999) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1998) (video compilation)
![Christine Baranski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/160/165160268_5462f0.jpg)
Christine Baranski
USA
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
Playing for Time (1980) (TV movie)
Chicago (2002)
![Grant Heslov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278944_930600.jpg)
Grant Heslov
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
True Lies (1994)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
![Mike Starr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402346_442c29.jpg)
Mike Starr
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Ed Wood (1994)
The Natural (1984)
![Don LaFontaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278829_c722a8.jpg)
Don LaFontaine
USA
Best movies:
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
The Birdcage (1996)
Scrooged (1988)
![Ann Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883123_6fb506.jpg)
Ann Cusack
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Sully (2016)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
![Tom McGowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185743_c7340d.jpg)
Tom McGowan
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Ghost World (2001)
Marjorie Lovett
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Apt Pupil (1998)
The Birdcage (1996)
Trina McGee
USA
Best movies:
The Birdcage (1996)
Daylight (1996)
Friday After Next (2002)
![Stanley DeSantis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/866/161866112_66bc15.gif)
Stanley DeSantis
USA
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Boogie Nights (1997)
![Richard Forsgren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/641/162641190_65c16f.jpg)
Richard Forsgren
Sweden
Best movies:
The Birdcage (1996)
Arne Dahl: De största vatten (2012) (TV movie)
Beck (1997) (series)
Jordan Ancel
Best movies:
The Birdcage (1996)
Perfect Couple (1998)
Jim Jansen
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The Birdcage (1996)
![David Christopher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400520_afd045.jpg)
David Christopher
Best movies:
The Birdcage (1996)
Believe Me (2014)
Nadine (1987)