The Birdcage

The Birdcage - (1996)Released

Overview

Middle-aged gay life partners, Armand Goldman, a Jewish drag club owner, and Albert, the club's flamboyant star attraction, live in the eclectic community of South Beach and have raised a straight son. Now, their newly engaged son, 20-year-old Val, wants to bring his fiancée, Barbara, and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his family for the first time. By Val's request, Armand pretends to be straight, not Jewish and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert, in order to please Barbara's father, controversial right-wing Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley.

Genres

Comedy

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

1996-03-08

Budget

31000000

Revenue

185300000

Runtime

119 minutes

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