The Birdcage

Williams Lane comedy

The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film about a gay couple who must pretend to be straight when their son's fiancée's conservative parents visit.

Starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, it's a remake of the French film La Cage aux Folles.

The title refers to the drag club the couple owns in Miami's South Beach.

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Robin Williams · Nathan Lane · comedy · gay · gay culture · flamboyant · over the top · nightclub · South Beach · Miami · Armand · Albert · sequins · wig · performers · film · theatrical · hilarious

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Opposites
lgbtq+ representation and tone

The BirdcagePhiladelphia

Pennsylvania's largest metropolis

Brokeback Mountain · The Normal Heart · Angels in America · Dallas Buyers Club · Basic Instinct

comedic style and sensibility

The BirdcageFargo

North Dakota metropolis

Clerks · American Beauty · Napoleon Dynamite

cultural politics and values

The BirdcageDuck Dynasty

Waterfowl-themed reality program

Reefer Madness · Leave It to Beaver · Left Behind · American Sniper

Family

bird, cage, birds, birded, birding, birdlike, birdhouse, cages, caged

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Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13