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25th anniversary of The Birdcage
It is hard to believe that today marks the a 25th anniversary of Robin Williams The Birdcage
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A gay movie in the late 90's with big names
Robin Williams as Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman as Senator Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane as Albert Goldman
Dianne Wiest as Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman as Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart as Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria as Agador Spartacus
Christine Baranski as Katharine Archer, Val's mother
Tom McGowan as Harry Radman
Grant Heslov as National Enquirer photographer
A gay movie that "topped" the box office was really unheard of. I remember hearing about this and my local Blockbuster had the original movie this as based on 1978 Franco-Italian film La Cage aux Folles. So of coarse I rented it and watched it with then boyfriend, then the next day we went and watched The Birdcage. I do not know if we laughed because the humor or the fact that we saw ourselves in some of the situations. This movie brought the attention to Drag Queens to the general audience why before RuPaul's Drag Race. Nathan Lane was extremely funny, and watching Robin Williams try to tone done his antics is funny unto itself.
What surprised me was the fact that my Great-Aunt who taught French at College and was a missionary watched the original trilogy and then went at watch The Birdcage. We talked about all four of the movies. That was the first time I had a conversation about anything gay related. This may by why I like this movie.
I am surprised there isn't a 25th anniversary release of this movie.
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Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover, Albert, stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling, twenty years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keeley, daughter of Kevin Keeley, US Senator, and co-founder of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val, his father and "mother." What ensues is comic chaos.
Robin Williams as Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman as Senator Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane as Albert Goldman
Dianne Wiest as Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman as Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart as Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria as Agador Spartacus
Christine Baranski as Katharine Archer, Val's mother
Tom McGowan as Harry Radman
Grant Heslov as National Enquirer photographer
A gay movie that "topped" the box office was really unheard of. I remember hearing about this and my local Blockbuster had the original movie this as based on 1978 Franco-Italian film La Cage aux Folles. So of coarse I rented it and watched it with then boyfriend, then the next day we went and watched The Birdcage. I do not know if we laughed because the humor or the fact that we saw ourselves in some of the situations. This movie brought the attention to Drag Queens to the general audience why before RuPaul's Drag Race. Nathan Lane was extremely funny, and watching Robin Williams try to tone done his antics is funny unto itself.
What surprised me was the fact that my Great-Aunt who taught French at College and was a missionary watched the original trilogy and then went at watch The Birdcage. We talked about all four of the movies. That was the first time I had a conversation about anything gay related. This may by why I like this movie.
I am surprised there isn't a 25th anniversary release of this movie.
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