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The Birdcage (1996)

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
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imdb.sneaking-out, imdb.answering-machine, imdb.reference-to-national-enquirer, imdb.wedding, imdb.right-wing, imdb.chosen-family, imdb.drag-club, imdb.drag, imdb.apartment, imdb.coalition-for-moral-order, imdb.miami-beach-florida, imdb.in-law, imdb.cell-phone, imdb.politician, imdb.cordless-phone, imdb.crucifix, imdb.trying-to-act-more-masculine, imdb.1990s, imdb.teenage-prostitute, imdb.news-reporter, imdb.palimony, imdb.scandal, imdb.drag-show, imdb.chewing-gum, imdb.cultural-attache, imdb.photo-album, imdb.telephone-call, imdb.20-year-old, imdb.gay-relationship, imdb.gay-bar, imdb.only-son, imdb.gay-slur, imdb.rich-snob, imdb.remake-of-french-film, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.transvestism, imdb.gay-marriage, aspectratio.1-66-1, aspectratio.1-85-1, imdb.homosexual-character, imdb.based-on-a-stage-play, imdb.giving-a-toast, imdb.straight-actor-plays-a-gay-character, imdb.fish-out-of-water-scenario, imdb.farce-comedy, imdb.hairy-chested-man, imdb.lgbtq-film, imdb.teenager, 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Production companies: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 119 min.
Released: March 8, 1996
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Revenue: $185,300,000
Certification: R
Parental Guide: 15+ cc
poster

The Birdcage (1996)

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

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imdb.reference-to-yasser-arafat, imdb.reference-to-bob-dole, imdb.reference-to-margaret-thatcher, imdb.reference-to-john-major, imdb.climbing-through-a-window, imdb.reference-to-billy-graham, imdb.ladder, imdb.candy, imdb.car, imdb.driving, imdb.male-wearing-makeup, imdb.conservative, imdb.man-kisses-a-man-s-hand, imdb.men-holding-hands, imdb.shaving-chest, imdb.wine, imdb.reference-to-ted-kennedy, imdb.marriage-announcement, imdb.hugging, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.holding-hands, imdb.kiss-on-the-cheek, imdb.chauffeur, imdb.turkish-coffee, imdb.orange-juice, imdb.republican, imdb.bubble-gum, imdb.kiss, imdb.reference-to-the-pope, imdb.reference-to-people-magazine, imdb.reference-to-time-magazine, imdb.reference-to-newsweek-magazine, imdb.blowing-a-bubble-gum-bubble, imdb.spitting, imdb.reference-to-michael-kidd, imdb.reference-to-madonna, imdb.beach, imdb.crying-at-a-wedding, imdb.reference-to-nancy-drew, imdb.champagne, imdb.guatemalan, imdb.butler, imdb.traffic, imdb.ice, imdb.sneaking-out, imdb.answering-machine, imdb.reference-to-national-enquirer, imdb.wedding, imdb.right-wing, imdb.chosen-family, imdb.drag-club, imdb.drag, imdb.apartment, imdb.coalition-for-moral-order, imdb.miami-beach-florida, imdb.in-law, imdb.cell-phone, imdb.politician, imdb.cordless-phone, imdb.crucifix, imdb.trying-to-act-more-masculine, imdb.1990s, imdb.teenage-prostitute, imdb.news-reporter, imdb.palimony, imdb.scandal, imdb.drag-show, imdb.chewing-gum, imdb.cultural-attache, imdb.photo-album, imdb.telephone-call, imdb.20-year-old, imdb.gay-relationship, imdb.gay-bar, imdb.only-son, imdb.gay-slur, imdb.rich-snob, imdb.remake-of-french-film, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.transvestism, imdb.gay-marriage, aspectratio.1-66-1, aspectratio.1-85-1, imdb.homosexual-character, imdb.based-on-a-stage-play, imdb.giving-a-toast, imdb.straight-actor-plays-a-gay-character, imdb.fish-out-of-water-scenario, imdb.farce-comedy, imdb.hairy-chested-man, imdb.lgbtq-film, imdb.teenager, imdb.18-year-old, imdb.stuck-in-traffic, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.scene-during-closing-credits

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Production companies: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 119 min.
Released: March 8, 1996
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Revenue: $185,300,000
Certification: R
Parental Guide: 15+ cc

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