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| Genre: | Comedy |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | R |
| Length: | 1h 59 mins |
| Cast: | Mike Nichols, Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane |
Mike Nichols' hilarious reworking of the classic French farce La Cage aux Folles is a treat, spiced up with additional moments of contemporary political satire. Nathan Lane and Robin Williams are marvelous as two gay lovers who run a South Beach nightclub featuring Lane's female impersonations. Williams has a grown son from a previous marriage, who is engaged to the daughter of a stodgy right-wing politician (Gene Hackman). When it comes time for the two families to meet, the fur flies in an uproariously funny dinner scene which is the film's highlight. Also featuring a wonderful turn by Hank Azaria as Williams' flamboyant chef, whose attempts at "butching it up" for the dinner go scandalously awry, The Birdcage is a delightfully engaging comedy. Robert Firsching
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