The Birdcage (1996)
7
/10 By 1131 Votes
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.
Release Date : March 8, 1996
Runtime : 119m
Genre : Comedy
Companies : United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : coming out, florida, homophobia, drag queen, nightclub, senator, politician, based on play or musical, remake, conservative, cross dressing, gay parent, lgbt, political conflict, south beach, playing straight, drag club
Cast
