The Birdcage

When Armand and Albert, a gay couple running a flamboyant Miami nightclub, learn their son is engaged to the daughter of an ultra-conservative senator, chaos ensues as they attempt to pass as a straight family. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane deliver brilliantly comedic performances as the mismatched couple navigating impossible social expectations. The film is a heartwarming and hilarious exploration of identity, acceptance, and the lengths parents will go to for their children.

• Robin Williams improvised many of his funniest lines on set.
• Nathan Lane gained weight to better embody his flamboyant character.
• The film is a remake of the 1978 French comedy.
• Gene Hackman initially hesitated accepting his conservative senator role.
• Filmed largely on location in South Beach, Miami, Florida.

• I am not a woman trapped in a man's body. I am a gay man.
• My job is to make men feel like women.
• You do an eclectic celebration of the dance! You do Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!
• I made him a man and I can make him a woman.
• Don't look at me like I'm a Fudgsicle in August.