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The Birdcage

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Calorie Rating: 167
Released: 1996-03-08
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Budget: 31000000
Revenue 185300000
Studios: United Artists,

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A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative moralistic parents.

Director / Directors

Mike Nichols

Director

Jeff Okabayashi

Second Assistant Director

Marten W. Piccinini

Second Assistant Director

Mark Tobey

Second Second Assistant Director

Joel Tuber

First Assistant Director

Cast

Robin Williams

Character: Armand Goldman

Nathan Lane

Character: Albert

Dan Futterman

Character: Val Goldman

Gene Hackman

Character: Senator Kevin Keeley

Dianne Wiest

Character: Louise Keeley

Calista Flockhart

Character: Barbara Keeley

Hank Azaria

Character: Agador

Christine Baranski

Character: Katharine Archer

Tom McGowan

Character: Harry Radman

Grant Heslov

Character: Photographer - National Enquirer

Kirby Mitchell

Character: Chauffeur

James Lally

Character: Stage Manager

Luca Tommassini

Character: Celsius

Luis Camacho

Character: Goldman Girl

Andre Fuentes

Character: Goldman Girl

Tony Gonzalez

Character: Goldman Girl

Dante Henderson

Character: Goldman Girl

Scott Kaske

Character: Goldman Girl

Kevin Stea

Character: Goldman Girl

Tim Kelleher

Character: Waiter in Club

Ann Cusack

Character: TV Woman in Van

Stanley DeSantis

Character: TV Man in Van

J. Roy Helland

Character: Club Hostess

Anthony Giaimo

Character: Fishmonger (Mr. Lopez)

Lee Delano

Character: Bakery Man (Mr. Boynton)

David Sage

Character: Senator Eli Jackson

Michael Kinsley

Character: TV Host

Tony Snow

Character: TV Host

Dorothy Constantine

Character: Keeley's Maid (Bridget)

Trina McGee

Character: Black Girl on TV (Chocolate)

Barry Nolan

Character: TV Reporter

Amy Powell

Character: TV Reporter

Ron Pitts

Character: TV Reporter

James Hill

Character: TV Reporter

Mary Major

Character: TV Reporter

Steven Porfido

Character: State Trooper

John Pontrelli

Character: Waiter in Cafe (Rodrigo)

Herschel Sparber

Character: Big Guy in Park

Francesca Cruz

Character: Katharine's Secretary (Imelda)

Brian Reddy

Character: TV Editor

Jim Jansen

Character: TV Editor

Al Rodrigo

Character: Latino Man in Club

Marjorie Lovett

Character: Matron

Sylvia Short

Character: Matron

James H. Morrison

Character: Pastor

Rabbi Robert K. Baruch

Character: Rabbi

Jay Leno

Character: Jay Leno (uncredited)

Don LaFontaine

Character: Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Kenneth Stephens

Character: Chuck (uncredited)

Thelma Gutiérrez

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Jordan Werner

Character: Pool Waiter (uncredited)

Kevin Loreque

Character: Drag Queen (uncredited)

Rayder Woods

Character: Drag Queen (uncredited)

Jody Millard

Character: Drag Queen Dancer (uncredited)

Claudio Sad

Character: Driver (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Emmanuel Lubezki

Director of Photography

Elaine May

Screenplay

Mike Nichols

Producer

Tom Duffield

Art Direction

Ellen Lewis

Casting

Bo Welch

Production Design

Neil A. Machlis

Executive Producer

Juliet Taylor

Casting

Marcello Danon

Executive Producer

Ann Roth

Costume Design

Cheryl Carasik

Set Decoration

James Lee McCoy

Makeup Artist

David Syner

Makeup Artist

Syd Dutton

Visual Effects

Catherine Sudolcan

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bill Taylor

Visual Effects

Jean Poiret

Theatre Play

Jonathan Tunick

Original Music Composer

Francis Veber

Original Film Writer

Marcello Danon

Original Film Writer

Édouard Molinaro

Original Film Writer

Jean Poiret

Original Film Writer

Michele Imperato Stabile

Associate Producer

Cheri Minns

Key Makeup Artist

Carol A. O'Connell

Key Hair Stylist

Ron Scott

Hairstylist

Alicia M. Tripi

Hairstylist

Mary Ann Valdes

Hairstylist

John Dexter

Assistant Art Director

Sean Haworth

Set Designer

Stephanie Schwartzman

Art Department Coordinator

Ron Bochar

Supervising Sound Editor

Raul A. Bruce

Boom Operator

Gene S. Cantamessa

Production Sound Mixer

Kam Chan

Foley Editor

Laura Civiello

Dialogue Editor

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Evans Farkas

Assistant Sound Editor

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects Editor

Bruce Pross

Foley Supervisor

Nicholas Renbeck

Assistant Sound Editor

Stuart Stanley

Foley Editor

Philip Stockton

Dialogue Editor

Steven Visscher

Foley Editor

Magdaline Volaitis

Dialogue Editor

Deborah Wallach

ADR Supervisor

Stan Parks

Special Effects Coordinator

Jery Hewitt

Stunt Coordinator

Jim Vickers

Stunts

Rusty Geller

Steadicam Operator

P. Scott Sakamoto

Steadicam Operator

Vincent Paterson

Choreographer