The Birdcage

Name: The Birdcage
Director: Mike Nichols
Released: 1996
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman

1996 · 119 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 106,325 VOTES · DIR. Mike Nichols

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,692 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:50 We are family

00:06:48 l want a palimony agreement. Now!

00:11:46 Don't look at me like that. l didn't kill him.

00:16:44 -lf that's how you feel. -l do.

00:21:14 You want the cake delivered?

00:25:01 lt's a wonderful show.

00:29:13 What wedding? Who's getting married?

00:33:20 Something starts in your pelvis and goes to your heart...

00:38:02 Still outside the home of Senator Kevin Keeley...

00:43:14 No! We can't get out of the car.

00:47:43 Will you listen?

00:52:13 Nice touch.

00:56:53 l can hardly wait.

01:01:32 You're in incredible shape. And you can still dance.

01:06:30 l'm still with you because you make me laugh.

01:12:51 l work hard for the money So you better treat me right

01:17:36 So it's not so much a vacation house as a--

01:22:55 Yeah. She's stuck.

01:26:45 Oh, well...

01:30:31 But the fetus is going to be aborted, so let it go down with the ship.

01:34:45 This is his specialty, seafood chowder.

01:39:11 lt's not a chateau, but it's a darn good place to call home.

01:43:12 for the first time.

01:47:40 'Senator Jackson and His Women; Senator Keeley and His Men'

Cast & Characters

Robin Williams Armand Goldman Nathan Lane Albert Gene Hackman Senator Keeley Dianne Wiest Louise Keeley Dan Futterman Val Goldman Calista Flockhart Barbara Keeley Hank Azaria Agador Christine Baranski Katharine Tom McGowan Harry Radman Grant Heslov Photographer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,692

Dialogue density14.2 lines / min

First line00:01:50

Final line01:47:40

Production Record

DirectorMike Nichols

LanguageEnglish

Budget$31,000,000

Revenue$185,300,000

IMDb votes106,325