The Birdcage
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
00:06:54 -Don't use that tone to me. -What tone?
00:12:07 l think l have found the one.
00:17:02 lt's all right. l always dreamed you would. Just not so soon.
00:21:49 What is this, sludge?
00:25:32 Miss Porter, page two...
00:29:59 -Where's the candy? -You've had enough candy.
00:34:26 you're the cultural attaché to Greece, and Albert is a housewife.
00:39:24 Kevin, no!
00:44:54 Anything? l'll have to change my shoes.
00:49:09 Val's uncle? Uncle Al?
00:54:23 Take it easy.
00:59:11 let's drink to Senator Keeley's daughter and our Val.
01:03:52 You and Katharine were probably laughing at me too.
01:09:13 And it was a question of Albert or your mother.
01:15:47 Thanks.
01:20:55 We decided to drive down to see the seasons change.
01:25:07 Oh, yes. Coleman.
01:29:08 You must have heard about how Senator Jackson died.
01:33:30 lt looks like young men playing leapfrog.
01:37:49 instead of eating tofu.
01:42:09 l've never really seen you before.
01:46:26 We're in the middle of a scandal.
01:55:22 l'm sorry.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,692
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:55:22
Production Record
DirectorMike Nichols
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31,000,000
Revenue$185,300,000
IMDb votes106,325