The Birdcage

1996 · directed by Mike Nichols

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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

The Birdcage (1996), directed by Mike Nichols, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Robin Williams
• Gene Hackman
• Nathan Lane
• Dianne Wiest
• Dan Futterman
• Calista Flockhart
• Hank Azaria
• Christine Baranski
• Tom McGowan
• Grant Heslov

Crew

• Emmanuel Lubezki — Director of Photography
• Arthur Schmidt — Editor
• Jonathan Tunick — Original Music Composer
• Elaine May — Screenplay

More from Mike Nichols

1. The Graduate (1967) — 94/100 · hit
2. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) — 90/100 · hit
3. Wit (2001) — 79/100
4. Carnal Knowledge (1971) — 74/100
5. Catch-22 (1970) — 72/100
6. Working Girl (1988) — 71/100

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