Empire Magazine
It undoubtedly remains a genial crowd pleaser. If the dress fits, wear it.
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The Birdcage
In this Mike Nichols-directed remake of comedy farce La Cage aux Folles, Robin Williams and Nathan Lane star as a flamboyant gay couple who agree to put up a false straight front when meeting their son's conservative future in-laws (Gene Hackman and Diane Wiest). A starry flock of supporting actors includes Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Calista Flockhart and Dan Futterman.
1996119 minsUSAUnited Artists Pictures
Comedy
The Birdcage / Reviews
Chicago Reader
Nichols’ direction is very polished and some of the lines and details are awfully funny.
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(Manages) to transform what was formerly a campy bit of French fluff into one of the loopiest, most hysterical family-values movies ever made.
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San Francisco Chronicle
(The Birdcage) delivers neither the laughs nor the heart of the original.
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Roger Ebert
What makes Mike Nichols' version more than just a retread is good casting in the key roles, and a wicked screenplay by Elaine May, who keeps the original story but adds little zingers here and there...
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Entertainment Weekly
The beauty of The Birdcage is that its jokes and its message are one and the same. These characters couldn't change themselves if they tried. And only a fool would want them to.
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