The Birdcage (1996) [R]

Release Date:
March 8, 1996

Original Title:
The Birdcage

Alternate Titles:
Gaiola das Loucas
La jaula de las locas
Una jaula de grillos
Vtáčia klietka

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CZ: 12+  DE: 12  ES: APTA  FR: U  GB: 15  KR: 18  PT: M/12  SE: Btl  US: R 

Runtime: 119

Come as you are.

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.

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