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Birdcage

Birdcage
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: Video

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 150 reviews
Sales Rank: 12485

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1

ISBN: 0792837894
UPC: 027616695536
EAN: 9780792837893
ASIN: 0792837894

Theatrical Release Date: March 8, 1996
Release Date: February 3, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com essential video
The great improvisational comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May reunited to (respectively) direct and write this update of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles. Robin Williams stars as a gay Miami nightclub owner who is forced to play it straight and ask his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) to hide out when Williams's son invites his prospective--and highly conservative--in-laws and fiancee to a meet-and-greet dinner party. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest play the straight-laced senator and his wife, and Calista Flockhart (from television's Ally McBeal) plays their daughter in a culture-clash with outrageous consequences. May's witty screenplay incorporates some pointed observations about the political landscape of the 1990s and takes a sensitive approach to the comedy's underlying drama. Topping off the action is Hank Azaria in a scene-stealing role as Williams's and Lane's flamboyant housekeeper, "Agador Spartacus." --Jeff Shannon


Customer Reviews:   Read 45 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The Birdcage   September 21, 2008
V
I love this movie! I remember seeing it in the movie theaters when it came out. The cast is hilarious and so is the plot.


2 out of 5 stars Gets More Annoying With Time   August 31, 2008
Fasteee (Brooklyn, NY)
The more I watch "Birdcage" the more it annoys me. The REALLY slow pacing of the story, not to mention the absolutely obnoxious son of two gay men who seem so I'll suited to one another, and Nathan Lane's over-the-top, whinning queen act get tired very fast. What exactly is so funny about two gay men having to hide everything about themselves to please a hateful, right-wing Republican? So if you're a straight, WASP-ish Republican bigot, then all is good? Why do gay men always have to be the brunt of the joke? Maybe straight audiences in 1996 thought this was hysterical, but in 2008 it's just plain old.


5 out of 5 stars Great!   August 30, 2008
R. Knight
Brand new movie, still in packaging. I watched the movie the same night I received it. The DVD was in perfect condition. I received this movie shortly after I ordered. The delivery was fast!


5 out of 5 stars Review of Birdcage   August 8, 2008
Eva R. Wise (Sacramento, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I always thought that the movie was greatest movie of Robin Williams. I had been looking for aDVD of the movie for quite sometime now but was always looking in stores who carried DVD's. Then it dawned on me. Look on Amazon.com. I'm glad I did.


5 out of 5 stars Review of the Birdcage   July 28, 2008
James P. Risner (Louisville, Ky.)
The movie is one of Robin Williams better movies. I also liked the role that Gene Hackman played. Nathen Lane was great in his role.



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