The Birdcage (1996)

Available now on Amazon Prime, this is a remake of La Cage Aux Folles (1978) about two gay men who have to pretend to be straight in order to meet the parents of their son's financee.  Somewhat of a dated premise in modern times, but it allows for some good slapstick action by some of the best, Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.



Act 1 is the setup, two over the top gay men living in South Beach, Florida, one a stage actor, the other his director.  They find out that Armand's son is getting married and Armand's solution is to make "Aunt/Uncle Albert" disappear.

Act 2, is where they have to remake themselves and their home to meet the parents.

Act 3 is when the fun begins.  Gene Hackman plays the father, a conservative US Senator.  And a young Calista Flockhart is the daughter.  Some fun Gary Hart type humor in there - it was during the Clinton Administration after all.

I remember my mother like the original but I was too young to see it.  She did tell me as much as she could about it.  I'll have to find that one for comparison purposes.  I expect it is better.  Also a long-running stage show.

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