Starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as South Beach club owners navigating an introduction to their son’s would-be in-laws, THE BIRDCAGE (1996) also features Gene Hackman as a United States senator for whom the loving couple must put on a charade for the benefit of familial harmony. The film was written by Elaine May and produced and directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mike Nichols.
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