The Birdcage (DVD)

Director Mike Nichols remake of La Cage Aux Folles, with Robin Williams as a subdued South Beach night club owner who's forced to ask his flamboyant, drag-queen lover to hide away while his son brings his future in-laws; an ultra-conservative couple for dinner. Hilarious and fresh, also starring Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski. Running time: 119 minutes.

Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Andres Fuentes, Anthony Richard Gonzalez, Dante Lamar Henderson, Dorothy Constantine, Francesca Cruz, J. Roy Helland, James H. Morrison, John Pontrelli, Luis Camacho, Madeleine Lee Gilford, Mike Kinsley, Rabbi Robert K. Baruch, Ronald Pitts, Scott Kaske, Stanley de Santis, Steven Porfido, The Mary Major, Tony Snow, Trina McGee-Davis, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov, Kirby Mitchell, James Lally, Luca Tommassini, Kevin Stea, Tim Kelleher, Ann Cusack, Stanley DeSantis, Anthony Giaimo, Lee Delano, David Sage, Barry Nolan, Amy Powell, Ron Pitts, James Hill, Mary Major, John D. Pontrelli, Herschel Sparber, Brian Reddy, Jim Jansen, Al Rodrigo, Marjorie Lovett, Sylvia Short

Director: Mike Nichols

Rating: R