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The Birdcage

1996 film by Mike Nichols
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Summary

The Birdcage is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[3]
  • Director: Mike Nichols[4]
  • Screenwriter: Elaine May[5], Jean Poiret[6], Francis Veber[7], Édouard Molinaro[8]
  • Composer: Stephen Sondheim[9], Jonathan Tunick[10]
  • Genre: comedy film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12], musical film[13]
  • Based on: La Cage aux Folles[14]
  • Cast member: Robin Williams[15], Gene Hackman[16], Nathan Lane[17], Dianne Wiest[18], Dan Futterman[19], Calista Flockhart[20], Hank Azaria[21], Christine Baranski[22], Luca Tommassini[23], Ann Cusack[24], Barry Nolan[25], Grant Heslov[26], Tim Kelleher[27], Tom McGowan[28]
  • Producer: Mike Nichols[29]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[30]
  • Director of photography: Emmanuel Lubezki[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: The Birdcage[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 81%[35], 6.8/10[36], 71/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: March 8, 1996[40], May 16, 1996[41], October 1, 1996[42]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[43], Netflix[44], Fandango at Home[45]
  • Narrative location: Miami metropolitan area[46], Miami[47]
  • Filming location: Florida[48], Miami[49]
  • Film editor: Arthur Schmidt[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design[51], Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film[52], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy[53], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[54], GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release[55], MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo[56], MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance[57], Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy[58], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role[59], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[60], Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[61]
  • Title: The Birdcage[62]
  • MPA film rating: R[63]

Why It Matters

The Birdcage has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did The Birdcage receive?

Honors received include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[3].

Related Entities

Calista Flockhart Christine Baranski Dianne Wiest Édouard Molinaro Elaine May film Florida Francis Veber Gene Hackman Hank Azaria Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mike Nichols Nathan Lane Netflix Robin Williams Stephen Sondheim United States

References

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  30. [32] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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