Mike Nichols’ The Birdcage is an American adaptation of La Cage aux Folles, featuring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple who own a drag club in South Beach. When Williams' son introduces his fiancée—whose parents are very conservative politicians played by Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest—the situation unfolds into a familiar comedic scenario: can this unconventional household convincingly appear “normal” lo…

I recall noticing Dan Futterman’s appeal as the younger "Val," only to find him portraying one of the most inconsiderate characters! He appears at the nightclub named after his father, "Armand" (Robin Williams), and his partner of twenty years, "Albert" (Nathan Lane), to declare his impending marriage. The catch is that he’s marrying the daughter of a very conservative senator, "Keeley" (Gene Hackman), so they must p…