The Birdcage is a
1996 movie (a re-make of
La Cage Aux Folles[?]) which starred
Robin Williams,
Nathan Lane[?],
Dianne Wiest[?],
Christine Baranski[?],
Calista Flockhart,
Gene Hackman,
Dan Futterman[?], and
Hank Azaria. The script was by
Elaine May[?], adapted from
La Cage Aux Folless screenplay by Jean Poiret and Francis Veber, and the film was directed by Mike Nichols.
A special version censored for television broadcast uses special effects to change the thongs worn by various extras into ampler swimwear.