14 Facts About The Birdcage On Its 25th Anniversary

(via Mental Floss) A remake of La Cage aux Folles (1978), The Birdcage starred Robin Williams as a gay cabaret owner, and Nathan Lane as his drag queen partner. The two pretend to be something they are not when Williams’s son (Dan Futterman), his fiancée (Calista Flockhart), and her parents (Dianne Wiest and Gene Hackman) come to visit. Here are some behind-the-scenes facts about the classic comedy on the 25th anniversary of its release.