Flockhart ,  Hank Azaria , and  Christine Baranski . The script was written by  Elaine May . It is a  remake  of the 1978 film  La Cage aux Folles , by Jean Poiret and Francis Veber, starring  Michel Serrault  and  Ugo Tognazzi . To date  The Birdcage  is the highest grossing  LGBT  film at