what year was the movie birdcage
At times, while directing Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in The Birdcage, Mike Nichols found himself laughing so hard that he had to work from beneath a soundproof blanket in order not to ruin the takes. Can you blame him? Twenty years after its release on March 8, 1996, The Birdcage remains a hilarious landmark. Besides being a smash hit, the film made a movie star out of Lane, gave Calista Flockhart her big break, and provided probably the only opportunity in film history to see Gene Hackman in a platinum blonde wig and a gown.