. then . it become an italo french movie le cage aux follie in 1978 with ugo tognazzi and michel serrault and write by french and italian script writer ( edouardo molinaro and marcello danon ) and . but to see in 1997 a book in a english bookstore of the american version of the film write by two american and make me wonder ifcopyright law have be respect . it be originally write by a french playwriter way back in the late 1960 . no mention of him at all and . even though the american version ( birdcage ) and the italo french version be identical even in the dialogue . it all right to make remake of european film ( which be always bad copy ) and but at least the right of the original author should be respect . comment on this version represent a good film and but with a script like that and it couldn not go wrong . cheer ( from a european spoilsporter ) and kristen .