way over the top and but utterly and completely hilarious just the same american remake of the popular 1978 french film or play la cage aux folles about a gay nightclub owner and his flamboyant drag queen lover ( play by robin williams and nathan lane and two actor who i might say look like they be bear to each be the comedic half that equal one fall down hilarious whole ) who in an attempt to please and hopefully fool the conservative parent ( play by gene hackman and diane wiest ) of williams biological son ( from what be obviously a previous liaison with a woman ) fiancé and pretend for one evening to be a straight married couple and a la williams be the husband and lane be dress up a the wife and with a it be blatantly apparent disastrous result . absolutely nothing in this film be subtle i will admit and and almost all of the character here be write to be little more than hokey caricature of nearly every gay stereotype go . however though and regardless of all that the birdcage still wind up hit the nail square on the head in term of deliver to it audience some astound energy and superb camp value and knee slappingly hilarious joke or one liner that be all top by a nearly uncanny chemistry between the actor . overall and if you can manage to get past some of the so called hollywood clichés and cheap shot make at the kind of people or life style feature here that be deem offensive by some and and just watch this great flick for the uproarious and seemingly light hearted romp that it be initially intend to be . then ultimately you will be justly reward by film end because this be one of the few and and i do mean few and american remake ( and a comedy no less ) that be worth watch time after time . ( out of ) .