this be a funny and funny story about a gay couple pretending to be a straight couple to impress the family of the son fiancée . there be moral lesson in this comedy to live and let live and to judge people on their character and not their sexual orientation . my girlfriend and i watch this movie together and we both howl with laughter . we still treasure this movie and watch it again and again . we have not see either the original play or movie so this be a standalone viewing . it be just terrific . williams and lane be perfect a the gay couple . the look on williams face when lane come into the house when the visitor be there be priceless . williams be a great straight guy ( pun intend ) for lane antic . i judge this movie on the amount of laugh it give me and that have to be a 10. gene hackman be perfect and a usual and a a moralizing and hypocritical senator .