A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
Directed by Mike Nichols
coming out
florida
homophobia
drag queen
nightclub
senator
politician
based on play or musical
remake
conservative
cross dressing
gay parent
lgbt
political conflict
south beach
playing straight
drag club
Rank
#12 in 1996·#972 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Robin Williams
Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman
Senator Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane
Albert
Dianne Wiest
Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman
Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart
Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria
Agador
Christine Baranski
Katharine Archer
Tom McGowan
Harry Radman
Grant Heslov
Photographer - National Enquirer
Kirby Mitchell
Chauffeur
Luca Tommassini
Celsius
Crew
Mike Nichols
Director
Elaine May
Screenplay
Jonathan Tunick
Original Music Composer
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Mike Nichols
Producer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Francis Veber
Original Film Writer
Édouard Molinaro
Original Film Writer
Jean Poiret
Original Film Writer
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Assistant Director
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
1799 reviews
vi
8.0★ · 06/27/19
god i wish i had robin williams nathan lane and christine baranski as parents but instead i have clinical depression
god i wish i had robin williams nathan lane and christine baranski as parents but instead i have clinical depression
33
Joslyn
10.0★ · 04/20/26
“I can’t be the only girl not dancing!” -worlds least problematic conservative politician
“I can’t be the only girl not dancing!” -worlds least problematic conservative politician
1
idfk
8.3★ · 06/03/25
the way i fully thought the son was mike faist for way too long-
the way i fully thought the son was mike faist for way too long-
1
VicPRO
8.2★ · 01/17/25
many giggles nathan lane <3 top 5 funny movie HATE the son
🎥 01.16.25
many giggles nathan lane <3 top 5 funny movie HATE the son
🎥 01.16.25
1
Oscar Thompson
10.0★ · 05/19/26
Never in my life did I think I’d see Gene Hackman like that.
What makes this so perfect is how uncomfortable it is with things like Nathan Lane flaunting around a bunch of old white people and Gene Hackman with his overly offensive comments. It’s so funny and you can see Robin Williams in multiple scenes grinning and trying not to break character.
Never in my life did I think I’d see Gene Hackman like that.
What makes this so perfect is how uncomfortable it is with things like Nathan Lane flaunting around a bunch of old white people and Gene Hackman with his overly offensive comments. It’s so funny and you can see Robin Williams in multiple scenes grinning and trying not to break character.
