Nathan Lane agreed to do a Broadway play and they delayed the production of the play so he could do this movie. Then he did the play and won the Tony award. He's a treasure. And of course. Robin RIP.
@@mozyflicks Funny thing is, Albert wasn't playing a part or lying.. Albert was expressing his genuine beliefs to Keeley and wasn't offended with him.. Think about it.. He's a more feminine man, he embraces the role of staying at home and taking of Robin (his man), and he believes in family values and giving Val and healthy grounded upbringing (except, just one tiny little difference 🤣).. That's why Val feels like he never came from a broken home, Robin is a gay but still masculine father to him, and Albert is a gay but vulnerable submissive "woman" to Robin's character and is completely okay with that.. He likes that Robin's character is more masculine and takes the "man" role in the relationship and treats him with respect and care and you can just tell by their chemistry.. Val got a mostly conservative traditional upbringing with his parents and he finally accepts that in the end after his birth mother shows up late and puts them all in a tough situation with the senator.. Bottomline, this movie promotes ACCEPTANCE, regardless of what side of the political aisle you are on and where you come from.. This movie is full of characters who grow and learn to accept each other no matter what, and nobody belittles or gets preachy, like most modern movies tend to do with this particular subject.. THIS movie handles all this stuff brilliantly and what's more? IT'S HILARIOUS!!.. As a straight man, I adore this movie and am proud to say it's one of my favorites 🙂 they don't make em like THIS anymore 😏
Nathan Lane did another excellent comedy movie. In it he stars opposite an old friend of his from Broadway. The other star is Matthew Broderick and the Movie is a remake of a Mel Brooks Comedy called The Producers. I think you'll love it.
Barbara/Barbie was played by Calista Flockhart (TV's Ally McBeal) and is Mrs. Harrison Ford. Hank Azaria (Agador) steals the movie in every scene he's in, He won the SAG Award for this movie.
At the theater I saw the French films " La Cage Aux Folles" 1978, "La Cage Aux Folles 2" 1980, and "La Cage Aux Folles 3" the wedding 1985, they were Hillarious! 😂 "The Birdcage" also very funny!😅 You would like the french ones they were Award winning. Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary😊
Love this movie. Nathan Lane was amazing in it. I watched it when I was young and looking up to these characters cause growing up in the closet wasn't fun but now I'm so happy and this is one of my favourite movies ever
I’ve seen reactions to this twice today. Nice guys but they weren’t rolling on the floor in laughter. I can’t imagine why not! You “got” every laugh! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥳
This movie is an English version of the 1978 La Cage aux Folles (literally cage of madwomen). With English subtitles, worth watching. And this movie made only 9 years after Stonewall, a riot that started the gay movement try to simply to be allowed to be open and gather in a social setting - which in America was still effectively illegal. When gay bars were routinely raided - we were known to not put up any resistance so easier for the police than dealing with violent criminals - on the premise that with the sodomy laws still in effect, it could be claimed the patrons were gathering to commit illegal acts. The charges would be reduced to things like "disturbing the peace" but the names were placed in the local newspaper. The forced outing often lead to losing families, jobs, and/or taking one's life.
Everything changed on June 27, 1969 when the patrons of the Stonewall had had enough and fought back against the police with a riot that lasted 3 days. I was nearly 17 at the time; the first Pride parades in 1970 were protest marches as the LGBT community became more visible, and with visibility, more changes took place to where we are today.
@@wfoster-graham6363 Yes, I was 19. I think the story was on a back page of the NY Times and I don't remember reading about it at the time. However, by the fall, my college had a "Gay Liberation Front" (every radical group was a "liberation front). For years the NY Times prohibited its reporters from using the word "gay" but instead had to use the more medically-sounding word "homosexual." Time magazine shocked the nation with Leonard Matlovich on the cover and "I am a homosexual." I grew up not knowing of any real gay man. I'd heard of rumors and then learn so-and-so was married, and I didn't understand the concept of a "beard." I used to think gay men as being strange so any guy on the bus or street corner who was acting weird, I pegged as gay - a bit of circular reasoning. Eventually I read a newspaper article about a mass murder of young men (NOT John Gacy) who therefore was definitely homosexual. The article had a stamp-sized photo of him, and I cut it out and carried it in my wallet for several years as an example of a "normal" looking handsome masculine man.
I saw this in the theater when it came out, and the audience was roaring with laughter. I just love Albert; the over reactions are funny but somehow endearing! Every actor crushes it, in fact! There's some dated references that feel a bit uncomfortable, but this movie has such a good heart that it ultimately doesn't matter!!
The opening shot is actually 3 scenes perfectly and seamlessly edited together. The first is from a helicopter over the water, then as we come on shore, there are cameras on moving cranes in Miami Beach outside a hotel made to look like The Birdcage, then as we step into the actual club, that is a Hollywood set.
Interesting fact: Except for "We Are Family", all of the songs that were sung by the actors were written by Stephen Sondheim. He wrote one original song that was used when Nathan Lane is doing the scene with the bubble gum chewing dancer. The rest are songs that were cut from various Stephen Sondheim musicals.
You also need to see the 2 original French versions, as well as the stage musical. Songs are both funny and touching. Hell, Perry Como even recorded a couple for an album! 🧒
Omg I LOVE this movie! I thought the son was annoying but Robin Williams and Nathan did a phenomenal job! 👏🙌✨️ I was waiting for another's upload just recently discovered your channel and watch it while i work hahaha 😂😂 so far you quoting Miss Trunchbul from Matilda and Too Wang foo are my favorite from your channel. Keep em comin gurl 🫰💅✨️
So I wasn't allowed to watch this movie as a kid because I grew up in a super conservative homophobic household, but had the chance to finally watch it as an adult who does not have the same beliefs, and my goodness is this one of the funniest movies out there. I just love how much fun they poke at conservative religious folk 😂 Nathan Lane kills in everything he's in.
I was so hoping you would do this movie! When I saw it at the theater I could tell people were loving it! LOL BTW, If I recall this movie takes place in Miami Florida . You might also consider moving on to Mrs. Doubtfire (also starring Robin Williams) and my personal favorite To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar (I saw this at the theater three times)! 😁😁😁
"Somebody has to like me best!" 😭 Me! I like her best! 😁 I adore Dianne Wiest! She was one of the quintessential 80s moms (Parenthood and Lost Boys are top picks) and I just associate her with so many wholesome vibes. I love how upset she gets that Gene Hackman is so fascinated with Nathan Lane 🤣🤣🤣 and that she has to explain it after the reveal.
Have you seen "Maurice" with James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves? If not, you should check it. Also "Beautiful Thing" (1996). Oh, and "Shelter" (2007). As to the Birdcage, I absolutely love Albert so much, he's such a sweetheart. And obviously Agador is a star. Val on the other hand, ugh, he's the real villain of this film, well, at least in the end he turned around.
Thanks for the movies! Def gonna add them to the list. And yeh i agree to a degree about Val. It kind of upset me the fact that he requested such a tall order from his parents.
I don't know that there was Birdcage club, but it is based on the musical. Pay attention the guy said gum makes him think and that is why Albert tells him to try more gum because he doesn't understand. Goldman would be Jewish and they are also not wanting their daughter to marry one.
13:42 alternatively if you change the food to something that doesn’t need/show gestures your likely be able to lower the probability of being seen (that’s not the point of the movie and eventually things become public).
Awesome to see this reacted to. Such a good film. Enjoyed seeing you experience and appreciate it👏🏻👍🏻 If you haven’t already watched it may I suggest “Fried Green Tomatoes “
You should really watch the original French comedy, "La Cage Aux Folles". The director was nominated for an Academy Award, and the French actor who played the drag queen won a César (the French version of the Oscar) as best actor. It really is a wonderful film.
When they were promoting the film, Robin protected Nathan Lane from Oprah bc she wanted to ask Nathan if he was gay and he wasn't fully out as gay yet.
I couldn’t agree more! Red white, and royal blue has rapidly become one of my all-time favorite films of all time. And trust me, you will love the boys! They are both absolutely stunningly beautiful!
It is easy to put all the blame on Val for the attempt to change and thus hide his parents' gayness. However, the entire premise of the movie depends on this. Also, his gf deserves some of the blame. After all, if she had been willing to marry him even without her parents approval, this would have been a non-issue. It is similar to the groundbreaking Guess Who's Coming To Dinner decades earlier, despite the completely different tone of that movie. In this earlier movie, it was also a need to have the parents accept the interracial relationship, also used as the plot device to explore the issue. In that case, I had forgotten that Sydney Poitier's parents also objected to the marriage, giving twice as much screen time to the perceived problem of the relationship. Personally, I have known couples in similar situations of parents objecting (no matter why), and the couple telling them they will go ahead anyway but the parents will miss relationships with grandchildren. Threats like that eventually thaw the problem. PS - thanks for the great review.
It's not even that Val and his biological mother haven't spoken in 20 yrs, they're never even met other than at birth. Her and Armand were never a couple, it was only a one night stand and her character never wanted any children and wanted a career, and Armand wanted a child and was already with Albert, so he offered to give her a large settlement to sign over her parental rights to Val. So Armand and Albert got to have their family, and she got her opportunity to start her health club/fitness empire.
that was quite a ride ❤The whole cast was great but Hank Azaria and Nathan Lane were out of this planet! what kind of movies do you enjoy? I have some recomendations 🙂
Please, you MUST be one of the first reactors to The Crying Game movie. Absolutely NO SPOILERS!!! NO research whatsoever!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️🫵🏽 You’ll love it. I promise.
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That awkward dinner table goes down in history for me, as one of the funniest things ever seen. 🍴
Nathan Lane agreed to do a Broadway play and they delayed the production of the play so he could do this movie. Then he did the play and won the Tony award. He's a treasure. And of course. Robin RIP.
Oh wow! That’s amazing. What a talent. ✨
I LOVED how Senator Keeley felt about Albert when she was playing the conservative mother and how differently the tune changed when all was revealed.
Yeh tell me about it. haha
@@mozyflicks Funny thing is, Albert wasn't playing a part or lying.. Albert was expressing his genuine beliefs to Keeley and wasn't offended with him.. Think about it.. He's a more feminine man, he embraces the role of staying at home and taking of Robin (his man), and he believes in family values and giving Val and healthy grounded upbringing (except, just one tiny little difference 🤣).. That's why Val feels like he never came from a broken home, Robin is a gay but still masculine father to him, and Albert is a gay but vulnerable submissive "woman" to Robin's character and is completely okay with that.. He likes that Robin's character is more masculine and takes the "man" role in the relationship and treats him with respect and care and you can just tell by their chemistry.. Val got a mostly conservative traditional upbringing with his parents and he finally accepts that in the end after his birth mother shows up late and puts them all in a tough situation with the senator.. Bottomline, this movie promotes ACCEPTANCE, regardless of what side of the political aisle you are on and where you come from.. This movie is full of characters who grow and learn to accept each other no matter what, and nobody belittles or gets preachy, like most modern movies tend to do with this particular subject.. THIS movie handles all this stuff brilliantly and what's more? IT'S HILARIOUS!!.. As a straight man, I adore this movie and am proud to say it's one of my favorites 🙂 they don't make em like THIS anymore 😏
Gum helps me think . Sweetie you're wasting your gum!😂😅
HAHA! I love him.
Honey, why not try some more gum.
Nathan Lane 100% should have been Oscar-nominated for this performance. He's always brilliant, of course, but this performance was epic.
i agree!
Nathan Lane did another excellent comedy movie. In it he stars opposite an old friend of his from Broadway. The other star is Matthew Broderick and the Movie is a remake of a Mel Brooks Comedy called The Producers. I think you'll love it.
Thanks for that! I’ll put it on the list 👍😁
Guatamelaness. ( he is from Guatemala.)
No matter how many times I hear "f**k the shrimp" I always laugh
Hahaha! I died when he just threw it in.
Barbara/Barbie was played by Calista Flockhart (TV's Ally McBeal) and is Mrs. Harrison Ford. Hank Azaria (Agador) steals the movie in every scene he's in, He won the SAG Award for this movie.
Love it
At the theater I saw the French films " La Cage Aux Folles" 1978, "La Cage Aux Folles 2" 1980, and "La Cage Aux Folles 3" the wedding 1985, they were Hillarious! 😂 "The Birdcage" also very funny!😅 You would like the french ones they were Award winning. Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary😊
@@GaryCain-qf5vi sure thing, ill add those as well! ✅
@@mozyflicks I consider the first one to be even BETTER than this one.
Love this movie. Nathan Lane was amazing in it. I watched it when I was young and looking up to these characters cause growing up in the closet wasn't fun but now I'm so happy and this is one of my favourite movies ever
I gotta say, it goes up there as one of my favourites as well :-)
I’ve seen reactions to this twice today. Nice guys but they weren’t rolling on the floor in laughter. I can’t imagine why not! You “got” every laugh! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥳
HAHA! I loved every bit of it! Cheers.
This movie is an English version of the 1978 La Cage aux Folles (literally cage of madwomen). With English subtitles, worth watching.
And this movie made only 9 years after Stonewall, a riot that started the gay movement try to simply to be allowed to be open and gather in a social setting - which in America was still effectively illegal. When gay bars were routinely raided - we were known to not put up any resistance so easier for the police than dealing with violent criminals - on the premise that with the sodomy laws still in effect, it could be claimed the patrons were gathering to commit illegal acts. The charges would be reduced to things like "disturbing the peace" but the names were placed in the local newspaper. The forced outing often lead to losing families, jobs, and/or taking one's life.
Dark times i’m sure of it. 😢
Everything changed on June 27, 1969 when the patrons of the Stonewall had had enough and fought back against the police with a riot that lasted 3 days. I was nearly 17 at the time; the first Pride parades in 1970 were protest marches as the LGBT community became more visible, and with visibility, more changes took place to where we are today.
@@wfoster-graham6363 Yes, I was 19. I think the story was on a back page of the NY Times and I don't remember reading about it at the time. However, by the fall, my college had a "Gay Liberation Front" (every radical group was a "liberation front). For years the NY Times prohibited its reporters from using the word "gay" but instead had to use the more medically-sounding word "homosexual." Time magazine shocked the nation with Leonard Matlovich on the cover and "I am a homosexual."
I grew up not knowing of any real gay man. I'd heard of rumors and then learn so-and-so was married, and I didn't understand the concept of a "beard." I used to think gay men as being strange so any guy on the bus or street corner who was acting weird, I pegged as gay - a bit of circular reasoning.
Eventually I read a newspaper article about a mass murder of young men (NOT John Gacy) who therefore was definitely homosexual. The article had a stamp-sized photo of him, and I cut it out and carried it in my wallet for several years as an example of a "normal" looking handsome masculine man.
such hilarious reaction - to the birdcage [1996] film !!!!
@@AndrewsOpinion15 thank you! 🎬✅✨😄
@@mozyflicksperfection!!!😂😂😂
I saw this in the theater when it came out, and the audience was roaring with laughter. I just love Albert; the over reactions are funny but somehow endearing! Every actor crushes it, in fact! There's some dated references that feel a bit uncomfortable, but this movie has such a good heart that it ultimately doesn't matter!!
Amazing when you realize the original French film came out in the seventies. I saw it then. Its great
Oh awesome! I have it on my to watch list. ;-)
The opening shot is actually 3 scenes perfectly and seamlessly edited together. The first is from a helicopter over the water, then as we come on shore, there are cameras on moving cranes in Miami Beach outside a hotel made to look like The Birdcage, then as we step into the actual club, that is a Hollywood set.
Aahh amazing. Love how they do all of that perfectly.
So not three scenes, three shots.
I've seen this movie a zillion times and a few times on stage....you are so much fun as a reactor!!!!
Aww thank you! ✅✨
Interesting fact: Except for "We Are Family", all of the songs that were sung by the actors were written by Stephen Sondheim. He wrote one original song that was used when Nathan Lane is doing the scene with the bubble gum chewing dancer. The rest are songs that were cut from various Stephen Sondheim musicals.
Love it! Loved the chewing gum scene 😂😂😂
Best description of what he remembers is histrionic Nathan Lane. 😂😂
You also need to see the 2 original French versions, as well as the stage musical. Songs are both funny and touching. Hell, Perry Como even recorded a couple for an album! 🧒
Great movie. Adorable reactor. More!
Thank you 👍✨
Omg I LOVE this movie! I thought the son was annoying but Robin Williams and Nathan did a phenomenal job! 👏🙌✨️ I was waiting for another's upload just recently discovered your channel and watch it while i work hahaha 😂😂 so far you quoting Miss Trunchbul from Matilda and Too Wang foo are my favorite from your channel. Keep em comin gurl 🫰💅✨️
Aaww thank you. Glad you’re enjoying the content hehe.
Cheers 💙✨🥳
Val was annoying but the problems he faced were real. And the original movie was almost 20 years older, and the problem then was WORSE.
His "Guatemalaness" 😂 his character is Guatemalan. It took me embarrassingly years to realize that one. 😂
LOL i know right, I'm a bit ashamed on not knowing that.
You MUST watch the original "Cage aux folles" trilogy from 1978; it's great!
Love your reactions!
Aww thank you 👍✨😆 added.
I’ve seen the first one, didn’t know there were three!!!
What a fun reaction--subscribed!
Aww thank you! ✨👍😁
So I wasn't allowed to watch this movie as a kid because I grew up in a super conservative homophobic household, but had the chance to finally watch it as an adult who does not have the same beliefs, and my goodness is this one of the funniest movies out there. I just love how much fun they poke at conservative religious folk 😂 Nathan Lane kills in everything he's in.
Love it! hehe
It's def up there in my top 5 funniest flicks ever.
I was so hoping you would do this movie! When I saw it at the theater I could tell
people were loving it! LOL BTW, If I recall this movie takes place in Miami Florida .
You might also consider moving on to Mrs. Doubtfire (also starring Robin Williams) and my
personal favorite To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar (I saw this at the
theater three times)! 😁😁😁
Thank you! 😄👍 I reacted to To Wong Foo all ready ✨
"Somebody has to like me best!" 😭
Me! I like her best! 😁
I adore Dianne Wiest! She was one of the quintessential 80s moms (Parenthood and Lost Boys are top picks) and I just associate her with so many wholesome vibes. I love how upset she gets that Gene Hackman is so fascinated with Nathan Lane 🤣🤣🤣 and that she has to explain it after the reveal.
haha i liked her as well. She was fun.
I'll add Parenthood and Lost Boys to the list. ;-)
Welcome back from holiday fabulous, this my first video of yours, more like meeting up after your vacation back at work.
Thank you!
Have you seen "Maurice" with James Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves? If not, you should check it. Also "Beautiful Thing" (1996). Oh, and "Shelter" (2007). As to the Birdcage, I absolutely love Albert so much, he's such a sweetheart. And obviously Agador is a star. Val on the other hand, ugh, he's the real villain of this film, well, at least in the end he turned around.
Thanks for the movies! Def gonna add them to the list. And yeh i agree to a degree about Val. It kind of upset me the fact that he requested such a tall order from his parents.
Now i want to move to South Beach
I'll join you haha
This was lovely. Thanks!
Thank you
Brilliant movie 🍿 I’d love for you to react to Mama Mia 1 and 2 with Christine Baranski. Also, parenthood with Diane Weiss
Sure thing ;-)
I don't know that there was Birdcage club, but it is based on the musical. Pay attention the guy said gum makes him think and that is why Albert tells him to try more gum because he doesn't understand. Goldman would be Jewish and they are also not wanting their daughter to marry one.
@@actualkarenokboomer3158 thank you ✨🎬 I loooved Albert. 💙
14:51 John Wayne did have a problem with consipation, so maybe he walked like that behind the cameras.
Oh damn
13:42 alternatively if you change the food to something that doesn’t need/show gestures your likely be able to lower the probability of being seen (that’s not the point of the movie and eventually things become public).
Awesome to see this reacted to. Such a good film. Enjoyed seeing you experience and appreciate it👏🏻👍🏻 If you haven’t already watched it may I suggest “Fried Green Tomatoes “
Sure thing! Added ✅✨ And thank you! ⭐️
You should really watch the original French comedy, "La Cage Aux Folles". The director was nominated for an Academy Award, and the French actor who played the drag queen won a César (the French version of the Oscar) as best actor. It really is a wonderful film.
Thank you! I've definitely added it to the list!
When they were promoting the film, Robin protected Nathan Lane from Oprah bc she wanted to ask Nathan if he was gay and he wasn't fully out as gay yet.
Oh no way, that's very sweet of Robin Williams.
I loved this reaction, one of my favourite movies ever!❤ Just found your channel today and subscribed, lots of love from Qld! 😊
Ohhh thank you! Appreciate it!
Would love to see your reaction to Red, White & Royal Blue, a movie that I have become completely obsessed with.
Ill add it to the list, cheers!
I couldn’t agree more! Red white, and royal blue has rapidly become one of my all-time favorite films of all time. And trust me, you will love the boys! They are both absolutely stunningly beautiful!
🌸 brand new to your channel... this is one of my favorite movies!
Thank you!! Glad you like. And i agree, i would happily place this as one of my favourites now.
I am so glad I found your channel. I am enjoying your reactions so much. I love your sense of humor. Please react to Cher's Moonstruck.
Aww thank you! Appreciate it
Is it me or does Gene Hackman in drag look remarkably like Phillis Diller?
I had to look up who that was, but yes, def does haha. 👍✨😁
It is easy to put all the blame on Val for the attempt to change and thus hide his parents' gayness. However, the entire premise of the movie depends on this. Also, his gf deserves some of the blame. After all, if she had been willing to marry him even without her parents approval, this would have been a non-issue. It is similar to the groundbreaking Guess Who's Coming To Dinner decades earlier, despite the completely different tone of that movie. In this earlier movie, it was also a need to have the parents accept the interracial relationship, also used as the plot device to explore the issue. In that case, I had forgotten that Sydney Poitier's parents also objected to the marriage, giving twice as much screen time to the perceived problem of the relationship.
Personally, I have known couples in similar situations of parents objecting (no matter why), and the couple telling them they will go ahead anyway but the parents will miss relationships with grandchildren. Threats like that eventually thaw the problem.
PS - thanks for the great review.
Thank you! ✌🏼✨😁
It's not even that Val and his biological mother haven't spoken in 20 yrs, they're never even met other than at birth. Her and Armand were never a couple, it was only a one night stand and her character never wanted any children and wanted a career, and Armand wanted a child and was already with Albert, so he offered to give her a large settlement to sign over her parental rights to Val. So Armand and Albert got to have their family, and she got her opportunity to start her health club/fitness empire.
Yeh got yah. Thanks for that. I love their relationship together.
@@mozyflicks I do, too
that was quite a ride ❤The whole cast was great but Hank Azaria and Nathan Lane were out of this planet!
what kind of movies do you enjoy? I have some recomendations 🙂
Thank you! I’m usually more of a sci-fi, fantasy type. 😁✨
Oh! If you enjoy sci-fi then I HIGHLY suggest the series Scavengers Reign! It’s fantastic!
@@chelseapurbose2902 thank you
Nice reaction mate! Can I ask though, why did you bleep out the words 'prostitute' and 'black' ?
Thank you! 👍✨ I wasnt too sure exactly if the topic was too sensitive for youtueb. So i thought id just bleep most of it. 😂
These "I remember this" and "I remember that" reactions are terrible.
The original Birdcage is worth a watch if you don’t mind subtitles. I believe it was from the late 70s 🤩🥳🩷
Sure thing, def added ;-)
Please, you MUST be one of the first reactors to The Crying Game movie. Absolutely NO SPOILERS!!! NO research whatsoever!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️🫵🏽
You’ll love it. I promise.