The Gainesville Sun
Grab your white wine! The schnecken beckons! This week marks the 25th anniversary of The Birdcage, the smash hit directed by Mike Nichols with a screenplay by Elaine May, starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart.
Twenty-five years ago, gay marriage was not only illegal, it was banned in most states. But on March 8, 1996, audiences flocked to see something unusual in movie theaters: a lighthearted movie where openly gay men were the heroes and a family with gay parents was loving, happy and committed.
The film not only gave Lane, Flockhart and Azaria their first big Hollywood breaks, it may have helped make mainstream the idea of a non-heterosexual family.
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Isariel Delestre surrendered to the Miami Beach Police Department on Monday night after fleeing from officers during a chaotic chase in a stolen black Cadillac, authorities said.