Mike Nichols	...	(Director)
Jean Poiret, Francis Veber	...	(Writer)
Robin Williams	...	Armand Goldman
Gene Hackman	...	Sen. Kevin Keeley
Nathan Lane	...	Albert Goldman
Dianne Wiest	...	Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman	...	Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart	...	Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria	...	Agador
Christine Baranski	...	Katherine Archer
Tom McGowan	...	Harry Radman
Grant Heslov	...	National Enquirer Photographer
Kirby Mitchell	...	Keeley's Chauffeur
James Lally	...	Cyril
Luca Tommassini	...	Celsius
Luis Camacho	...	Goldman Girl
Andre Fuentes	...	Goldman Girl (as Andre Fuentes)
Tony Gonzalez	...	Goldman Girl
Dante Henderson	...	Goldman Girl (as Dante Lamar Henderson)
Scott Kaske	...	Goldman Girl
Kevin Alexander Stea	...	Goldman Girl
Tim Kelleher	...	Waiter in Club
Ann Cusack	...	TV Woman in Van
Stanley DeSantis	...	TV Man in Van
J. Roy Helland	...	Club Hostess
Anthony Giaimo	...	Mr. Lopez
Lee Delano	...	Mr. Boyington
David Sage	...	Sen. Eli Jackson
Michael Kinsley	...	TV Host
Tony Snow	...	TV Host
Dorothy Constantine	...	Bridget
Trina McGee	...	Chocolate (as Trina McGee-Davis)
Barry Nolan	...	TV Reporter
Amy Powell	...	TV Reporter
Ron Pitts	...	TV Reporter
James Hill	...	TV Reporter
Mary Major	...	TV Reporter
Steven Porfido	...	State Trooper
John Pontrelli	...	Rodrigo, Cafe Waiter (as John D. Pontrelli)
Herschel Sparber	...	Big Guy in Park
Francesca Cruz	...	Imelda
Brian Reddy	...	TV Editor
Jim Jansen	...	TV Editor
Marjorie Lovett	...	Matron
Sylvia Short	...	Matron
James H. Morrison	...	Pastor
Robert K. Baruch	...	Rabbi
Mike Starr	...	Harry (scenes deleted)
Al Rodrigo	...	Latino Man in Club
Jordan Ancel	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Patrizia Barretto	...	Bikini Girl on Roller Blades (uncredited)
Elisa Bridges	...	Bikini Girl on Beach (uncredited)
Scott Burkholder	...	Executive Producer (uncredited)
Michael Thomas Daniel	...	Guy in Street (uncredited)
Orlando Delbert	...	Man in Club (uncredited)
Thelma Gutiérrez	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Dave Knight	...	Broad Causeway Commuter (uncredited)
Don LaFontaine	...	Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Jay Leno	...	Himself (uncredited)
Kevin Loreque	...	Drag Queen (uncredited)
James Gordon MacDonald	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Jody Millard	...	Drag Queen Dancer (uncredited)
Claudio Sad	...	Driver (uncredited)
Kenneth Stephens	...	Chuck (uncredited)
Rene Teboe	...	South Beach Tourist (uncredited)
Joel Tuber	...	Editor (uncredited)
Jordan Werner	...	Pool Waiter (uncredited)
Rayder Woods	...	Drag Queen (uncredited)
Emmanuel Lubezki	...	Cinematographer
Arthur Schmidt	...	Editor
Ellen Lewis	...	Casting Director
Juliet Taylor	...	Casting Director
Bo Welch	...	Production Designer
Cheryl Carasik	...	Set Decorator
Ann Roth	...	Custome Designer
Baker	...	hair stylist: Ms. Baranski
James Lee McCoy	...	makeup artist (as James McCoy)
Cheri Minns	...	key makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell	...	key hair stylist
Peter Owen	...	hair designer / makeup designer
Ron Scott	...	hair stylist: Mr. Hackman
David Syner	...	makeup artist: Ms. Baranski
Alicia M. Tripi	...	hair stylist
Mary Ann Valdes	...	hair stylist
Michele Imperato	...	Unit Production Manager
Paul A. Levin	...	post-production supervisor
Neil A. Machlis	...	unit production manager (as Neil Machlis)
Jeff Okabayashi	...	second assistant director
Marten W. Piccinini	...	second assistant director: Miami
Mark Tobey	...	second second assistant director
Nick Bridwell	...	stand-by painter
John Dexter	...	assistant art director
Michael Diersing	...	construction coordinator
Charles Guanci Jr.	...	props: Miami
Randy Gunter	...	assistant property master
Sean Haworth	...	Set Designer
David Manhan	...	lead man
Brent Regan	...	construction foreman
Stephanie Schwartzman	...	art department coordinator
Mark Wade	...	property master
Clyde Zimmerman	...	paint supervisor
Fred Apolito	...	propmaker (uncredited)
Mike Brooks	...	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Christopher Casey	...	set dresser (uncredited)
Peggy Casey	...	propmaker (uncredited)
Michael J. Flynn	...	set dresser (uncredited)
Scott E. Handt	...	Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Dean F. Janik	...	signwriter (uncredited)
Robert Loring Jr.	...	stand-by greens (uncredited)
Brick Mason	...	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Eric Rosenberg	...	graphic designer (uncredited)
Ron Bochar	...	Supervising Sound Editor
Raul A. Bruce	...	boom operator (as Raul Bruce)
Gene S. Cantamessa	...	production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Kam Chan	...	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	...	sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah)
Laura Civiello	...	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	...	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Lee Dichter	...	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Evans Farkas	...	assistant sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	...	Sound Effects Editor
Mark Jennings	...	Boom Operator
Kristen M. Johnson	...	assistant adr editor
Jeff Levison	...	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	...	apprentice sound editor (as Kimberly R. McCord)
Bruce Pross	...	foley supervisor
Nicholas Renbeck	...	assistant sound editor
Stuart Stanley	...	foley editor
Philip Stockton	...	dialogue editor
Steven Visscher	...	foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis	...	dialogue editor
Deborah Wallach	...	adr supervisor
Jeff Kliment	...	sound (uncredited)
Stan Parks	...	Special Effects Coordinator
Daniel Sudick	...	special effects (as Dan Sudick)
Syd Dutton	...	special visual effects
Larry Gaynor	...	CIS-SGI artist/operator
Ron Kallsen	...	CIS-SGI artist/operator
Adam Kowalski	...	matte photography
Lynn Ledgerwood	...	special rigging
Rebecca Marie	...	hammerhead animator
Gregory Oehler	...	CIS-SGI artist/operator
Richard Patterson	...	digital supervisor
Mark Sawicki	...	digital advisor
Kurt E. Soderling	...	visual effects camera operator (as Kurt Soderling)
Robert Stromberg	...	matte artist
Catherine Sudolcan	...	production manager, visual effects
Bill Taylor	...	special visual effects
Mike Wassel	...	matte artist
David S. Williams Jr.	...	optical/digital photography
Jeff Heusser	...	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jery Hewitt	...	Stunt Coordinator
Scott Howell	...	utility stunts
George Palmiero	...	utility stunts
Jim Vickers	...	Stunts
Tom Bahr	...	utility stunts (uncredited)
Cort Hessler	...	stunts (uncredited)
Brian W. Armstrong	...	first assistant camera (as Brian Armstrong)
Richard Crompton	...	rigging grip
Jules Fisher	...	theatrical lighting designer: The Birdcage
Rodrigo García	...	Camera Operator
Rusty Geller	...	steadicam operator
Robert Gray	...	key grip (as Bob Gray)
Kenny King	...	second company grip
Stephanie Maislen	...	camera loader
Stan McClain	...	aerial camera operator
Thomas Nead	...	assistant lighting technician
Dayton Nietert	...	chief lighting technician
Bradford Ralston	...	video assist operator
P. Scott Sakamoto	...	steadicam operator
Lorey Sebastian	...	Still Photographer
Alan Shultz	...	dolly grip
Richard Smock	...	rigging gaffer
John Tedesco	...	theatrical lighting designer: The Birdcage
Harry Zimmerman	...	second assistant camera
Jack Chouchanian	...	Grip (uncredited)
Mark J. Coyne	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Thomas Enright	...	theatrical lighting operator (uncredited)
Michael Garrett	...	lighting designer (uncredited)
Renée George	...	electrician (uncredited)
Tod Olivieri	...	electrician (uncredited)
Herb Silverman	...	electrician (uncredited)
Neil Toussaint	...	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Valentine	...	best boy rigger: Florida (uncredited)

Summary: Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover Albert stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling, twenty years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keely, daughter of Kevin Keely, US Senator, and vice president of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val and his father and "mother..." and what ensues is comic chaos.