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THIS is the movie to view during Pride Month? It's a Stepin Fetchit cartoon. Are all gay men just like RuPaul? No. The gay community is not the Drag community. Is it a large part of it? No. But it's bigger than nothing. But Pride Month? This movie was French originally. But it looks like it was made by two studio accountants searching for the lowest common denominator for a straight white audience. Ooh! Look at the cute gays. So effeminate! So comical! It says anyone who isn't a screaming Nellie cannot possibly be gay. Just like Wong Foo and Priscilla and Rocky Horror. On the flip side, look at The Object Of My Affection, Philadelphia, Making Love, and of course Brokeback Mountain. None have characters that run around screaming and acting like they want to be ANYTHING but a man. Also Google That Certain Summer, where Hal Holbrook leaves his wife for Martin Sheen. Pride? How about the original The Boys In The Band. It depicts the self-loathing closeted gay men STILL feel. But The Birdcage...? This was made for a straight audience only. Brokeback Mountain disturbed straight people because of who the homosexual men were: two macho rugged cowboys who couldn't whistle a show tune if their lives depended on it. They didn't even understand their feelings. Every stereotype straights have about gay men is on full display. The Birdcage??? It's about pride in casting, pride in accounting ledgers, and pride in the modern studio systems' ability to cobble together a movie that would offend no one.
Nathan Lane is gay in real life but he wasn't out yet when this movie came out. There is a clip of them promoting this movie on Orpah that is really sweet. Oprah was prying a bit and dancing around Nathan's sexuality and Robin Williams turned jumped in and diverted the conversation away from that and protected Nathan ❤
The abortion part is still fine because the joke is that drunk Albert is just mirroring the forgone conclusion of conservative talking points back at them. That’s the funny part. It’s saying the quiet part out loud. Holds up.
It's my favorite joke in the movie. I watched the movie with a pro-choice friend and he gave me a "what the' look. I JOKED: "Hey, it's her body, her choice, right?" and kept laughing.
Literally the only Robin Williams movie where he isn't my favorite character. Nathan Lane stole the show for me. But still great chemistry between the two ❤
This was one of my favorite comedy movies of the 90s. Glad you got the chance to watch it. Finding that there are adults who don't even know about movies like this one, is a reminder that I'm old. 😝
I saw this when it came out. It is a remake of a French film. Overall, I think it has aged pretty well. It reflects the climate at the time. Of course there are things that don’t land well in 2023. Movies are a reflection of a specific time in history. It helps people see where we were and appreciate the the steps we have made forward and make a vow to never step backwards. The character Albert is played by Nathan Lane. In a fairly recent interview he recalled how scared he was to do the publicity circuit for this movie. At the time coming out of the closet would have ruined his career. Robin Williams told him not to worry. He had his back. When an interviewer asked Mr. Lane if he was worried about getting type casted, Robin Williams, without missing a beat, made a comedic comment that threw the interviewer off and the interviewer just went to another question. Robin Williams truly did have his back. Nathan Lane has been very open about his sexual orientation for years now.
When the movie came out, people were angry at the dad for not wanting to do “this little thing” (you know… completely denying who he is) for his son. Today, we are angry at the son for asking that of his father. Nice to see the times changing
Isn't it crazy that movies like "The Birdcage" and "To Wang Fu" were so popular and beloved in the 90s and in the 2020's, we're seeing anti drag and anti Trans legislation? What the hell happened?
This is the result of complacency. The rights of any minority are never fully protected, and you have to vote in EVERY election, including midterms, as if your rights are on the line because they are always up for grabs.
Either we got slack and assumed everything was ok now and gave the homophobes and conservatives an opportunity to come in, or as soon as it moved from representation to reality the public's hypocrisy showed itself ("I have nothing against them, you know how much I love that movie, but it doesn't mean I want to see it everywhere" kind of hypocrisy).
@@CRTRRTinGA Which is why I still don't get why people choose not to vote - though mostly because in Australia we don't have that option, soon as we're old enough we HAVE to vote - and there's early votes for those who can't make it.
40:03 I grew up in the south but around a lot of trans and black gay and lesbians. They were never offended and if you did offend them , they could fight and will win. I’ll be 40 in a few months and the scene in New Orleans has always been really tough, meaning that the lgbt community didn’t take crap and because they were progressive and stood their ground on respect they didn’t get messed with. I used to look up to my grandmas friend Miss Natalie and didn’t find out she was trans until many years later but she kept a nasty hairdo, nails done and a filthy outfit with heels even though she was already over six feet. And she kept a good man , took care of her elderly mother and was just a sweet but vicious woman when you crossed her. She used to use language like they used in the movie (can’t say it or the comment may get hidden). I love this movie because this aligns closer to the way I grew up… really open and when someone crossed the line, they got the life knocked out of them. Possibly stabbed. But you had to do a lot to cross the line and the lgbt community used to call each other slurs just like black people or women call each other slurs but in non offensive way
34:10 - him yelling at Spartacus was my favorite part. I remember seeing this in the theater a few times when it came out. A girl I was on a date with seemed a bit confused and conservative (I had more fun with two friends who came along, which was weird for a date). But we had a great time with dinner and this silly film. I still need to get around to seeing the original French film of the same name (in French). It should be interesting to see where the story came from.
Robin was an awesome person and a great ally. San Francisco loves him because his career started there and really kickstarted the comedian movement there. In fact, following his death, a major tunnel leading to San Francisco was named after him. The rainbow coloring the arch of the tunnel's South facing entrance/exit was already there, which was perfect for Robin, as it was reminiscent of his rainbow suspenders worn on Mork & Mindy, as well as his queer ally status.
This is one of my all time favorites. The biggest reason why is they cast Williams and Lane in the wrong parts. Thats to say they were playing against their type. Williams always played the more eccentric and flamboyant characters, and Lane's roles were usually the more down to earth characters (back then). Not so here, and you know, it damn well worked.
I saw this movie in theater with my friends when I was 12. We all LOVED the movie and it’s one I’ve watched over again through the years. It never gets old.
From the musical 'La Cage Aux Folles' based of the same 70s movie that 'The Birdcage' was based on, and which was also covered by Gloria Gaynor: "I am what I am I am my own special creation So come take a look Give me the hook or the ovation It's my world that I want to take a little pride in My world and it's not a place I have to hide in Life's not worth a damn Till you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am" I am what I am I don't want praise, I don't want pity I bang my own drum Some think it's noise, I think it's pretty And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle Why not try and see things from a different angle? Your life is a sham till you can shout out loud I am what I am I am what I am And what I am needs no excuses I deal my own deck Sometimes the ace Sometimes the deuces There's one life And there's no return and no deposit One life, so it's time to open up your closet Life's not worth a damn till you can say "Hey world, I am what I am""
The BIRDCAGE holds a special place in my heart as it is, without a doubt, my all-time favorite comedy. I was fortunate enough to discover this cinematic gem at the tender age of 10 in the movie theater when I had the pleasure of watching it alongside my beloved grandmother. From that moment on, it swiftly captured the hearts of not just myself, but my entire family, solidifying its status as a cherished film within our household. The sheer brilliance of its dialogues resonated so deeply with us that we found ourselves frequently quoting them in our daily lives, bringing a touch of humor and joy to even the most mundane of moments. Amid the quarantine, where uncertainty and isolation loomed large, The BIRDCAGE served as a comforting refuge for me. I sought solace in its familiar scenes and endearing characters, finding solace in the laughter it never failed to elicit. I must confess, I have indulged in the pleasure of watching this film approximately 20 times during this period of seclusion. Each viewing only reaffirmed the notion that this movie is akin to a warm, nourishing meal for my soul, providing a much-needed respite from the challenges and anxieties of the outside world. I would never be ashamed if Albert was my mother Witnessing Albert's unconditional love and care towards Val is truly remarkable.
There used to be a place here where I live that had a 'drag brunch' with a drag show, theme party etc. Around covid they stopped and haven't come back yet. I wish they would. So fun.
I remember as a kid my father watched the original movie: 'La Cage aux Folles' and how he thought that was a great movie. I've never seen it, (cause it was a French movie and my French is not that great like my fathers) so The Birdcage was a new thing for me, but I liked it instantly. Gene Hackman looks great as a dragqueen but Nathan Lane stole the show. La Cage aux Folles also got turned into a broadway musical and one of the greatest song is 'I am what I am'. One of the actors playing in the Westend to take the leading role calls this song his personal anthem: John Barrowm (aka Dr Who's Captain Jack Harkness). And he did a great job. I'll see if I can find the link of him dressed up and singing it and post it here.
I am what I am I am my own special creation. So come take a look, Give me the hook or the ovation. It's my world that I want to take a little pride in, My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in. Life's not worth a damn, 'Til you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am." John Barrowman's version performing on the televisionshow of Paul O'Grady th-cam.com/video/MdD7nQ_H0Z0/w-d-xo.html
The La Cage Aux Folles movies are all dubbed in English. La Cage Aux Folles 2, Is the best one of three movies. The first La Cage was a world wide sensation, The second movie Car chases, bombs, murder! was way better.
I love English subtitles!!!!!! The French version of this movie is great! I like subtitles MUCH better than voice dubbing so I don’t miss any of the vocal inflections as the actors speak plus it’s nice to hear their voices!
I get that Val wanted to marry this woman… but I would never ask my father and his partner who raised me to change for anyone. That’s when you both lie about a vacation and come back married 😂
Apparently at first they wanted Robin to play Albert and Steve Martin as Armand but Robin didn't want to play Albert. Probably because he literally just played a character in drag. They made the right choice because Nathan Lane was freakin amazing as Albert.
@@hellraiser338 I could see why they would want Steve Martin (as big as a comedian as he was at the time), but the pairing of Robin and Nathan work so much better together.
Fun Fact: most of the songs that the main actors sing were written by the late great Stephen Sondheim. He wrote one original song that was used for the scene with the bubble gum chewing dancer, the others (the beginning of Starina's number and the scene with Robin Williams and Christine Baranski dancing) were songs that got cut from Stephen Sondheim's musicals.
I’m sorry but Val and Barbara are the real villains of this movie. For Val to tell his parents “well they’re not gonna like you so you have to act straight and you need to leave!” Is heartbreaking. Albert helped raise Val and for him to just hurt Albert like that. And then Barbara should’ve just been honest with her parents from the beginning. If things did go bad with her parents I’m pretty sure Armand and Albert would’ve easily accepted her into the family.
I really appreciated your insight at the end of the movie. We were United at one point, and the government honestly, I think, divided us because they know we are so much weaker divided! We are so much stronger when we're United, and they know that! They're doing everything they can to separate us! Just my personal opinion, nothing more, nothing less! I love your content❤
have you had the opportunity to see Robin Williams in The World According to Garp? its a truly rare gem. his range is stupendous. much love and well wishes. please keep the amazing content dropping
My mom’s favorite movie and watched it when I was a freshman in high school, didn’t think of it as gay , just saw it as a good comedy movie 😊😊😊😊😊😊 may I recommend “ Too Wong foo, thanks for everything, Julie Newmar “ . 👍👍👍👍👍
funny story...I was in a county jail in Kingman (Mojave County), Arizona, and violent crime is a HUGE problem there (not for me. I was in for petty theft). One night we were all given the option of watching either some war movie (Black Hawk Down, maybe? Or Platoon?), OR The Birdcage. We voted, and what won by a landslide??? These hardened criminals...50% skinheads...and 50% hispanics in gangs...and at first I thought they just wanted to be dicks and make fun of it...but no. They just really loved the movie. Later, since the jail was overcrowded, I had to sleep under the stairs. At one point an 18-year-old kid whose grandfathers, father, and brothers were all serving life in prison, came over to me and scraped a swastika under the stairs right in front of me. I asked him why THE FUCK he did that, and he responds, "what? You're not racist?". That's how severe the racism was there. He then did some more geometrical scraping until the symbol was in no way racist. It looked more like a window. That was 20 years ago, and I seriously hope he got away from that life. I think about him quite a bit, actually.
I truly enjoyed your reaction. You just got a new sub! I love all of Robin Williams' movies, but I have to say my favorite role he's in is in To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything, Julie Newmar.
Saw the preview for your watch-along to this film & pretty much HAD to give it a look... From what I understand, they initially wanted Robin Williams in the role of Albert - however, Robin Williams had just done Mrs Doubtfire in 1993 where he dressed as a woman, so he was reluctant to repeat himself. Nathan Lane (who had yet to come out publicly) took the role and absolutely SHINED (this really helped launch his career). Robin Williams also has an uncredited role in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" as John Jacob Jinglheimer Schmidt in 1994. Hank Azaria, who played Agathar Spartacus was also credited for a fabulous performance which stood toe to toe with both Robin and Nathan (he is best known for his voice-acting roles in the Simpsons cartoon series, where he played multiple side-characters)
Now I feel frickin old. I First Saw Robin in his TV Series Mork and Mindy. My gosh, watching that, I KNEW he would be a huge star. It was devastating when I read he was gone. BUT, if you love this, I'd recommend the original movie La Cage Aux Folles based on a Stage play. IT is Hilarious.
Yeah vals kinda the only thing i dislike in the film comes back into his dads life and forces him and the others to change so he can impress some strange girls parents
I thought “La Cage Aux Folles” was much better… but, I’m not a Robin Williams fan. His French counterpart was much less straight-guy-pretending-to-be-gay campy… and the French Albert character did most of the over the top comedy.
I love this movie but I always hated that Val was such a d***head to Albert throughout the movie. Instead of treating one of my parents like that I simply would have eloped.
I love the actors played these roles. Perfectly cast. What seriously bothers me is the argument that actors that identify as straight shouldn't be able to play gay roles. Robin Williams, amazing!! Nathan Lane, amazing!! Hank Azaria, amazing!! None I dentified as gay prior to this movie. Now many casting directors wouldn't have cast them. #LetActorsAct
I was raised a conservative Christian. I've shifted to libertarian conservative. I love this movie with one point ... without Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and Hank Azaria this movie doesn't work. They are the movie. And they're geniuses.
I'm happy to let you know freedom of speech still exists 😃 and how it works, and always has, is you can say something, but the right to say it doesn't then absolve you of responsibility for the statements you make or free you from accountability for the things you say. because if you say it around or about others, that matters 🙂 you're welcome for the much needed explanation of something you seem to be very passionate in regards to, and yet don't know much about.
@@subtlesraf So glad to get such knowledge from the apparent authority of Freedom of Speech. Did my statement hurt your "Feelings" thanks for proving my point. You're also welcomed because I served to preserve your right to spew out such nonsense.
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THIS is the movie to view during Pride Month? It's a Stepin Fetchit cartoon. Are all gay men just like RuPaul? No. The gay community is not the Drag community. Is it a large part of it? No. But it's bigger than nothing. But Pride Month?
This movie was French originally. But it looks like it was made by two studio accountants searching for the lowest common denominator for a straight white audience. Ooh! Look at the cute gays. So effeminate! So comical!
It says anyone who isn't a screaming Nellie cannot possibly be gay. Just like Wong Foo and Priscilla and Rocky Horror.
On the flip side, look at The Object Of My Affection, Philadelphia, Making Love, and of course Brokeback Mountain. None have characters that run around screaming and acting like they want to be ANYTHING but a man. Also Google That Certain Summer, where Hal Holbrook leaves his wife for Martin Sheen.
Pride? How about the original The Boys In The Band. It depicts the self-loathing closeted gay men STILL feel.
But The Birdcage...? This was made for a straight audience only. Brokeback Mountain disturbed straight people because of who the homosexual men were: two macho rugged cowboys who couldn't whistle a show tune if their lives depended on it. They didn't even understand their feelings.
Every stereotype straights have about gay men is on full display. The Birdcage??? It's about pride in casting, pride in accounting ledgers, and pride in the modern studio systems' ability to cobble together a movie that would offend no one.
Nathan Lane is gay in real life but he wasn't out yet when this movie came out. There is a clip of them promoting this movie on Orpah that is really sweet. Oprah was prying a bit and dancing around Nathan's sexuality and Robin Williams turned jumped in and diverted the conversation away from that and protected Nathan ❤
"The Birdcage II: Oprah Prying."
In Lane's words: "Robin Williams is a saint" 😢❤
To Nathan, I doubt very much the same is true about Oprah.@@decristal48
@@lorlo7 I'm in the closet still because it's easier to get closer to straight guys and convert them
The abortion part is still fine because the joke is that drunk Albert is just mirroring the forgone conclusion of conservative talking points back at them. That’s the funny part. It’s saying the quiet part out loud. Holds up.
That's still conservative talking points haha
Yeah but satire is really not recognized anymore, people take jokes seriously and literally
It's my favorite joke in the movie. I watched the movie with a pro-choice friend and he gave me a "what the' look. I JOKED: "Hey, it's her body, her choice, right?" and kept laughing.
Literally the only Robin Williams movie where he isn't my favorite character. Nathan Lane stole the show for me. But still great chemistry between the two ❤
For me, the funniest part is that the senator is more worried about the fact that they're Jewish that the fact that they're gay.
That line is so underappreciated lol "you can't be Jewish!"
This was one of my favorite comedy movies of the 90s.
Glad you got the chance to watch it. Finding that there are adults who don't even know about movies like this one, is a reminder that I'm old. 😝
I saw this when it came out. It is a remake of a French film. Overall, I think it has aged pretty well. It reflects the climate at the time. Of course there are things that don’t land well in 2023. Movies are a reflection of a specific time in history. It helps people see where we were and appreciate the the steps we have made forward and make a vow to never step backwards.
The character Albert is played by Nathan Lane. In a fairly recent interview he recalled how scared he was to do the publicity circuit for this movie. At the time coming out of the closet would have ruined his career. Robin Williams told him not to worry. He had his back. When an interviewer asked Mr. Lane if he was worried about getting type casted, Robin Williams, without missing a beat, made a comedic comment that threw the interviewer off and the interviewer just went to another question. Robin Williams truly did have his back. Nathan Lane has been very open about his sexual orientation for years now.
It was also a Broadway show
I remember the French movie and it was even BETTER. So The Birdcage is truly a classic.
A French film based on a French play, La Cage aux Folles
When the movie came out, people were angry at the dad for not wanting to do “this little thing” (you know… completely denying who he is) for his son. Today, we are angry at the son for asking that of his father. Nice to see the times changing
Isn't it crazy that movies like "The Birdcage" and "To Wang Fu" were so popular and beloved in the 90s and in the 2020's, we're seeing anti drag and anti Trans legislation? What the hell happened?
Conseratives regained control of the federal courts.
This is the result of complacency. The rights of any minority are never fully protected, and you have to vote in EVERY election, including midterms, as if your rights are on the line because they are always up for grabs.
Robin Williams also starred in "The World According to Garp" that featured John Lithgow as a trans woman.
Either we got slack and assumed everything was ok now and gave the homophobes and conservatives an opportunity to come in, or as soon as it moved from representation to reality the public's hypocrisy showed itself ("I have nothing against them, you know how much I love that movie, but it doesn't mean I want to see it everywhere" kind of hypocrisy).
@@CRTRRTinGA Which is why I still don't get why people choose not to vote - though mostly because in Australia we don't have that option, soon as we're old enough we HAVE to vote - and there's early votes for those who can't make it.
40:03 I grew up in the south but around a lot of trans and black gay and lesbians. They were never offended and if you did offend them , they could fight and will win.
I’ll be 40 in a few months and the scene in New Orleans has always been really tough, meaning that the lgbt community didn’t take crap and because they were progressive and stood their ground on respect they didn’t get messed with. I used to look up to my grandmas friend Miss Natalie and didn’t find out she was trans until many years later but she kept a nasty hairdo, nails done and a filthy outfit with heels even though she was already over six feet. And she kept a good man , took care of her elderly mother and was just a sweet but vicious woman when you crossed her. She used to use language like they used in the movie (can’t say it or the comment may get hidden).
I love this movie because this aligns closer to the way I grew up… really open and when someone crossed the line, they got the life knocked out of them. Possibly stabbed. But you had to do a lot to cross the line and the lgbt community used to call each other slurs just like black people or women call each other slurs but in non offensive way
Gene Hackman in drag totally looked like Phyllis Diller 😂😂😂😂😂
Can you imagine Armand and Albert as grandparents? ❤
The scene in the kitchen where Robin falls while holding the pot wasn’t suppose to happen but he just kept it moving.
I searched for "gay reacts to Birdcage". I struck gold 😁
I've seen the movie close to 100 times now.
Much love! /New sub
34:10 - him yelling at Spartacus was my favorite part. I remember seeing this in the theater a few times when it came out. A girl I was on a date with seemed a bit confused and conservative (I had more fun with two friends who came along, which was weird for a date). But we had a great time with dinner and this silly film.
I still need to get around to seeing the original French film of the same name (in French). It should be interesting to see where the story came from.
And of course To Wong Fu along with this one makes for a great double feature.
And maybe thrown in a Gypsy 83 for something more serious in there,.
Robin was an awesome person and a great ally. San Francisco loves him because his career started there and really kickstarted the comedian movement there. In fact, following his death, a major tunnel leading to San Francisco was named after him. The rainbow coloring the arch of the tunnel's South facing entrance/exit was already there, which was perfect for Robin, as it was reminiscent of his rainbow suspenders worn on Mork & Mindy, as well as his queer ally status.
Nathan Lane kills it in this movie.
This is one of my all time favorites. The biggest reason why is they cast Williams and Lane in the wrong parts. Thats to say they were playing against their type. Williams always played the more eccentric and flamboyant characters, and Lane's roles were usually the more down to earth characters (back then). Not so here, and you know, it damn well worked.
I saw this movie in theater with my friends when I was 12. We all LOVED the movie and it’s one I’ve watched over again through the years. It never gets old.
HAPPY PRIDE!! 💛🧡❤️🩷💜💙🩵💚🤎🩶🖤🤍
A cinematic masterpiece!! 🦚🏳️🌈 #pride
I grew up on this movie because of my parents and this is still my favorite movie to quote.
From the musical 'La Cage Aux Folles' based of the same 70s movie that 'The Birdcage' was based on, and which was also covered by Gloria Gaynor:
"I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook or the ovation
It's my world that I want to take a little pride in
My world and it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn
Till you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am"
I am what I am
I don't want praise, I don't want pity
I bang my own drum
Some think it's noise, I think it's pretty
And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle
Why not try and see things from a different angle?
Your life is a sham till you can shout out loud
I am what I am
I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the ace
Sometimes the deuces
There's one life
And there's no return and no deposit
One life, so it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn till you can say
"Hey world, I am what I am""
The BIRDCAGE holds a special place in my heart as it is, without a doubt, my all-time favorite comedy. I was fortunate enough to discover this cinematic gem at the tender age of 10 in the movie theater when I had the pleasure of watching it alongside my beloved grandmother. From that moment on, it swiftly captured the hearts of not just myself, but my entire family, solidifying its status as a cherished film within our household. The sheer brilliance of its dialogues resonated so deeply with us that we found ourselves frequently quoting them in our daily lives, bringing a touch of humor and joy to even the most mundane of moments.
Amid the quarantine, where uncertainty and isolation loomed large, The BIRDCAGE served as a comforting refuge for me. I sought solace in its familiar scenes and endearing characters, finding solace in the laughter it never failed to elicit. I must confess, I have indulged in the pleasure of watching this film approximately 20 times during this period of seclusion. Each viewing only reaffirmed the notion that this movie is akin to a warm, nourishing meal for my soul, providing a much-needed respite from the challenges and anxieties of the outside world. I would never be ashamed if Albert was my mother Witnessing Albert's unconditional love and care towards Val is truly remarkable.
There used to be a place here where I live that had a 'drag brunch' with a drag show, theme party etc. Around covid they stopped and haven't come back yet. I wish they would. So fun.
I remember as a kid my father watched the original movie: 'La Cage aux Folles' and how he thought that was a great movie. I've never seen it, (cause it was a French movie and my French is not that great like my fathers) so The Birdcage was a new thing for me, but I liked it instantly. Gene Hackman looks great as a dragqueen but Nathan Lane stole the show.
La Cage aux Folles also got turned into a broadway musical and one of the greatest song is 'I am what I am'. One of the actors playing in the Westend to take the leading role calls this song his personal anthem: John Barrowm (aka Dr Who's Captain Jack Harkness). And he did a great job.
I'll see if I can find the link of him dressed up and singing it and post it here.
I am what I am
I am my own special creation.
So come take a look,
Give me the hook or the ovation.
It's my world that I want to take a little pride in,
My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
Life's not worth a damn,
'Til you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am."
John Barrowman's version performing on the televisionshow of Paul O'Grady
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The La Cage Aux Folles movies are all dubbed in English. La Cage Aux Folles 2, Is the best one of three movies. The first La Cage was a world wide sensation, The second movie Car chases, bombs, murder! was way better.
I love English subtitles!!!!!! The French version of this movie is great! I like subtitles MUCH better than voice dubbing so I don’t miss any of the vocal inflections as the actors speak plus it’s nice to hear their voices!
@@im-gi2pg I agree with you.
Gum helps me think! Sweetie, you're wasting your gum! I don't get it? Try more, gum! Lol one of my all-time favorite lines in the whole movie .😅😂🤣😆😅😅
Happy pride!! Love love this movie!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
No doubt, yes Val is thee villain of the movie!
Happy Pride!!!! Let's laugh at this crazy movie lol
Omg yes!! I love this film
the driver must have really hated his boss lol , i just noticed his little smirk knowing who's following the car and that he had a part in it 😅🤣 17:43
I get that Val wanted to marry this woman… but I would never ask my father and his partner who raised me to change for anyone. That’s when you both lie about a vacation and come back married 😂
One of my favorite movies of ALL TIME! Perfectly written and acted!
Great reaction gurl!
I love this movie 🍿🎥
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈
I love this movie! ❤ Great pick, your laugh is the best.
Happy Pride! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
❤this movie Happy Pride 🌈🌈
Apparently at first they wanted Robin to play Albert and Steve Martin as Armand but Robin didn't want to play Albert. Probably because he literally just played a character in drag. They made the right choice because Nathan Lane was freakin amazing as Albert.
@@hellraiser338 I could see why they would want Steve Martin (as big as a comedian as he was at the time), but the pairing of Robin and Nathan work so much better together.
This movie is utterly without flaw.
How bout them dolphins 😂
Oh I def have to check this one. It was HILARIOUS!!!
Anyone else notice Commander Waterford in that dance? 😂🎉❤
Request: Are you being served? British TV show.
I didn't notice the poll for this but I'm glad it got picked! It's such a good movie!
I would have been proud to have Albert as a mother
honey I'm so with you on the getting older and staying home thing LOL
Fun Fact: most of the songs that the main actors sing were written by the late great Stephen Sondheim. He wrote one original song that was used for the scene with the bubble gum chewing dancer, the others (the beginning of Starina's number and the scene with Robin Williams and Christine Baranski dancing) were songs that got cut from Stephen Sondheim's musicals.
I’m sorry but Val and Barbara are the real villains of this movie. For Val to tell his parents “well they’re not gonna like you so you have to act straight and you need to leave!” Is heartbreaking. Albert helped raise Val and for him to just hurt Albert like that. And then Barbara should’ve just been honest with her parents from the beginning. If things did go bad with her parents I’m pretty sure Armand and Albert would’ve easily accepted her into the family.
I really appreciated your insight at the end of the movie. We were United at one point, and the government honestly, I think, divided us because they know we are so much weaker divided! We are so much stronger when we're United, and they know that! They're doing everything they can to separate us! Just my personal opinion, nothing more, nothing less! I love your content❤
Thank uuu
have you had the opportunity to see Robin Williams in The World According to Garp? its a truly rare gem. his range is stupendous. much love and well wishes. please keep the amazing content dropping
Great movie
the movie 'pride' is also such a good movie!!! definitely would recommend watching that!!!!!
Spot on reaction,
Love you! Love this movie
My mom’s favorite movie and watched it when I was a freshman in high school, didn’t think of it as gay , just saw it as a good comedy movie 😊😊😊😊😊😊 may I recommend “ Too Wong foo, thanks for everything, Julie Newmar “ . 👍👍👍👍👍
I love Albert so much ❤
funny story...I was in a county jail in Kingman (Mojave County), Arizona, and violent crime is a HUGE problem there (not for me. I was in for petty theft). One night we were all given the option of watching either some war movie (Black Hawk Down, maybe? Or Platoon?), OR The Birdcage. We voted, and what won by a landslide??? These hardened criminals...50% skinheads...and 50% hispanics in gangs...and at first I thought they just wanted to be dicks and make fun of it...but no. They just really loved the movie. Later, since the jail was overcrowded, I had to sleep under the stairs. At one point an 18-year-old kid whose grandfathers, father, and brothers were all serving life in prison, came over to me and scraped a swastika under the stairs right in front of me. I asked him why THE FUCK he did that, and he responds, "what? You're not racist?". That's how severe the racism was there. He then did some more geometrical scraping until the symbol was in no way racist. It looked more like a window. That was 20 years ago, and I seriously hope he got away from that life. I think about him quite a bit, actually.
I watch this movie a thousand times and just realized that Chocolate is played by Angela from Boy meets World. 🤦♂️
I truly enjoyed your reaction. You just got a new sub! I love all of Robin Williams' movies, but I have to say my favorite role he's in is in To Wong Foo, Thanks for everything, Julie Newmar.
Thanks for the sub!
Saw the preview for your watch-along to this film & pretty much HAD to give it a look...
From what I understand, they initially wanted Robin Williams in the role of Albert - however, Robin Williams had just done Mrs Doubtfire in 1993 where he dressed as a woman, so he was reluctant to repeat himself. Nathan Lane (who had yet to come out publicly) took the role and absolutely SHINED (this really helped launch his career).
Robin Williams also has an uncredited role in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" as John Jacob Jinglheimer Schmidt in 1994.
Hank Azaria, who played Agathar Spartacus was also credited for a fabulous performance which stood toe to toe with both Robin and Nathan (he is best known for his voice-acting roles in the Simpsons cartoon series, where he played multiple side-characters)
Now I feel frickin old. I First Saw Robin in his TV Series Mork and Mindy. My gosh, watching that, I KNEW he would be a huge star. It was devastating when I read he was gone. BUT, if you love this, I'd recommend the original movie La Cage Aux Folles based on a Stage play. IT is Hilarious.
Best intro to any video ever lol
Love, love love you...!!! ❤💋
❤️ !
Just found your channel, happy Pride, darling!
If you're looking for anymore pride movies I recommend Pride from 2014
This is a retelling of a French movie and book la cage follies probably misspelled
I saw this movie in 1996 in the theater!
Val is the worst. I love this movie but I hate Val more every time I watch it.
I know I’m late to this reaction, but hey, being happy about who you are doesn’t really belong to just one month. 🏳️🌈
Such a great movie
Yeah vals kinda the only thing i dislike in the film comes back into his dads life and forces him and the others to change so he can impress some strange girls parents
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You're gonna love this movie..... now get to it!!
I'm not even a minute in, and your facial expression says it all. Looking forward to this. Happy pride, young man!!
Great reaction!
I thought “La Cage Aux Folles” was much better… but, I’m not a Robin Williams fan. His French counterpart was much less straight-guy-pretending-to-be-gay campy… and the French Albert character did most of the over the top comedy.
I love this movie but I always hated that Val was such a d***head to Albert throughout the movie. Instead of treating one of my parents like that I simply would have eloped.
I love the actors played these roles. Perfectly cast. What seriously bothers me is the argument that actors that identify as straight shouldn't be able to play gay roles. Robin Williams, amazing!! Nathan Lane, amazing!! Hank Azaria, amazing!! None I dentified as gay prior to this movie. Now many casting directors wouldn't have cast them.
#LetActorsAct
I was raised a conservative Christian. I've shifted to libertarian conservative. I love this movie with one point ... without Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and Hank Azaria this movie doesn't work. They are the movie. And they're geniuses.
We used to have freedom of speech back then, and now it's all about "Feelings" you are totally right. We just had actual Freedom of Speech back then.
I'm happy to let you know freedom of speech still exists 😃 and how it works, and always has, is you can say something, but the right to say it doesn't then absolve you of responsibility for the statements you make or free you from accountability for the things you say. because if you say it around or about others, that matters 🙂 you're welcome for the much needed explanation of something you seem to be very passionate in regards to, and yet don't know much about.
@@subtlesraf So glad to get such knowledge from the apparent authority of Freedom of Speech. Did my statement hurt your "Feelings" thanks for proving my point. You're also welcomed because I served to preserve your right to spew out such nonsense.
@@raistlinrodriguez5696Nah, you're just to obtuse to get it.
@@mandalore1089 😉🤝 well put, have a gr9 day ✨
New Subscriber! Hope you had an amazing Pride Month! #Ally ❤
Welcome to the family
YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MOVIE!?
I clutched my pearls when he said he’d never heard of it! I have Seen this movie close to 100 times, I still laugh my butt off
I do wish people weren't so sensitive these days. We would have missed such fantastic movies like this. get a sense of humor
I love non woke gays, my best gay guy friend you cant tell kinda like country mac iasip. Be yourself not a hashtag
This is a movie with gay characters that appealed to everyone. That's the difference between movies from then to now.
God loves you. Repent. 😀🥰
Happy pride!!! 🖤🤎🩶🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
Andres!! This reaction was GIVING. I’d heard of this movie but never watched it and omg am I gonna watch it full through now. It was hilarious and touching and just everything!!!
This is great movie but still I have to say that all this pride bullshht is realy annoing. Thank God its over for this summer 😐
Cry harder 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
just wanted to comment and let you know that July is actually international Disability Pride Month 🧑🦽🧑🦼🧑🦯