Robin Williams had a rare and unique talent for both comedy and drama, drifting effortlessly between both and bringing audiences laughter and tears on a regular basis. He left us too soon and is still greatly missed by his fans. 'The Birdcage' was a particular triumph for Williams, a film with a mostly-comedy theme which still managed to tug on the heartstrings occasionally.
In the movie, Williams played Armand Goldman, the long-suffering better half of Nathan Lane's Albert. The 1996 film is fondly remembered by audiences for Gene Hackman's shocking appearance in drag, but it's still Williams who got most of the best lines as you'd expect. What many people don't know is that 'The Birdcage' is a remake; it was originally an Italian-French movie called 'La Cage aux Folles,' which was released almost twenty years earlier.