Come as you are.
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
ComedyRomancecoming outfloridahomophobiadrag queennightclubsenatorpoliticianbased on play or musicalremakeconservativecross dressinggay parent
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Character
Comic, classical in form, resolved and warm.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
86 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Robin WilliamsArmand Goldman
- Gene HackmanSenator Kevin Keeley
- Nathan LaneAlbert
- Dianne WiestLouise Keeley
- Dan FuttermanVal Goldman
- Calista FlockhartBarbara Keeley
- Hank AzariaAgador
- Christine BaranskiKatharine Archer
- Tom McGowanHarry Radman
- Grant HeslovPhotographer - National Enquirer
Crew
- Mike NicholsDirector
- Elaine MayScreenplay
- Emmanuel LubezkiDirector of Photography
- Jonathan TunickOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur SchmidtEditor
- Mike NicholsProducer
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