Armand Goldman (The Birdcage)

About the movie Pt1

The Birdcage was released on March 8, 1996, to positive reviews and significant commercial success. It debuted at the top of the North American box office and stayed there for the following three weeks, grossing $185.3 million on a $31 million budget. It is seen as groundbreaking because it was one of few films from a major studio to feature LGBT characters at its center. The cast received notable praise and was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. The Birdcage also received a nomination for Best Art Direction at the 69th Academy Awards.

About the movie Pt2

The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play. It stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a gay couple whose son (Dan Futterman) is set to marry the daughter (Calista Flockhart) of a conservative senator (Gene Hackman) and his wife (Dianne Wiest). Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. The film marked the first screen collaboration of Nichols and May, who had been a comedy duo in the 1950s and 1960s

Plot of the movie Pt1

Armand Goldman is the openly gay owner of a drag club in South Beach called The Birdcage; his effete and flamboyant partner Albert is the star attraction of the club under the name Starina. They live together in an apartment above The Birdcage with Agador, an openly gay, equally flamboyant, Guatemalan housekeeper who aspires to be in Armand's drag show. Armand's son Val, who is a product of Armand's drunken one-night stand with a woman named Katharine, returns home to announce that he has been seeing a young woman named Barbara, whom he intends to marry. Although unhappy about the news because he thinks Val is too young for marriage, Armand agrees to support him. Barbara's parents are the ultra-conservative Republican Senator Kevin Keeley and his wife Louise. Kevin, co-founder of a conservative group called the Coalition for Moral Order, becomes embroiled in a political scandal when the group's other co-founder and Kevin's fellow senator is found dead in the bed of an (can't write underaged without getting flagged) Black sex worker. Louise and Barbara convince Kevin that a visit to meet the family of his daughter's fiancé would be the perfect way to stave off bad press, so they head to South Beach.

Plot of the movie Pt2

Barbara shares with Val news of her father's plan. To conceal the truth about the Goldmans, she has told her parents that Armand is straight, named Coleman (to hide that they are Jewish) and is a cultural attaché to Greece. Armand dislikes the idea of being forced into the closet, but agrees to play along, enlisting the help of friends and club employees to redecorate the apartment to more closely resemble a traditional household. Val and Armand attempt to keep Albert out of the house, but when they fail, Albert suggests that he will pose as Val's straight uncle. Armand contacts Katharine and explains the situation; she promises to come to the party and pretend to be his wife. Armand tries to coach Albert on how to act straight, but Albert's flamboyant nature makes the task difficult. Armand realizes that his plan will not fool anyone. Albert takes offense and locks himself in his room. The Keeleys arrive at the Goldmans' redecorated apartment; they are greeted by Agador, who is attempting to pass as a Greek butler named Spartacus for the night. Unfortunately, Katharine gets caught in traffic, and the Keeleys begin wondering where "Mrs. Coleman" is. Suddenly, Albert enters, dressed and styled as a conservative middle-aged woman. Armand, Val and Barbara are nervous, but Kevin and Louise are fooled by the disguise.

Plot of the movie Pt3

Despite the success of the evening, trouble begins when the senator's chauffeur betrays him to two tabloid journalists, Harry Radman and his photographer, who have been hoping for a scoop on the Coalition story and have followed the Keeleys to South Beach. While they research The Birdcage, they also remove a note that Armand has left on the door informing Katharine not to come upstairs. When she arrives, she unknowingly reveals the deceptions, leading Val to confess to the scheme and finally identify Albert as his true parent. Kevin is initially confused by the situation, but Louise informs him of the truth and scolds him for being more concerned with his career than his family's happiness. When attempting to leave, he is ambushed by the paparazzi camped outside to take his picture. Albert realizes that there is a way for the family to escape without being recognized. He dresses them in drag, and they use the apartment's back entrance to sneak into The Birdcage, where, by dancing to Sister Sledge's "We Are Family", they make their way out of the nightclub without incident. Barbara and Val are married in an interfaith service that both families attend.

Extra info

Living… with his bubbly partner, Albert, in an apartment decorated with more nude statues of men than you will ever see in one place. They even have fancy china with naked men on them. Profession… owner of The Birdcage, a popular drag club in Miami's South Beach. Armand is content and successful, and Albert is the star of the show. Interests… his son Val who is a result of a one-night stand that Armand had with a woman over two decades ago. With Albert, Armand has raised Val without much help from his mother. Arnand would do anything for Val. Relationship Status… in love with Albert. Even though Albert can be outrageous and emotional, Armand loves him deeply. Challenge… pretending to be something he’s not. Val just got engaged to the daughter of an incredibly conservative Ohio Senator and co-founder of the Coalition for Moral Order. The senator and his wife are sure to object to the carefree life of a gay couple in Miami, so his son’s new fiancé told her parents that Armand was the cultural attaché to Greece, and that he was married to a woman. From a moral standpoint, Armand wonders whether they should have to hide who they really are. They might not be a conventional family, but they're certainly a loving and functional one. Not to mention the fact that Albert can hardly pass as a straight man. Personality… loving, caring, fun, and always the life of the party. Armand mixes business with pleasure, as his drag club is both wildly fun and incredibly successful. But if he needs to – and he certainly does now – he can become serious and practical. At heart, Armand is a businessman and a loving father.

Spicy Headcannons

Probably the top of the relationship as seen from the movie. Probably likes to spice things up. probably likes light bondage. definetly six inches or bigger.