Director: Mike Nichols Writers (WGA): Jean Poiret (play) Francis Veber (earlier screenplay) ... Release Date: 8 March 1996 (USA) Genre: Comedy Tagline: Come as you are. Plot: A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents. Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane