A Big Deal

The Birdcage movie [mentioned recently in this blog] was based on the previous "La Cage aux Folles" from the 1970s and early 1980s. The latter name was fairly well-known, I believe; and although the Birdcage was somewhat controversial for many groups, it must've been quite popular with a gross income of nearly $200 million! I found the characters and stories in Birdcage to be quite warm--they were likeable, and even the conservative politician character said he liked one of the drag queens before he knew who he was!!! There was a lot of humour but there were also a lot of realistic issues. *** Just wanted to point out that the above movies and the play and the musical show were quite a big deal! [Myself, I'd heard the name of La Cage aux Folles mentioned before but didn't really know what it referred to until now.]