The Birdcage 1996 Rated R - When Val Goldman asks Barbara Keely to be his wife, he can't possibly envision the chaos it will create between their parents. Val's dad is gay nightclub owner Armand, and his "mother" is Armand's permanent life partner, Albert, better known by his stage name Starina. Barbara's parents, Senator Kevin Keely and his wife Louise, want to meet Val's "parents", who decide the best plan is for Albert to pose as a woman.