* Robin Williams as Armand Goldman
* Nathan Lane as Albert Goldman
* Gene Hackman as Senator Kevin Keeley
* Dianne Wiest as Barbara Keeley
* Dan Futterman as Val Goldman
* Calista Flockhart as Barbara's daughter, "Kimberly"
* Christine Baranski as Armand's friend "Agatha"
The film is a hilarious and heartwarming comedy about a gay couple whose world is turned upside down when their son brings home his fiancé's ultra-conservative parents for dinner.