Chewing Gum Helps Me Think, Sweetie, You're Wasting Your Gum! The 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. It stars Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as Armand and Albert Goldman, a gay couple whose son Val (Dan Futterman) is set to marry Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of conservative senator Kevin (Gene Hackman) and his wife Louise (Dianne Wiest). Hank Azaria and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. No Refunds/No Exchanges.