Flirting with Disaster
A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.
1996 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David O. Russell |
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| Writer: | David O. Russell |
| Staring: |
| Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 22, 1996 |
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| Director: | David O. Russell |
| Writer: | David O. Russell |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | lsd, looking for birth parents, half-brother |
| Production Companies | Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,702,438
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Stiller | Mel Coplin |
| Patricia Arquette | Nancy Coplin |
| Téa Leoni | Tina Kalb |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Pearl Coplin |
| George Segal | Ed Coplin |
| Alan Alda | Richard Schlichting |
| Lily Tomlin | Mary Schlichting |
| Richard Jenkins | Paul Harmon |
| Josh Brolin | Tony Kent |
| Celia Weston | Valerie Swaney |
| Glenn Fitzgerald | Lonnie Schlichting |
| Beth Stern | Jane |
| Cynthia Lamontagne | Sandra |
| David Patrick Kelly | Fritz Boudreau |
| John Ford Noonan | Mitch |
| Charlet Oberly | B&B Lady |
| Nadia Dajani | Jill |
| Don Creech | Cop #1 |
| Clarke Bittner | Cop #2 |
| Tony Kruk | Detective |
| Jonathan Teague Cook | Sheriff |
| Steve Moreno | Deputy |
| Tori Davis | Flight Attendant |
| Shawn Michael Howard | Roger |
| Suzanne Snyder | Alternative Wife (unconfirmed) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ellen Parks | Casting |
| Ellen Lutter | Costume Design |
| Julie Oppenheimer | Script Supervisor |
| Scott H. Ramsey | Gaffer |
| R. Vincent Smith | Craft Service |
| Eric Alan Edwards | Director of Photography |
| David O. Russell | Director, Writer |
| Stephen Endelman | Original Music Composer |
| Christopher Tellefsen | Editor |
| Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting |
| Judy Rhee | Art Direction |
| Kevin Thompson | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dean Silvers | Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
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