Flirting with Disaster (1996)
A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.
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.
Director: David O. Russell
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: March 22, 1996
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
Music: Stephen Endelman
Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards
Editing: Christopher Tellefsen
Production: Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $7M
Box Office: $15M
Original Language: en
Keywords
lsd, looking for birth parents, half-brother
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Flirting with Disaster about?
- 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.
- Who directed Flirting with Disaster?
- Flirting with Disaster was directed by David O. Russell.
- Who stars in Flirting with Disaster?
- Flirting with Disaster stars Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda.
- How long is Flirting with Disaster?
- Flirting with Disaster has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Flirting with Disaster?
- Flirting with Disaster is a Comedy film.
- What is the budget of Flirting with Disaster?
- Flirting with Disaster had a budget of $7M.
- How much did Flirting with Disaster gross?
- Flirting with Disaster grossed $15M worldwide.
- Where was Flirting with Disaster produced?
- Flirting with Disaster was produced in United States of America.