CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 33m · R

Flirting with Disaster

A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.

62%(278)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byDavid O. Russell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
March 22, 1996
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$14,702,438
Studios
MiramaxDean Silvers Productions

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Mel Coplin

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Nancy Coplin

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Tina Kalb

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Pearl Coplin

George Segal

George Segal

Ed Coplin

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Richard Schlichting

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Mary Schlichting

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Paul Harmon

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Tony Kent

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Valerie Swaney

Creative team
Directed by
David O. Russell
David O. Russell
Written by
David O. Russell
David O. Russell
Produced by
Dean Silvers

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