Flirting with Disaster

Name: Flirting with Disaster
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-03-22
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal

1996·Movie·R·93 min·★ 6.2(270)

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“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.

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About Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 English-language comedy film directed by David O. Russell. The cast is led by Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni. It has a runtime of 1h 33m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla.

Flirting with Disaster was produced by Miramax and Dean Silvers Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on March 22, 1996, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $15 million worldwide.

Director: David O. Russell
Writers: David O. Russell
Release date: March 22, 1996
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $15 million
Production: Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions

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Flirting with Disaster cast & crew

Flirting with Disaster was directed by David O. Russell and written by David O. Russell.

The cast features Ben Stiller as Mel Coplin, Patricia Arquette as Nancy Coplin, Téa Leoni as Tina Kalb, Mary Tyler Moore as Pearl Coplin, George Segal as Ed Coplin, and Alan Alda as Richard Schlichting.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Stephen Endelman, cinematography is by Eric Alan Edwards, and it was produced by Bob Weinstein and Dean Silvers.

Is Flirting with Disaster worth watching?

Flirting with Disaster holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 270 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 33m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Flirting with Disaster is worth a place on your watchlist.

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