Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster

1996

Impending fatherhood sends once-adopted Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) on a quest to find his birth parents. With his exasperated wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and screwy, seductive social worker Tina (Téa Leoni) in tow, Mel's cross-country expedition isn't about to go smoothly. Still, between false starts, risky flirting and the FBI, Mel just may find what he's looking for ... at the risk of losing his marbles!

The story of a man who went searching for his roots, and got tangled up along the way.

JBscale

80

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Comedy

Length

1 hr. 32 mins.

US Theatrical Release

March 22, 1996

US Box Office

$14,891,000 (#3840 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

R

Restricted

Language

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.85:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Miramax

Released

June 1, 2004

Acquired Date

February 8, 2007

Times Seen

1 Time

Last Watched

March 11, 2007

Actors

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

George Segal

George Segal

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Glenn Fitzgerald

Glenn Fitzgerald

Beth Stern

Beth Stern

Cynthia LaMontagne

Cynthia LaMontagne

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Directors

David O. Russell

David O. Russell

Producers

Dean Silvers

Dean Silvers

Writers

David O. Russell

David O. Russell

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User Reviews

3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users

70

Very Good

RT Fresh

88%

Tomatometer

56 votes

RT Hot

69%

Popcornmeter

435 votes

METASCORE

82

16 votes

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

20,304 votes

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