Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,702,438.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.968 |
Directed By
David O. Russell
Crew
Bob Weinstein
Risa Bramon Garcia
Judy Rhee
Dean Silvers
Eric Alan Edwards
Julie Oppenheimer
Christopher Tellefsen
Scott H. Ramsey
David O. Russell
David O. Russell
Stephen Endelman
Kevin Thompson
Ellen Parks
Ellen Lutter
Harvey Weinstein
R. Vincent Smith
TOP 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
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)
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