Flirting with Disaster
Comedy
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.
Director
David O. Russell
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni
Release Date
April 12, 1996
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 122
Reviews
📋 21.2K
Watchlists
🎭 Top Cast
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
Alan Alda
as Richard Schlichting
Lily Tomlin
as Mary Schlichting
Richard Jenkins
as Paul Harmon
Josh Brolin
as Agent Tony Kent
Celia Weston
as Valerie Swaney
💰 Box Office
$14,702,438
Worldwide Gross
$14,702,438
Domestic Gross
$164,458
Opening Weekend
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Production
Miramax
🏷️ Keywords
husband wife relationshipbiological parentsacid tripgay coupleneurosis
🎯 Categories
Dark ComedyRoad TripComedy
⭐ Featured Review
Proper hearty belly laughs
"Did not expect to laugh so much i have to say for a film that i had no idea existed and was made 24 years ago. What got me interested was it being a David O Russell film i had not seen and his stuff i had seen was consistenly very good. Dysfunction brought to the extreme. The line that best sums up this film would be "you come in here and lick my wife's armpit" Excellent, cheered me right up it has!..."
💡 Did You Know?
According to Lily Tomlin, Ben Stiller and David O. Russell did not get along and had many heated arguments.
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📖 Synopsis
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.