Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Flirting with Disaster (1996)
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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Cast

Ben Stiller Ben Stiller As: Mel Coplin
Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette As: Nancy Coplin
Téa Leoni Téa Leoni As: Tina Kalb
Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore As: Pearl Coplin
George Segal George Segal As: Ed Coplin
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 22 March 1996

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Miramax

Budget: $7,000,000

Revenue: $14,702,438

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Cast

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

Glenn Fitzgerald

Glenn Fitzgerald

Lonnie Schlichting

Beth Stern

Beth Stern

Jane

Cynthia Lamontagne

Cynthia Lamontagne

Sandra

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Fritz Boudreau

John Ford Noonan

John Ford Noonan

Mitch

Charlet Oberly

Charlet Oberly

B&B Lady

Nadia Dajani

Nadia Dajani

Jill

Don Creech

Don Creech

Cop #1

Clarke Bittner

Clarke Bittner

Cop #2

Tony Kruk

Tony Kruk

Detective

Jonathan Teague Cook

Jonathan Teague Cook

Sheriff

Steve Moreno

Steve Moreno

Deputy

Tori Davis

Tori Davis

Flight Attendant

Shawn Michael Howard

Shawn Michael Howard

Roger

Suzanne Snyder

Suzanne Snyder

Alternative Wife (unconfirmed)

Directed By

Julie Oppenheimer

Julie Oppenheimer

Script Supervisor

David O. Russell

David O. Russell

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Risa Bramon Garcia

Risa Bramon Garcia

Casting

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Ellen Parks

Ellen Parks

Casting

Dean Silvers

Dean Silvers

Producer

Bob Weinstein

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ellen Lutter

Ellen Lutter

Costume Design

Sound

Stephen Endelman

Stephen Endelman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Eric Alan Edwards

Eric Alan Edwards

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Judy Rhee

Judy Rhee

Art Direction

Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson

Production Design

Other Crew

R. Vincent Smith

R. Vincent Smith

Craft Service

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