Flirting with Disaster (1996)

  • R
  • 03/22/1996 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 32m

A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.

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.

David O. Russell

Director, Writer

Cast

Ben Stiller's headshot

Ben Stiller

Mel Coplin
Patricia Arquette's headshot

Patricia Arquette

Nancy Coplin
Téa Leoni's headshot

Téa Leoni

Tina Kalb
Mary Tyler Moore's headshot

Mary Tyler Moore

Pearl Coplin
George Segal's headshot

George Segal

Ed Coplin
Alan Alda's headshot

Alan Alda

Richard Schlichting
Lily Tomlin's headshot

Lily Tomlin

Mary Schlichting
Richard Jenkins's headshot

Richard Jenkins

Paul Harmon

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