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Flirting with Disaster

R19961h 33mDavid O. Russell
IMDb 6.7 · Rotten Tomatoes 88% · Metacritic 82

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"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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What is Flirting with Disaster (1996) about?

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.

Who stars in Flirting with Disaster?

Flirting with Disaster stars Ben Stiller (Mel Coplin), Patricia Arquette (Nancy Coplin), Téa Leoni (Tina Kalb), Mary Tyler Moore (Pearl Coplin), George Segal (Ed Coplin). The film was directed by David O. Russell.

How long is Flirting with Disaster?

Flirting with Disaster has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1996. It is rated R.

Is Flirting with Disaster worth watching?

Flirting with Disaster holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 88. Fans of Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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