Product Information
A wacky comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.Product Identifiers
EAN8717418048822
eBay Product ID (ePID)46790177
Product Key Features
ActorTea Leoni, Alan Alda, Patricia Arquette, George Segal, Richard Jenkins, Lily Tomlin, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Stiller
Film/TV TitleFlirting with Disaster
DirectorDavid O. Russell
Release Year2005
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Run Time89 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationWriter-director David O. Russell follows up his dark independent comedy SPANKING THE MONKEY with this hilarious romp about a man who goes on a quest to find his biological parents. Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller), a new father, is convinced that he won't be able to give his son a name until he reunites with his real mother and father. So Mel, his depressed, neglected wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and a sexy adoption consultant named Tina (Tea Leoni) set out to find them. By the time they reach the New Mexico home of Mel's true parents (Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin)--two laid-back hippie scientists who are in the LSD business--Mel's marriage appears to be completely demolished. But the wackiness doesn't end there, since his neurotic, overbearing adoptive parents (George Segal and Mary Tyler Moore) arrive just in time to add even greater confusion to the mix. Russell assembles a cast who have contributed greatly to the development of American screen comedy, and they throw themselves into their roles with great fervour. Commenting on identity, sexual and cultural prejudice, and the convention of marriage, Russell's script is a farcical laugh-fest that is at once intelligent, fast-paced, and witty. His assured, grounded direction makes FLIRTING WITH DISASTER's humour all the more outrageous and hysterical.
ScreenwriterDavid O. Russell
Movie/TV TitleFlirting With Disaster