Product Information
A wacky comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.Product Identifiers
EAN5017188885065
eBay Product ID (ePID)3948360
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
LanguageEnglish
Run Time88 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
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.<BR>Russell assembles a cast who have contributed greatly to the development of American screen comedy, and they throw themselves into their roles with great fervor. 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
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleFlirting With Disaster