Flirting with Disaster (1996) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Flirting with Disaster
Year
1996
Running time
89 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy | Road Movie. Adoption. Family Relationships
Synopsis
A man 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 Mels true parents (Alan Alda & Lily Tomlin)--two laid-back hippie scientists who are in the LSD business--Mel’s marriage appears to be completely demolished. But the wackiness doesnt end there, since his neurotic, overbearing adoptive parents (George Segal & Mary Tyler Moore) arrive just in time to add even greater confusion to the mix.
Awards
1996: Independent Spirit Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Director
1996: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
1996: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Screenplay.
Critics' reviews
- "Mr. Russell's wonderfully mad odyssey of a movie"
- "Not as corrosive as Russell's debut feature, "Spanking the Monkey," it's just as wild, just as strange, and even funnier."
- "Despite some expert performances --the picture remains as confused as its hero"
- The results are watchable enough--sometimes funny, sometimes over the top--and fairly fresh, though also a bit calculated. Read full review
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