Flirting with Disaster (1996)

Film details

Featuring

Ben Stiller Patricia Arquette Téa Leoni
Country

USA
Year

1996
Genres

Comedy Road movie
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Road comedy about a young man's search for his real parents, having just become a dad himself. In company with his wife and infant son, together with the adoption agency psychologist, his search takes them from California to Michigan and finally to a remote desert town in New Mexico, with many mishaps along the way, and a marriage increasingly under strain.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Mel Coplin
    
    Ben Stiller
  - Nancy Coplin
    
    Patricia Arquette
  - Tina Kalb
    
    Téa Leoni
  - Mrs Coplin
    
    Mary Tyler Moore
  - Mr Coplin
    
    George Segal
  - Richard Schlicting
    
    Alan Alda
  - Mary Schlicting
    
    Lily Tomlin
  - Paul
    
    Richard Jenkins
  - Tony
    
    Josh Brolin
  - Valerie Swaney
    
    Celia Weston
  - Lonnie Schlicting
    
    Glenn Fitzgerald
  - Jane
    
    Beth Ostrosky
  - Sandra
    
    Cynthia Lamontagne
  - Fritz Boudreau
    
    David Patrick Kelly
  - Mitch
    
    John Ford Noonan
  - B&B lady
    
    Charlet Oberly
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    David O. Russell
  - Production Company
    
    Miramax Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Bob Weinstein
  - Executive Producer
    
    Harvey Weinstein
  - Co-executive Producer
    
    Trea Hoving
  - Miramax Executive in Charge of Productio
    
    Gordon, Jon
  - Producer
    
    Dean Silvers
  - Co-producer
    
    Kerry Orent
  - Associate Producer
    
    Christopher Goode
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Victoria Mcgarry
  - Unit Production Manager (addit LA/SD)
    
    Julie Duvic
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Jeanne Brennan
  - Production Co-ordinator (Arizona)
    
    Shari Lee
  - Location Manager
    
    Eddy Collins
  - Location Manager (addit LA/SD)
    
    Amanda Gill
  - Location Manager (addit New York)
    
    Andrew Saxe
  - Post-production Executive
    
    Tod Scott Brody
  - Post-production Co-ordinator
    
    George W. Larkin
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Todd Pfeiffer
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Judy Gorjanc
  - Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
    
    Sheila G. Waldron
  - Assistant Director (Arizona, 2nd 2nd)
    
    Scott Coder
  - Assistant Director (Arizona, 2nd 2nd)
    
    Johnson, Kent
  - Assistant Director (addit LA/SD, 1st)
    
    Wechsler, David 'Wex'
  - Assistant Director (addit LA/SD, 2nd)
    
    Alan Steinman
  - Assistant Director (addit LA/SD, 2nd2nd)
    
    Jana Ludwigova
  - Assistant Director (addit New York, 2nd)
    
    Jolyon Handler
  - Assistant Director (addit New York, 2nd)
    
    Slutskin, Jeremy
  - Assistant Director (addit New York, 22n)
    
    Marco Londoner
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Julie Oppenheimer
  - Casting
    
    Ellen Parks
  - Casting
    
    Bramon Garcia, Risa
  - Casting (Arizona)
    
    Daniel Irvine
  - Written by
    
    David O. Russell
  - Director of Photography
    
    Edwards, Eric
  - Camera Operator
    
    Michael Barrow
  - Editor
    
    Tellefsen, Christopher
  - Production Designer
    
    Kevin Thompson
  - Art Director
    
    Judy Rhee
  - Set Decorator
    
    Ford Wheeler
  - Set Decorator
    
    Susan Block
  - Costume Designer
    
    Ellen Lutter
  - Costume Designer (addit LA/SD)
    
    Laurie Johnson
  - Key Set Costumer (addit LA/SD)
    
    Shari Gray
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Sanftner, Pat
  - Wardrobe Supervisor
    
    Roseann Milano
  - Wardrobe Supervisor (addit New York)
    
    Jeffries, Katrina
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Lori Hicks
  - Make-up Artist (Arizona)
    
    Lisa Collins
  - Make-up Artist (addit LA/SD)
    
    Lili Gart
  - Make-up Artist (addit New York)
    
    Gallagher, Hellen
  - Hair Stylist
    
    Wayne Herndon
  - Hair Stylist (Arizona)
    
    Christine Guararra
  - Hair Stylist (addit LA/SD)
    
    Violet Ortiz
  - Hair Stylist (addit New York)
    
    Mary D'angelo
  - Opticals
    
    The Effects House
  - Opticals
    
    Cinema Arts
  - Opticals
    
    Monaco/Interformat
  - Title Design
    
    R/Greenberg Associates
  - Music
    
    Stephen Endelman
  - Music Supervisor
    
    Bonnie Greenberg
  - Supervising Music Editor
    
    Todd Kasow
  - Music Editor
    
    Dan Lieberstein
  - Sound Design
    
    Wendy Hedin
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Rolf Pardula
  - Sound Mixer (addit LA/SD)
    
    Jim Steube
  - Sound Mixer (addit New York)
    
    Jeff Pullman
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Michael Barry
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Sound One
  - Dialogue Editor
    
    Stuart Emanuel
  - Dialogue Editor
    
    Michael Shore
  - Dialogue Editor
    
    Ray Karpicki
  - ADR (Editor)
    
    Nau, Jim
  - Foley (Editor)
    
    Yvette Nabel
  - Foley (Engineer)
    
    Lara, George
  - Foley (Artist)
    
    Brian Vancho
  - Production Consultant (addit LA/SD)
    
    Alexis Arnold