Flirting With Disaster (1996)

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R | 1 hr 26 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romantic comedy | Released: 3/22/1996 |Box Office Total: $14.8M

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Synopsis:

Mel Coplin is on a mission. Though he loves his beautiful wife, Nancy, and their new baby son, he feels his life is incomplete. What's missing is knowing the two people who brought him into this world--his biological parents. Enter Tina Kalb, a psychologist from the agency where Mel was adopted. Tina is a former dancer with the legs to prove it. Her intent: to reunite Mel with his parents while videotaping the experience for her own research. The problem is, Tina seems interested in more than just the research. Meanwhile, Mel's adoptive parents are worried. Why isn't their son satisfied with the mother and father who raised him? What, exactly is he looking for, and will he make it home in time for Dad's 60th birthday? To answer these questions, Mel, Nancy, Tina and the baby set out on a cross-country trek that brings them more surprises than they bargained for.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/22/1996

Studio	Credit
Miramax Records	Studio
Director	Credit
David O. Russell	Director
Cast	Credit
Ben Stiller	Mel Coplin
Patricia Arquette	Nancy Coplin
Tea Leoni	Tina Kalb
Mary Tyler Moore	Mrs Coplin
George Segal	Mr Coplin
Alan Alda	Richard Schlicting
Lily Tomlin	Mary Schlicting
Richard Jenkins	Paul
Josh Brolin	Tony
Celia Weston	Valerie Swaney
Glenn Fitzgerald	Lonnie Schlicting
Beth Ostrosky	Jane
Sandra Lamontagne	Sandra
David Patrick Kelly	Fritz Boudreau
John Ford Noonan	Mitch
Charlet Oberly	B&B Lady
Production Credits	Credit
Trea Hoving	Co-Executive Producer
Kerry Orent	Co-Producer
Christopher Goode	Associate Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Executive Producer
Dean Silvers	Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Nordisk Film	Theatrical Distributor
Skifan	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Writer	Credit
David O. Russell	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
John Cragmile ('JR')	Production Auditor - post-production auditor
Lisa Knudson	Assistant Accountant
Margo Meyers	Production Auditor
Gail Barringer	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Jodi Shapera	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Art Department	Credit
Judy Rhee	Art Director
Loren Weeks	Art Department Coordinator
Eric M Metzger	Set Dresser
Sara Lindborg	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Ford Wheeler	Set Decorator
Kevin Thompson	Production Designer
Susan Block	Lead Person - leadman
Keith Mosca	Lead Person - leadman
Jeffrey Rollins	Set Dresser
Alma Villavorta	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Gregg Singer	Set Dresser
Kerry A Weeks	Lead Person
Mark Dennet	Set Dresser
William Grant	Set Dresser
Brian Hess	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Mark Byrne	Extras Casting Assistant
Kimberly Davis	Extras Casting - extras casting director
Ellen Parks	Casting
Sunny Siebel	Extras Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia	Casting
Susan Fried	Extras Casting
Daniel Irvine	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
R Vincent Smith	Craft Service
Lena Drobot	Catering - caterer
Evelyn Charbonneau-Wildman	Craft Service
Tina Ameduri	Craft Service
Patrick Mahoney	Craft Service
John Soran	Craft Service
Greg Criscuolo	Craft Service
Harold Horn	Craft Service
Karyn Wagner	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Mark Ginzberg	Color Timer
Eric Alan Edwards	Director of Photography
Mathew Braun	Camera - camera loader
Michael Barrow	Camera Operator
Richard Rutkowski	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Danya Reich	Camera Trainee
Chris Patak	Camera Assistant - camera production assistant
Joe Violante	Dailies - dailies consultant
Barry Wetcher	Photography - still photographer
Lorey Sebastian	Photography - still photographer
Heather Norton	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Laura Colella	Camera Trainee
Eric Leibowitz	Photography - still photographer
Maliz Van De Fries	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Mark Coyne	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jeb Buyers	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Jonathan Weaver	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joe Volpe	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Gary Kauffman	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Stephen Endelman	Music
Todd Kasow	Music Editor
Bonnie Greenberg	Music Supervisor
Dan Leiberstein	Music Editor
Todd Milner	Music - assistant music editor
Production Management	Credit
George W Larkin	Post-Production Coordinator
Julie Oppenheimer	Script Supervisor
Victoria McGarry	Unit Production Manager
Jeanne Brennan	Production Coordinator
Eddy Collins	Location Manager
Tod Scott Brody	Post-Production Supervisor
Sarah Sciotto	Assistant Production Coordinator - assistant coordinator
Todd Pfeiffer	Assistant Director
Andrew Saxe	Assistant Location Manager
Christine Welker	Location Assistant
Mario Ramirez	Location Scout
Tom Yeager	Assistant Location Manager
Michael Perman	Assistant Production Coordinator
Julie Duvic	Unit Production Manager
Amanda Gill	Location Manager
Judy Gorjanc	Assistant Director
Shari Lee	Production Coordinator
Jocelyn Jansons	Location Assistant - assistant locations manager
Andrew Saxe	Location Manager
Sheila G Waldron	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Scott Coder	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Kent Phillip Johnson	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
David Wechsler	Assistant Director
Alan Steinman	Assistant Director
Jana Ludwigova	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Jolyon Handler	Assistant Director
Jeremy Slutskin	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Rob Harris	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Wendy Hedin	Sound Design
Stuart Deutsch	Boom Operator
Jennifer Dunnington	Sound Editor
Yvette Nabel	Foley Editor
Jim Nau	ADR Editor
Angela Organ	Assistant Sound Editor
George A. Lara	Foley - foley engineer
Wenco Corporation	Post-Production Sound - post-production sound editorial
Brian Vancho	Foley Artist
Michael Barry	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Rolf Pardula	Sound Mixer
Jim Steube	Sound Mixer
Dan Wesson	Boom Operator
Jeff Pullman	Sound Mixer
Kate Jesse	Boom Operator - boom
Lowell Jacobs	Boom Operator - boom
David B Diamond	Boom Operator
Bill Scheinberg	Boom Operator
Jim Davees ('Bear')	Boom Operator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ellen Lutter	Costume Designer
Kathleen Bartlett	Wardrobe Assistant
Shari Gray	Set Costumer - key set costumer
Jim Hammer	Assistant Costume Designer
Lori Hicks	Makeup Artist
Renata Leufeher	Wig Supplier - wig maker
Wayne Herndon	Hair Stylist
Josephine Rosa	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Pat Sanftner	Wardrobe Supervisor
Laurie Johnson	Wardrobe - wardrobe shopper
Laurie Johnson	Costume Designer
Roseann Milano	Wardrobe Supervisor
Christine Guararra	Hair Stylist
Charles Casey II	Wardrobe Assistant
Lisa Collins	Makeup Artist
June Barney	Wardrobe - assistant wardrobe shopper
Lili Gart	Makeup Artist
Jeanne Munson	Wardrobe Assistant
Katrina Jeffries	Wardrobe Supervisor
Violet Ortiz	Hair Stylist
Anita Ellis	Wardrobe Assistant
Hellen Gallagher	Makeup Artist
Mary D'Angelo	Hair Stylist

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