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Flirting with Disaster

Year:

1996

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

David O. Russell

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-04-12

Filming Locations: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Earnings

Budget: $7,000,000

Gross: $14,891,000 (USA) Admissions 3,488 (Netherlands)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cynthia Lamontagne

Ben Stiller

Mel Coplin

Patricia Arquette

Nancy Coplin

Téa Leoni

Tina Kalb

Mary Tyler Moore

Pearl Coplin

George Segal

Ed Coplin

Alan Alda

Richard Schlichting

Lily Tomlin

Mary Schlichting

Richard Jenkins

Paul Harmon

Josh Brolin

Agent Tony Kent

Celia Weston

Valerie Swaney

Glenn Fitzgerald

Lonnie Schlichting

Beth Ostrosky

Jane

David Patrick Kelly

Fritz Boudreau

John Ford Noonan

Mitch

Charlet Oberly

B&B Lady

Nadia Dajani

Jill

Don Creech

Cop #1

Clarke Bittner

Cop #2

Tony Kruk

Detective

Jonathan Teague Cook

Sheriff

Steve Moreno

Deputy

Tori Davis

Flight Attendant

Shawn Michael Howard

Roger

Suzanne Snyder

Alternative Wife (unconfirmed)

Kacee DeMasi

Cop (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Dick Van Dyke was offered the role of Richard Schlichting. Originally, Mary Tyler Moore was to play the role of his wife Mary but she eventually switched roles in order to portray Pearl Coplin.

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According to Lily Tomlin, Ben Stiller and David O. Russell did not get along and had many heated arguments.

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Janeane Garofalo turned down the role of Tina Kalb.

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Goofs

At the airport when boarding the plane at 46 minutes in, the baby switches to a completely different baby. In the next shot they are on the plane and the baby has switched back.

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At the end of the movie, when they are at the jail, the baby goes from asleep to awake in different shots.

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The shoulder with the towel and the baby.

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Quotes

Nancy Coplin: Does anybody actually own a white Taurus, or are they all rentals?

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Mel: You made LSD? Is that what you're saying?

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Agent Paul: Is this a musical table?

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