A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations
Beth Stern
- Jane
- (as Beth Ostrosky)
Cynthia LaMontagne
- Sandra
- (as Cynthia Lamontagne)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Lily Tomlin, Ben Stiller and David O. Russell did not get along and had many heated arguments.
- GoofsCameraman visible in mirror in detectives office.
- Quotes
Mr. Coplin: San Diego has a big carjacking problem. They bump you, and when you stop, they mutilate you and take your car.
- Alternate versionsThe VHS and laserdisc versions (but not the DVD release) feature additional scenes during the end credits, not included in the original theatrical cut, showing the whereabouts of Tina and Tony and Paul.
Featured review
Funniest Movie. Period.
I'm under the impression that 'Flirting With Disaster' JUST isn't getting the respect it totally deserves. No special DVD or anything, it just sits there, waiting to be discovered. I saw this when it first hit the theater, and I have it on VHS (yeah yeah I know, I'm just waiting for the special edition DVD to come out!). I love the plot of this one. Ben Stiller travels with his perfectly cast wife, Patricia Arquette and the adoption agency agent, played by Tia Leoni to try to discover his parents who gave him up for adoption. He needs to have a sense of closure, and also to give a name to his son. He probably didn't realize that this would involve Indian wrestling, truck driving lessons, or a married male couple of FBI agents. The story just piles one hilarious situation after another. I've seen this film at LEAST 10 times and I STILL laugh out loud. It's just THAT funny!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Біда біду тягне
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,702,438
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $164,458
- Mar 24, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $14,702,438
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