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Overview

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Director:
David O. Russell
Writer (WGA):
David O. Russell (written by)
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Release Date:
22 March 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Have you flirted yet?
Plot:
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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User Comments:
One of the Funnier Movies Made in the 90's more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Stiller ... Mel Coplin

Patricia Arquette ... Nancy Coplin

Téa Leoni ... Tina Kalb

Alan Alda ... Richard Schlichting

Mary Tyler Moore ... Pearl Coplin

George Segal ... Ed Coplin

Lily Tomlin ... Mary Schlichting

Josh Brolin ... Tony Kent

Richard Jenkins ... Paul Harmon
Celia Weston ... Valerie Swaney

Glenn Fitzgerald ... Lonnie Schlichting
Beth Ostrosky ... Jane
Cynthia Lamontagne ... Sandra

David Patrick Kelly ... Fritz Boudreau
John Ford Noonan ... Mitch
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexuality and a comic drug scene.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Miramax Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Tony calls Paul "Phil" when they are in the restaurant, just as Paul gets up to leave. more
Quotes:
Agent Paul: Without spontaneity, the world of B&B's is fairly meaningless. more
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References "Leave It to Beaver" (1957) more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the Funnier Movies Made in the 90's, 9 February 2004
Author: Brikindewall-12 from Bay Area, California

I first saw this film at the Theatres in 1996. I didn't know much about Ben Stiller at the time but liked Patricia Arqette. I didn't know what I was in for. I laughed my arse off. I was rolling in the isles. Maybe no expectations is a good way to go into a film because being pleasantly surprised is one of my favorite emotions. Ben Stiller is hillarious here as well as everyone in the cast. Great writing and Direction, a full laugh out loud riot. If you like Ben Stiller playing that innocent guy in the wrong situation "his best part" you will like this one. I highly recomend.

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