Flirting with Disaster (1996)
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- R
- 1h 32min
- Comedy
- 12 Apr 1996 (USA)
- Movie
A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 10 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ben Stiller | ... |
Mel Coplin
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| Patricia Arquette | ... |
Nancy Coplin
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| Téa Leoni | ... |
Tina Kalb
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| Mary Tyler Moore | ... |
Pearl Coplin
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| George Segal | ... |
Ed Coplin
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| Alan Alda | ... |
Richard Schlichting
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| Lily Tomlin | ... |
Mary Schlichting
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| Richard Jenkins | ... |
Paul Harmon
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| Josh Brolin | ... |
Agent Tony Kent
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| Celia Weston | ... |
Valerie Swaney
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| Glenn Fitzgerald | ... |
Lonnie Schlichting
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| Beth Stern | ... |
Jane
(as Beth Ostrosky)
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| Cynthia LaMontagne | ... |
Sandra
(as Cynthia Lamontagne)
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| David Patrick Kelly | ... |
Fritz Boudreau
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| John Ford Noonan | ... |
Mitch
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Charlet Oberly | ... |
B&B Lady
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| Nadia Dajani | ... |
Jill
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| Don Creech | ... |
Cop #1
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Clarke Bittner | ... |
Cop #2
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Tony Kruk | ... |
Detective
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Jonathan Teague Cook | ... |
Sheriff
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Steve Moreno | ... |
Deputy
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| Tori Davis | ... |
Flight Attendant
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| Shawn Michael Howard | ... |
Roger
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| Suzanne Snyder | ... |
Alternative Wife (unconfirmed)
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Kacee DeMasi | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Roberta Rockwell | ... |
Mel's ex-girlfriend (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David O. Russell | ||
Written by
| David O. Russell | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Christopher Goode | ... | associate producer |
| Trea Leventhal | ... | co-executive producer (as Trea Hoving) |
| Kerry Orent | ... | co-producer |
| Dean Silvers | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Stephen Endelman | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Eric Alan Edwards | ... | director of photography (as Eric Edwards) |
Editing by
| Christopher Tellefsen | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Jane Pia Abramowitz | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Karen Bermudez | ... | post-production assistant |
| Tod Scott Brody | ... | post-production executive |
| Mark Ginsberg | ... | color timer |
| Gerritt Graham | ... | assistant to post-production executive |
| G. Matt Hepler | ... | post-production assistant |
| Debra Kanter Kohn | ... | apprentice editor |
| George Larkin | ... | post-production coordinator (as George W. Larkin) |
| K. Lorrel Manning | ... | post-production assistant (as K. Lorrell Manning) |
| Noëlle Penraat | ... | negative cutter |
| Daniel Pimentel | ... | post-production assistant |
| Arthur Schlenger | ... | second assistant editor |
| Victoria Scoggins | ... | post-production assistant |
| Misako Shimizu | ... | first assistant editor |
| Ian Silverstein | ... | second assistant editor |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
| Chris Gennarelli | ... | dailies colorist (uncredited) |
| Lou Iocca | ... | additional editor (uncredited) |
| May Kuckro | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
| Sara Nicholson | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Risa Bramon Garcia | ... | (casting) |
| Ellen Parks | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| Kevin Thompson | ||
Art Direction by
| Judy Rhee | ||
Set Decoration by
| Susan Block | ||
| Ford Wheeler | ||
Costume Design by
| Ellen Lutter | ||
Makeup Department
| Lilly Benyair-Gart | ... | makeup artist: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Lily Gart) |
| Lisa Collins | ... | makeup artist: Arizona |
| Mary A. D'Angelo | ... | makeup artist: New York (as Mary D'Angelo) |
| Helen M. Gallagher | ... | hair stylist: New York (as Helen Gallagher) |
| Christine M. Guararra | ... | hair stylist: Arizona (as Christine Guararra) |
| Wayne Herndon | ... | hair stylist |
| Lori Hicks | ... | makeup artist |
| Renate Leuschner | ... | wig maker: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Renata Leufeher) / wig maker: New York (as Renata Leufeher) |
| Violet Ortiz | ... | hair stylist: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Violey Ortiz) |
| Josephine Rosa | ... | assistant makeup artist: New York |
| Linda Grimes | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Julie Duvic | ... | unit production manager: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Jonathan Gordon | ... | executive in charge of production: Miramax |
| Victoria McGarry | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott K. Coder | ... | second second assistant director: Arizona (as Scott Coder) |
| Jude Gorjanc | ... | second assistant director |
| Jolyon Handler | ... | second assistant director: New York |
| Kent Phillip Johnson | ... | second second assistant director: Arizona (as Kent Johnson) |
| Marco Londoner | ... | second second assistant director: New York |
| Jana Ludwigova | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Todd Pfeiffer | ... | first assistant director |
| Alan Steinman | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Sheila G. Waldron | ... | second second assistant director |
| David 'Wex' Wechsler | ... | first assistant director: Los Angeles/San Diego |
Art Department
| Joel Barkow | ... | assistant property master |
| Julia Barraclough | ... | charge scenic (as Julia J. Barraclough) |
| Martin Bernstein | ... | construction coordinator |
| Clyde Betts | ... | art production assistant: Arizona |
| Rodney Clark | ... | construction grip: New York |
| Keith Cox | ... | construction coordinator: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Gregory Criscuolo | ... | carpenter |
| Mark F. Dennett | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Mark Dennet) |
| Arthur Dworin | ... | scenic: New York |
| John Farina | ... | construction grip: New York |
| Will Grant | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles/San Diego (as William Grant) |
| Brian Hess | ... | set dresser: New York |
| Tyler Kim | ... | prop assistant: New York |
| Kevin Ladson | ... | property master: New York (as Kevin C. Ladson) |
| Andrew Lassman | ... | property master (as Andy Lassman) |
| John Leavey | ... | scenic |
| Sarah Lindborg | ... | art department production assistant |
| Jann McClary | ... | prop assistant: New York |
| Eric M. Metzger | ... | set dresser (as Eric Metzger) |
| Timothy Metzger | ... | leadman: Arizona |
| Scott Miller | ... | propmaker: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Keith Mosca | ... | leadman: Arizona |
| David C. Nute | ... | construction foreman: Los Angeles/San Diego (as David Nute) |
| Ralph Perri | ... | construction grip: New York |
| Mike Popovich | ... | scenic: Arizona |
| David E. Robinson | ... | scenic: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Dave Robinson) |
| Steve Roll | ... | construction coordinator: Arizona |
| Jeffrey Rollins | ... | set dresser |
| Karen Seifried | ... | charge scenic: Arizona |
| Gregg Singer | ... | set dresser: Arizona |
| Jim Steere | ... | scenic: New York |
| Larry Steinberg | ... | construction grip (as Lawrence Steinberg) |
| Jill Sternberg | ... | scenic |
| Kimberly A. Street-Lennon | ... | assistant property master: Arizona (as Kim Street-Lennon) |
| Roman Turovsky | ... | scenic: New York |
| Tony Valdes | ... | carpenter: Arizona |
| Alma Villavorta | ... | art department production assistant |
| Rob Walsh | ... | construction production assistant (as Robert Walsh) |
| Kerry Weeks | ... | lead person: New York (as Kerry A. Weeks) |
| David D. Wheeler | ... | propmaker |
Sound Department
| Michael Barry | ... | sound re-recording mixer: Sound One |
| Jim Davees | ... | boom operator: New York (as Jim 'Bear' Davees) |
| Stuart Deutsch | ... | boom operator |
| David Diamond | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Dave Diamond) |
| Jennifer L. Dunnington | ... | apprentice sound editor (as Jennifer Dunnington) |
| Stuart Emanuel | ... | sound editor |
| Wendy Hedin | ... | sound designer |
| Bradford L. Hohle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Lowell Jacobs | ... | second boom operator: Arizona |
| Kate Jesse | ... | second boom operator: Arizona |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley engineer (as George Lara) |
| Rob Lynch | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Yvette Nabel | ... | foley editor |
| Angela Organ | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Rolf Pardula | ... | sound mixer |
| Jeff Pullman | ... | sound mixer: New York |
| Bill Scheinberg | ... | boom operator: New York |
| William Schneiberg | ... | boom operator: New York (as Bill Scheiberg) |
| Jim Stuebe | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Jim Steube) |
| Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist |
| John Werner | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Dan Wesson | ... | second boom operator |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr engineer: TV version (uncredited) / adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Dan Edelstein | ... | adr editor: TV version (uncredited) |
| Raymond Karpicki | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
| James H. Nau | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
| Michael Shore | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Eric Brown | ... | stunt driver |
| Joyce R. Korbin | ... | stunt woman (as Joyce Korbin) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michael F. Barrow | ... | camera operator (as Michael Barrow) |
| Matthew Braun | ... | camera loader: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Mathew Braun) |
| Keith Bunting | ... | best boy grip |
| Geb Byers | ... | first assistant camera: New York (as Jeb Buyers) |
| Laura Colella | ... | camera trainee: New York |
| Mark J. Coyne | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Mark Coyne) |
| Lamont Crawford | ... | grip |
| Thomas M. Dangcil | ... | electrician: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Tom Dangcil) |
| Howard Davidson | ... | key grip: New York |
| James Edmiston | ... | second grip: New York (as Jim Edmision) |
| Moose Enright | ... | electrician: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Tom Enright) |
| Kevin Erb | ... | best boy grip: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald | ... | grip: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Rambo Fitzgerald) |
| Richard Gavril | ... | grip: Arizona |
| Pedro Hernández | ... | best boy grip: Arizona (as Pedro Hernandez) |
| Mike Hutzger | ... | grip: New York |
| David Knoblock | ... | grip: Arizona |
| Ted J. Kredo | ... | best boy electric: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Ted Kredo) |
| Jim Kwiatkowski | ... | key grip: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Eric Liebowitz | ... | still photographer: New York |
| Gary Martone | ... | key grip |
| Linda Mazzoni | ... | grip: New York |
| Tony Mazzucchi | ... | grip: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Tony Mazzuchi) |
| Jeff McGrath | ... | electrician: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Charlie McNamara | ... | electrician: Arizona (as Charles McNamara) |
| William D. Moran | ... | grip (as William Moran) |
| Thomas Nead | ... | electrician: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Tom Nead) |
| Heather Norton | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rocco Palmieri | ... | electrician |
| Daniel Pershing | ... | dolly grip: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Linda Phillips | ... | electrician |
| Scott H. Ramsey | ... | gaffer (as Scott Ramsey) |
| Nate Ranger | ... | assistant camera |
| Danya Reich | ... | camera trainee |
| John Rodgers | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Randell L. Rowlett | ... | electrician: Arizona (as Randell Rowlett) |
| Richard Rutkowski | ... | first assistant camera |
| Mike Savage | ... | grip: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Jeremy Schroeder | ... | second grip: New York |
| Mark Schwentner | ... | best boy electric |
| Lorey Sebastian | ... | still photographer: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Chris Skutch | ... | dolly grip |
| Phil Testa | ... | electrician (as Philip Testa) |
| Maliz Van de Friess | ... | second assistant camera: Arizona (as Maliz Van De Fries) |
| Joe Volpe | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
| Jonathan Weaver | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
| Joshua M. Weiner | ... | dolly grip: New York (as Josh Weiner) / grip (as Joshua Weiner) |
| Barry Wetcher | ... | still photographer |
| Clifton Dance | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Dean Mongan | ... | camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Mark Byrne | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Kim Davis-Wagner | ... | extras casting (as Kim Davis) |
| Susan Fried | ... | extras casting: New York (as Sue Fried) |
| Daniel Irvine | ... | casting: Arizona |
| Sunny Seibel | ... | extras casting: Arizona |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| June Barney | ... | assistant wardrobe shopper: Arizona |
| Kathleen Bartlett | ... | wardrobe assistant: New York |
| Chuck Casey | ... | wardrobe assistant: New York (as Charles Casey II) |
| Anita Ellis | ... | wardrobe assistant: New York |
| Shari Gray | ... | costume designer: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| James Hammer | ... | assistant costume designer (as Jim Hammer) |
| Katrina Jeffries | ... | wardrobe supervisor: New York |
| Laurie Johnson | ... | key set costumer: Los Angeles/San Diego / wardrobe shopper |
| Roseann Milano | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Jeanne Munson | ... | wardrobe assistant: New York |
| Patricia Sanftner | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Pat Sanftner) |
Location Management
| Eddy Collyns | ... | location manager |
| Amanda Gill | ... | location manager: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Jocelyn Jansons | ... | assistant location manager: New York |
| Mario Ramirez | ... | location scout: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Andrew Saxe | ... | assistant location manager / location manager: New York |
| Christine Welker | ... | location assistant |
| Tom Yeager | ... | assistant location manager: Arizona |
Music Department
| Lisa Brown | ... | music coordinator |
| Emile Charlap | ... | music contractor |
| Dominic DeRasse | ... | musician: trumpet |
| James Flatto | ... | Music editor: temp music |
| Gordon Gottlieb | ... | musician: percussion (as Gordon Gotlieb) |
| Bonnie Greenberg | ... | music supervisor |
| Todd Kasow | ... | supervising music editor |
| Dan Lieberstein | ... | music editor: Kickstart Films |
| Richard Locker | ... | musician: cello |
| Jill Meyers | ... | music business affairs |
| Todd Milner | ... | assistant music editor |
| Jeffrey Mironov | ... | music arranger: additional material and guitars (as Jeffery Mironov) |
| John Moses | ... | musician: trumpet |
| James P. Nichols | ... | score recordist |
| Rob Paparozzi | ... | harmonica: credited (as Robert Papparozzi) / musician: harmonica (as Robert Papparozzi) |
| Darcia Parada | ... | musician: vocals |
| Joe Passaro | ... | musician: percussion |
| Amy Rockwell | ... | music assistant |
| Richard Sortomme | ... | musician: synthesizer |
| Dale Stuckenbruck | ... | musician: singing saw |
| Tom Swift | ... | score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Julie Oppenheimer | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Lynn Ashby | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Art Bauer | ... | driver: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Wes Bloom | ... | transportation captain: Arizona |
| John Burkhart | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Joe Devane | ... | driver: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Joseph Devane) |
| Douglas DuVal | ... | driver: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Doug Duval) |
| Mark Gantt | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Joe Getzwiller | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Scott Hess | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Patrick Knapp | ... | driver: Arizona (as Pat Knapp) |
| Gary Mahr | ... | driver: New York |
| Kenny Mason | ... | transportation coordinator: Arizona |
| Denny McCoy | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Ron Mitchell | ... | driver: Arizona |
| Edward O'Donnell | ... | transportation captain (as Eddie O'Donnell) |
| Walter Rubio | ... | driver: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Howard A. Small | ... | transportation coordinator: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Howard Small) |
| Frank Weiss | ... | transportation co-captain |
Additional Crew
| Joe Abramson | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Ryan Allen | ... | office production assistant: New York/Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Scott Ambrozy | ... | set production assistant: New York/Los Angeles/San Diego (as Scott Ambrory) |
| Tina M. Ameduri | ... | craft service: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Tina Ameduri) |
| Alexis Arnold | ... | production secretary: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Sherry Azzarella | ... | production secretary: Arizona |
| Gail Barringer | ... | assistant auditor |
| Todd W. Beeton | ... | office production assistant: New York (as Todd Beeton) |
| Jenny Beresford | ... | set production assistant |
| Amy Berkenbile | ... | office production assistant: Arizona |
| Tracey Bing | ... | product placement (as Tracey Nicole Bing) |
| Charmaine Boos | ... | welfare worker: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Lisa Bowman | ... | set production assistant |
| Sarah Brandston | ... | set production assistant |
| Jeanne Brennan | ... | production coordinator |
| Terrence Burke | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Kevin Center | ... | office production assistant |
| Evelyn Charbonneau-Wildman | ... | craft service: Arizona |
| Herman Cohen | ... | set security |
| Cindy Craig | ... | key set production assistant |
| John 'JR' Craigmile | ... | post-production auditor |
| Gregory Criscuolo | ... | craft service: New York (as Greg Criscuolo) |
| Shanti Delsarte | ... | production consultant: Los Angeles/San Diego / production secretary: New York |
| Lena Drobot | ... | caterer: New York |
| Lauren Fischer | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Paul Franklin | ... | chef: New York (as Paul Franklin III) |
| Dave Freed | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego (as David Freed) |
| Ellen Gannon | ... | production secretary |
| Jodi Gannon | ... | assistant auditor |
| Rob Harris | ... | unit publicist |
| Tom Heilig | ... | teamster captain: New York (as Tom Helig) |
| Harold Horn | ... | craft service: New York |
| Sam Hyde | ... | set production assistant: Arizona |
| Jonathan Judge | ... | set production assistant: New York (as Jon Judge) |
| Gary Kauffman | ... | legal services: Silvers & Kaufmann LLC |
| Takahide Kawakami | ... | set production assistant: New York (as Taka Kawakami) |
| Michael J. Kinney | ... | production assistant |
| Julien Kneel | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Lisa Knudson | ... | accountant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Kate Kondell | ... | assistant to director |
| Michael Landman | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Shari Lee | ... | production coordinator: Arizona |
| Claudia Lorka | ... | assistant to producer |
| Patrick Mahoney | ... | craft service: New York |
| Anthony L. Mariani | ... | production assistant |
| Tony Mariani | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Patrick Marsh | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Ivan McDonald | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Mike McNally | ... | set medic: Arizona |
| Donald Milne | ... | set production assistant: Arizona |
| Shalah Mitchell | ... | office intern: Arizona |
| Marinka Modderman | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Miguel Mojica | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Margo Myers | ... | production auditor |
| Neil Orlowski | ... | set production assistant: New York (as Neil Orlawsky) |
| Michael H. Perman | ... | assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles/San Diego (as Michael Perman) |
| Paul Polow | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Exile Ramirez | ... | edit room coordinator |
| Jason Rice | ... | office production assistant |
| Guy H. Rocourt II | ... | set production assistant: New York (as Guy Rocourt) |
| Christina Rosati | ... | assistant to director |
| Sheryl Schwartz | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Sarah Sciotto | ... | assistant coordinator: Arizona |
| Jodi Shapera | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Terry Sims | ... | assistant: Mary Tyler Moore (as Terry W. Sims) |
| Amanda Slater | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| Jeremy Slutskin | ... | set production assistant: New York |
| R. Vincent Smith | ... | craft service (as R. Vince Smith) |
| John Soran | ... | craft service: New York |
| Karyn Wagner | ... | craft service: New York |
| Lucius Wasserman | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles/San Diego |
| Michele Ammon | ... | stand-in: Patricia Arquette (uncredited) |
| Brian H. Berkowitz | ... | production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited) |
| Terrence C. Burke | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Paulette D. Clark | ... | assistant production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Harley Kaplan | ... | stand-in: Ben Stiller (uncredited) |
| Ivor Shier | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Scott Busby | ... | thanks |
| Janet Grillo | ... | special thanks |
| Marlen Hecht | ... | special thanks |
| Cheryl Miller Houser | ... | thanks (as Cheryl Miller-Houser) |
| Jeffrey Kimball | ... | thanks |
| John Lesher | ... | special thanks |
| Meryl Poster | ... | thanks |
| Jordan Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Seth Rose | ... | thanks |
| Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell | ... | thanks |
| Barbara Russell-Peloquin | ... | thanks |
| Forrest Silvers | ... | thanks |
| Marc Silvers | ... | thanks |
| Sylvia Silvers | ... | thanks |
| Tyler Silvers | ... | thanks |
| Steven Starr | ... | thanks |
| Nancy Tenenbaum | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1996) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- UGC PH (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Amuse Soft (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
- Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
- Shochiku-Fuji Company (1997) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- SubTV (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Alliance Video (Canada) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
- Laurenfilm (Spain)
- New Films International
- Pay Per View (1997) (United States) (tv)
- PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- YouTube Movies (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Phoenix Film Office (special thanks)
- Teatown Communications Group (post-production facilities)
- Teatown Communications Group (post-production services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mel Coplin departs on a mission of discovery dragging his wife and 4 month old son behind. He and wife, Nancy, won't agree on a name for their son until adopted Mel gets in touch with his roots. He assures her that once he knows who he really is, the right name for their boy will be a snap. Enlisting the aid of student-psychologist and part-time adoption agent, Tina Kalb, they embark on a journey across the United States to find Mel's "birth" mother. "The best part," Mel tells Nancy, "is it's all free." Tina is finishing her dissertation and will film the happy reunion of mother and child as part of her research. For this privilege, she's footing the bill. His adoptive parents are left behind feeling abandoned by an ungrateful son. Clerical errors, mistaken identities, Nancy's misplaced high school friend and his gay lover, and a super-charged libido here and there are thrown into the mix along the way until -- at last -- Mel's real parents, the Schlictings (mispronounced as "Shit-kings" by Mrs. Coplin), are discovered in remote New Mexico. There, Mel begins to wonder if he would have been better off not knowing these people, after all.
Written by MARK FLEETWOOD |
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| Taglines | The story of a man who went searching for his roots, and got tangled up along the way. See more » |
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| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to Lily Tomlin, Ben Stiller and David O. Russell did not get along and had many heated arguments. See more » |
| Goofs | Cameraman visible in mirror in detectives office. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Diabolique/It's My Party/Flirting with Disaster/Girl 6/Little Indian, Big City (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Anything But Love See more » |
| Quotes |
Mr. Coplin:
San Diego has a big carjacking problem. They bump you, and when you stop, they mutilate you and take your car. See more » |