Flirting with Disaster (film)

Flirting with Disaster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid O. Russell
Written byDavid O. Russell
Produced byDean Silvers
Starring
CinematographyEric Alan Edwards
Edited byChristopher Tellefsen
Music byStephen Endelman
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7 million[1]
Box office$14.7 million[2]

Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 American black comedy film[3] written and directed by David O. Russell about a young father's search for his biological parents. It stars Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin and Richard Jenkins. It was screened out of competition in the Special Screenings section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ "Flirting with Disaster". The Numbers. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Flirting with Disaster". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Berra, John (2008). Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production. Intellect Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-28-117235-8.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Flirting with Disaster". Festival-Cannes.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2009.