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Flirting with Disaster 1996

“A comedy about sex, love, family and other accidents waiting to happen.”

Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Director
David O. Russell
Networks
Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions
Where to Stream
fuboTV
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★ TMDB users: 6.2/10 from 276 votes R Comedy Released
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What is Flirting with Disaster?

Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 comedy film released in the United States on March 22, 1996, with a runtime of one hour and thirty-three minutes. The film is described as a comedy about sex, love, family, and other accidents waiting to happen.

Type
Film
Year
1996
Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Release date
Mar 22, 1996
Original language
EN
Origin
United States of America
Studios
Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$14,702,438
Genres
Comedy
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 6.2/10 from 276 votes
Episode runtime
~93 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Miramax, Dean Silvers Productions
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Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 comedy film released in the United States on March 22, 1996, with a runtime of one hour and thirty-three minutes. The film is described as a comedy about sex, love, family, and other accidents waiting to happen. The story follows a new father named Mel Colpin, who was adopted as a child. Mel decides that he cannot name his newborn son until he knows his birth parents. Determined to find them, he sets out on an epic cross-country quest. He is accompanied on the journey by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent named Tina. The trip quickly devolves into a farce involving mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.

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Should you watch it?

“An adopted new father embarks on a chaotic cross-country quest to find his birth parents.”

Reasons to watch
  • Features an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce.
  • Follows a unique premise about an adopted new father refusing to name his son without knowing his birth parents.
  • Includes a comedic dynamic involving a wife and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent.
Keep in mind
  • The story involves overzealous and love-struck ATF agents that may not appeal to every viewer.

Watch it if you enjoy comedic road trip farces involving mistaken identities and family quests.

It is a 1996 comedy film with a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes, rated R.

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Where to stream Flirting with Disaster?

Streaming availability can be checked on platforms offering the 1996 film.

Whether it is worth watching?

It is worth watching if you enjoy 1996 comedies centered around family farces and road trips.

What is the runtime or binge duration?

The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

Are there essential episodes to watch?

Flirting with Disaster is a feature-length film rather than a series with episodes.

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