Flirting with Disaster

1996 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 20,391 VOTES · DIR. David O. Russell

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Overview

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,476 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 My mother could be rich. She could be rich and smart.
00:04:17 Definitely.
00:07:25 Well, they're gonna pay for everything. Isn't that great, sweetie? Honey?
00:10:44 - Why don't you leave me alone! Why don't you just have a little sniff? - Don't do that. Hey, hey.
00:14:18 They bumped him and took his car. Nobody said anything about killing.
00:18:18 - You're sayin' I was a slut? - No.
00:21:36 - That's the dog's pillow. Oh.
00:24:57 - Thank you. - I hope it works out for you.
00:29:09 - Yeah. Come on with us. - What? In the truck?
00:32:39 She doesn't know what the hell she's doing. That man was a lunatic, a stranger!
00:36:12 No, no, no, no, no. Don't be silly. We're getting sick of each other's company anyways.
00:40:02 I mean, yes, there was a minor incident. Nothing--
00:44:22 - Why aren't you looking at me? - What? What? I'm looking at you!
00:47:57 - Do you? - Yeah. No, not that I was like looking at them...
00:51:29 that I'm compulsively careful and clean about what touches my body.
00:54:53 - Nancy. - Nancy, hi. Welcome to our family. - Hi. Look at the baby.
00:58:12 Your quail tonight
01:01:29 - Hi. - Hi.
01:04:39 - We love you very much. Even if you were Jeffrey Dahmer, we would love you. - Yeah, sure!
01:08:05 I don't want to wreck your marriage. I know how painful that that can be.
01:11:20 - Uh, w-- - You think a mother doesn't know these things? -Just shut up for a minute and listen.
01:15:55 - Um-- Uh, okay, I-- I'll do reflux. - All right. That's good. Okay.
01:19:37 - I did not overreact, Eddie! If I overreacted... - Well, you said in front of--
01:23:36 All I want is just one more oatmeal pie

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,476
Dialogue density15.9 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:23:36

Production Record

DirectorDavid O. Russell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$14,702,438
IMDb votes20,391