Flirting with Disaster
1996 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 20,391 VOTES · DIR. David O. Russell
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
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00:00:03 My mother could be rich. She could be rich and smart.
00:04:05 You don't have to put your pants on to get the baby.
00:07:14 Oh, those days are long gone. I-- Listen, I've gotta call the office.
00:10:28 - Wrong! -Just back off, will ya? - You've had five of these.
00:13:56 Well, if you'd let me finish what I'm saying, I'd say that we have every intention of coming back for it.
00:17:35 I know just what you mean. Come on, let's get something to drink.
00:20:59 - I'm not a cracker! - Ohh.
00:24:13 - So I was thinking, maybe on our way to New York, we could stop off or-- - Who are these people in my home?
00:28:13 What did they say? Who said I'm your father?
00:31:36 Okay, okay. So she meets this guy, Richard Schlich-- Schlichling.
00:35:10 So it looks like this Boudreau fellow...
00:38:49 We met him twice.
00:42:21 - Oh! - Oh, hi. - Hi.
00:46:27 - It's gonna be fun. - Look, we already checked in. Why don't I find a row for the baby, okay?
00:49:49 - It's vitality. - I see. Is it vitality that led Mel to leave his wife for you?
00:53:10 - What? - What, do you want to get intimate? Is that what you're saying?
00:56:28 - Yeah, I got a blacksmith shop out in the barn, and I do my sculptures there... - Oh.
00:59:32 It means something that you never had-- an interest in science. Look at the other things you do.
01:02:42 - Y-You know, LSD shouldn't be a felony in the first place. - It's not addictive.
01:05:52 And I would like to thank you again for this wonderful evening. It was really great.
01:09:17 Oh, uh-- You know what? You know what, buddy? You know, you got a lot of nerve.
01:13:03 What's the matter? Come on!
01:16:55 I, I, I need to get home so that I can lie down and--
01:20:24 - I had an experience, that's why. - What do you mean?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,476
Dialogue density15.9 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:20:24
Production Record
DirectorDavid O. Russell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$14,702,438
IMDb votes20,391