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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Flirting with disaster / Miramax Films presents a Dean Silvers production ; written and directed by David O. Russell ; a film by David O. Russell ; produced by Dean Silvers ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

[Burbank, Calif.] : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2004]

Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2004]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD video 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

laser optical NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

"In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller)--joined by his wife (Patricia Arquette) and a sexy adoption counselor (Téa Leoni)--embarks on a cross-country search for his 'roots.' Yet as he careens from one outrageous situation to another, Mel finds himself tempted by the seductive counselor--even as his wife starts a flirtation of her own! By the time they meet up with his free-spirited birth parents, the whole situation is spinning out of control"--Container.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language, sexuality and a comic drug scene.

Series:

Miramax collector's series

Miramax collector's series.

Subjects:

Adoption -- Drama.

Birthparents -- Drama.

Counselor and client -- Drama.

Quests (Expeditions) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Comedy films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Silvers, Dean, film producer.

Russell, David O., 1958- screenwriter, film director.

Weinstein, Bob, 1953- film producer.

Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- film producer.

Stiller, Ben, 1965- actor.

Arquette, Patricia, 1968- actor.

Leoni, Téa, 1966- actor.

Alda, Alan, 1936- actor.

Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017, actor.

Segal, George, actor.

Tomlin, Lily, actor.

Brolin, Josh, actor.

Jenkins, Richard, 1947- actor.

Weston, Celia, 1951- actor.

Edwards, Eric Alan, 1953- director of photography.

Tellefsen, Christopher, film editor.

Thompson, Kevin (Production designer), production designer.

Lutter, Ellen, costume designer.

Endelman, Stephen, composer (expression)

Rhee, Judy, art director.

Wheeler, Ford, set designer.

Block, Susan, set designer.

Miramax Films, production company.

Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), production company.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the 1996 motion picture.

Special features: Original featurette; Deleted scenes; Mistakes (outtakes from feature and deleted scenes).

Director of photography, Eric Edwards ; edited by Christopher Tellefsen ; production design, Kevin Thompson ; costume designer, Ellen Lutter ; music by Stephen Endelman ; art director, Judy Rhee ; set decorators, Ford Wheeler, Susan Block.

Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, Celia Weston.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English or French; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0788852795

9780788852794

631843903X : DVD

Publisher Number:

34573

30452

32506

A58495DV