Flirting with Disaster (1996)

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Sexy, hilarious farce stars Ben Stiller as Mel Coplin, an insecure grown-up adoptee obsessed with finding his real parents. Joined by wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) and psychologist Tina Kalb (Téa Leoni), Mel sets out on a riotous cross-country journey that takes him face-to-face with rednecks, pesky bed-and-breakfast proprietors, and, eventually, his outlaw mom and dad.

Written and directed by David O. Russell (Three Kings, Spanking the Monkey), this hysterically original comedy was cheered by critics and audiences nationwide. In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller - Duplex, Meet the Parents) - joined by his wife (Patricia Arquette - Human Nature, Holes) and a sexy adoption counselor (Tea Leoni - People I Know, Hollywood Ending) - 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 hysterically out of control! Also starring Mary Tyler Moore, Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin, this hilarious hit is sure to entertain everyone!