Flirting with Disaster (1996) Cast & Crew

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Directed by David O. Russell.

Cast

• Ben Stiller as Mel Coplin
• Patricia Arquette as Nancy Coplin
• Téa Leoni as Tina Kalb
• Mary Tyler Moore as Pearl Coplin
• George Segal as Ed Coplin
• Alan Alda as Richard Schlichting
• Lily Tomlin as Mary Schlichting
• Richard Jenkins as Paul Harmon
• Josh Brolin as Tony Kent
• Celia Weston as Valerie Swaney
• Glenn Fitzgerald as Lonnie Schlichting
• Beth Stern as Jane
• Cynthia Lamontagne as Sandra
• David Patrick Kelly as Fritz Boudreau
• John Ford Noonan as Mitch
• Charlet Oberly as B&B Lady
• Nadia Dajani as Jill
• Don Creech as Cop #1
• Clarke Bittner as Cop #2
• Tony Kruk as Detective
• Jonathan Teague Cook as Sheriff
• Steve Moreno as Deputy
• Tori Davis as Flight Attendant
• Shawn Michael Howard as Roger
• Suzanne Snyder as Alternative Wife (unconfirmed)

Crew

• Stephen Endelman — Original Music Composer
• David O. Russell — Writer
• Dean Silvers — Producer
• Eric Alan Edwards — Director of Photography
• David O. Russell — Director

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