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3 | ''Flirting with Disaster'' is a 1996 comedy film directed by Creator/DavidORussell and starring Creator/BenStiller, Creator/PatriciaArquette, and Creator/TeaLeoni. It is the story of one man's quest to find his biological parents in hopes that this will cure his neuroses and help him decide on a name for his newborn son. Naturally, HilarityEnsues. |
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6 | !!This film contains examples of: |
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8 | * AbusiveParents: Mel's adoptive parents, psychologically. |
9 | * BourgeoisBohemian: Mel's biological parents, played by Creator/AlanAlda and Creator/LilyTomlin, are affluent, middle-aged hippies. |
10 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Pearl certainly seems to think so; to Mel and Nancy's disgust, she's constantly harps on Nancy to get a support bra for herself, and shows off how big her own breasts are by comparison. |
11 | * DebatingNames: The plot kicks off because Mel feels he can't decide on a name until he's able to find his biological parents. At the end, he and Nancy decide to name their baby [[Music/TheGratefulDead Garcia]]. |
12 | * FanService: |
13 | ** Tea Leoni spends a scene in a black bra and panties. |
14 | ** A scene in which Mel meets a very affluent family that (quite unfortunately) was a false lead has the two daughters of the family walking around in sports bikinis after coming from a beach volleyball practice. |
15 | * GeneHunting: The basic premise of the movie - Mel goes searching for his biological parents. |
16 | * IntoxicationEnsues: After Mel finally meets his LSD-manufacturing biological parents, his newly-acquainted resentful brother doses his dinner with the stuff, but it gets eaten by a Federal agent who is along for the trip (as it were). |
17 | * TheKlutz: One of the things Mel and Tina have in common is this. |
18 | * LoveTriangle: Mel and Nancy are married, but each flirt with having an affair with another partner. Mel is attracted to Tina and Tony is Nancy's ex-boyfriend. |
19 | * NeverGoingBackToPrison: Richard's reaction when he realizes a federal agent has been dosed with his LSD. |
20 | * NewAgeRetroHippie: Mel's biological parents turn out to be old hippies who passionately argue that taking LSD shouldn't be a felony (as well they would, as they're manufacturing it.) |
21 | * ParentalAbandonment: Mel is tormented by the fear that there was some very good reason why his biological parents gave him up for adoption. |
22 | * PricelessMingVase: Valerie Swaney has a priceless collection of glass animals. Naturally, Mel accidentally destroys it. |
23 | * StraightGay: Tony and Paul are ATF agents and partners. It's eventually revealed that they're romantic partners as well. |
24 | * TheUnpronounceable: The name "Schlichting". Everyone outside of that family seems to have difficulty pronouncing it. |
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