Flirting with Disaster (1996)

Fritz Boudreau the Truck Driving Father

When Fritz (David Patrick Kelly) points out that Mel (Ben Stiller) looks quite Jewish, he realizes that Mel is not his son, but must be the son of an old friend nicknamed “needle dick.”

Directed by David O. Russell.

Released in 1996 by Miramax Films.

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  • primary-genre: Comedy
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  • mood: Quirky
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  • prop: Truck
  • setting: Truck
  • theme: Consequences
  • theme: Mistakes
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  • actor: Ben Stiller
  • actor: Téa Leoni
  • actor: David Patrick Kelly
  • actor: Patricia Arquette
  • director: David O. Russell
  • producer: Christopher Goode
  • producer: Trea Leventhal
  • producer: Dean Silvers
  • producer: Kerry Orent
  • producer: Harvey Weinstein
  • producer: Bob Weinstein
  • cinematographer: Eric Alan Edwards
  • composer: Stephen Endelman
  • editor: Christopher Tellefsen
  • costume-designer: Ellen Lutter
  • production-designer: Kevin Thompson
  • role-name: Fritz Boudreau
  • role-name: Nancy Coplin
  • role-name: Tina Kalb
  • role-name: Mel Coplin
  • screenwriter: David O. Russell
  • year: 1996
  • studio: Miramax Films