Darkly funny, solidly cast, and surprisingly thoughtful, Flirting with Disaster proved David O. Russell's Spanking the Monkey was no fluke.
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Flirting With Disaster

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Movie Info
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Director -
David O. Russell -
Producer -
Dean Silvers -
Screenwriter -
David O. Russell -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Miramax -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 22, 1996, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 7, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$14.8M -
Runtime -
1h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Surround