Flirting with Disaster Page #13

Synopsis: Mel Coplin departs on a mission of discovery dragging his wife and 4 month old son behind. He and wife, Nancy, won't agree on a name for their son until adopted Mel gets in touch with his roots. He assures her that once he knows who he really is, the right name for their boy will be a snap. Enlisting the aid of student-psychologist and part-time adoption agent, Tina Kalb, they embark on a journey across the United States to find Mel's "birth" mother. "The best part," Mel tells Nancy, "is it's all free." Tina is finishing her dissertation and will film the happy reunion of mother and child as part of her research. For this privilege, she's footing the bill. His adoptive parents are left behind feeling abandoned by an ungrateful son. Clerical errors, mistaken identities, Nancy's misplaced high school friend and his gay lover, and a super-charged libido here and there are thrown into the mix along the way until -- at last -- Mel's real parents, the Schlictings (mispronounced as "Shit-king
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): David O. Russell
Production: Miramax Films
  1 win & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
1996
92 min
Website
686 Views


- Garcia?

- Garcia Coplin.

Garcia! Garcia Coplin.

- Look. Look, he likes it.

- I like it too.

- Garcia Coplin.

- Yeah.

- Garcia.

- Yeah.

- You think I should get that?

- Sure.

Hello? Sh*t-- Shitkings--

- Schlichting.

- Schlichtings' residence.

- What kind of trouble are you in?

- Us? We're not in trouble.

You're the ones who're in jail.

There were drugs in the trunk

of your car. Why are there

drugs in the trunk of your car?

- How did you get our car?

- We tracked you to the ''Shitkings''...

-Will you-- Will you hurry.

-because we thought you were in trouble.

- Well, why did you think

we were in trouble?

- Because of the phone call.

- The truck and the baby.

- Oh, no-- No, Ma, I was talking to that

evil little dwarf woman at the B-and-B.

- We wer-- We weren't in trouble.

- Oh.

- Your mother as usual has overreacted.

- I did not overreact, Eddie!

If I overreacted...

- Well, you said in front of--

why am I wearing handcuffs

in the middle of a jail?

Th-There's obviously

been some mishap, sir.

These people are not drug runners.

I mean, look at them.

They're, they're from New York.

They're, they're my parents.

You hear that, Eddie?

He called us his parents.

Of course you're

my parents. Mom--

Oh, Mel.

- Ow, Ma, your chain's

pulling on my hair.

- Wait a minute. Wait.

Sorry, darling.

Bobby, take these forms back

to the office, these release forms.

And get these nice people their

car keys. This is all over here.

This is a Federal agent here,

and he just told me the whole story

about the ''Shlytings.''

- ''Schlitinooks.''

- ''Shitkings.''

- No, Schlichtings.

Well, anyway, it's clear

that we have the wrong people here.

- They found--

- That's what I've been trying to tell

this guy for the last half hour.

- Thank God for this Federal agent.

And by the way, w-w-why

are you not wearing pants?

- I had an experience, that's why.

- What do you mean?

I resisted at first, and then it evolved

and it continues to evolve for me.

I don't know what the hell

he's talking about, but I got some

jewellery somewhere, if you please.

- A diamond and some turquoise.

- Yes, ma'am. Sure, just let me

get those cuffs for you.

I don't know. We may be able

to work out a private adoption

through some people I know in Colorado.

- How long will that take?

- Usually six to-- months

to a year. I don't know.

But if you're willing to wait,

you know, I may be able to find

a couple of lesbians...

- who would be willing to conceive...

- That's good. Lesbians are good.

- and then you could share

the baby with them.

- No way. I'm not gonna do that.

- No? Why?

- I think these two are homosexuals.

- They want to adopt a kid.

That's so sick.

Can you imagine the neurosis

that child would be exposed to?

- Okay. Okay, here we go.

- Okay.

- Everyone, pull together. Paul, smile.

- Are we ready? Okay.

One, two!

- Yo, ye pharaohs, let us walk

- Are you okay?

Through this barren desert

in search of truth

And some pointy boots

and maybe a few snack crackers

Baby, you make me wanna walk

- All right. All right.

- Like a camel

- Why do we have to baby-sit tonight?

- Oh, sweetie.

- Come on, come on. Ahh, yes.

- All right. Shh.

Okay. Here. That's-- Oh, I know--

- Because the kids need some time alone.

- The kids need time alone?

Yes! God, Eddie,

where's your sense of romance?

Who's in charge here

- Where's my captain's wafers

- I can't, I can't.

It's making me too nervous.

- Oh, it made you nervous when he

was in the other room. Come on.

- Okay.

- Maybe next--

- Will you relax, please?

- Is that my beeper?

- No, that's not your beeper.

- Let's get this beeper

and this gun out of here.

- No, my gun--

Wanna walk

Like a camel

It's a blind date. I don't know.

Some benefit or something.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

No, I am not smoking, Mother.

Look, I gotta go.

He's here.

Yeah, he knows. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I know.

I'll call you tomorrow. Uh-- Uh-huh.

Pain in my ass.

I'm coming!

Say, you don't think there's, uh

any way I can get that quarter

From underneath

of your pointy boot, do you

All I want--

- Shalom, shalom.

- Shalom, shalom.

Shalom. Deeper.

You guys, this place sucks.

Everybody speaks Spanish.

- Did you ever hear of knocking?

- What are you looking for?

- I'm looking for some weed.

- No, you find your own weed.

- Get out of that drawer.

- You guys, I'm totally bored here.

Honey-- Honey, it takes time

to make new friends. Be patient.

Say, you don't think

there's, uh, any way

I could get that quarter from underneath

of your pointy boot, do you

All I want is

just one more oatmeal pie

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David O. Russell

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999) and I ♥ Huckabees (2004). more…

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