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| Flirting With Disaster |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins & Celia Weston |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Miramax Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
9923 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
93 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
David O. Russell |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
David O. Russell |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Stephen Endelman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Kevin Thompson |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Ellen Lutter |
| (Editor): |
Christopher Tellefsen |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Bob Weinstein & Harvey Weinstein |
| (Co-Producers): |
Kerry Orent |
| (Producers): |
Dean Silvers |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Flirting With Disaster is a sexy comedy starring Ben Stiller as Mel Coplin. Desperate to find his biological parents, he embarks on a documented cross-country trip with his wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and Tina (Téa Leoni), a seductive adoption counselor who is not very good at her job. When Nancy’s eyes are opened to Mel’s physical attraction for Tina, she begins a flirtation of her own amidst outrageously unpredictable situations and several presumed birth parents.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture exhibits bright and oversaturated images with a yellow overtone resulting in unnatural fleshtones and deep undefined blacks. Shadow detail is poor and undefined. Noise and artifacts are apparent throughout. The aspect ratio is 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital soundtrack is mediocre with inconsistent, in-your-face dialogue and virtually no spatial integration, while at other times sounding nicely produced. The music score is sometimes well recorded with limited, subtle surround envelopment.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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