Flirting with Disaster
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Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 American dark comedy film about a man's chaotic cross-country search for his biological parents, featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, and Téa Leoni.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flirting with Disaster canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5885032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flirting with Disaster Context triple: [David O. Russell, directed, Flirting with Disaster]
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A.
The Debacle
The Debacle is the English title of Émile Zola’s historical novel depicting the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second French Empire.
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B.
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In is a 1997 romantic comedy film best known for starring Salma Hayek opposite Matthew Perry in a cross-cultural love story set between New York and Las Vegas.
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C.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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D.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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E.
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated wit, elegant style, and influential role in pre-Code Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flirting with Disaster Target entity description: Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 American dark comedy film about a man's chaotic cross-country search for his biological parents, featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, and Téa Leoni.
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A.
The Debacle
The Debacle is the English title of Émile Zola’s historical novel depicting the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second French Empire.
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B.
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In is a 1997 romantic comedy film best known for starring Salma Hayek opposite Matthew Perry in a cross-cultural love story set between New York and Las Vegas.
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C.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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D.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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E.
Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated wit, elegant style, and influential role in pre-Code Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Eric Alan Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
USA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | David O. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Tellefsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasEnsembleCast | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adoption and biological parents
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mel Coplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stephen Endelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of dysfunctional family relationships
ⓘ
road-movie structure combined with dark comedy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man goes on a chaotic cross-country search for his biological parents. ⓘ |
| producer |
Dean Silvers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Miramax Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-03-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | David O. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Alan Alda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben Stiller NERFINISHED ⓘ George Segal NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Brolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lily Tomlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Tyler Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Arquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Téa Leoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | David O. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flirting with Disaster Description of subject: Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 American dark comedy film about a man's chaotic cross-country search for his biological parents, featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, and Téa Leoni.
Referenced by (3)
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