Flirting with Disaster 1996   R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, David Patrick Kelly
New parents Mel (Ben Stiller) and Nancy (Patricia Arquette) have problems naming their son. Mel was adopted and wants to find his birth parents before coming up with a name. The fun really begins when Mel's adoptive parents (Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal) get in on the act.
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 I Heart Huckabees 2004  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts, Angela Grillo, Ger Duany, Darlene Hunt, Kevin Dunn, Richard Appel
When environmentalist head of Open Spaces Coalition Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman) has conflicts with Huckabees superstores executive Brad Stand (Jude Law), Albert hires existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to get to the bottom of some strange experiences. Brad also hires the same detectives–adding to this comedy involving philosophical meanderings.
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Spanking the Monkey 1994 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, Benjamin Hendrickson, Carla Gallo, Matthew Puckett, Judette Jones, Elizabeth Newett, Zak Orth, Josh Phillip Weinstein, Nancy Fields
College student Ray Aibelli (Jeremy Davies) must give up his summer internship when his mother, Susan (Alberta Watson), becomes incapacitated with a broken leg. Home care takes on new meaning when their relationship becomes incestuous. This is the story of a dysfunctional family and the psychological problems that go along with the situation.
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 Three Kings 1999 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Judy Greer, Liz Stauber, Marsha Horan, Christopher Lohr, Jon Sklaroff, Holt McCallany
Following the Persian Gulf War, U.S. soldiers–Archie Gates (George Clooney), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), and Chief Elgin (Ice Cube)–set out as "Three Kings" determined to retrieve $23 million in gold that Saddam Hussein reputedly stole from Kuwait. They follow the trail and steal the gold. But, in the process, they discover the consequences of America's policies in the Middle East when the U.S. encouraged civilians to rise up against Hussein. Those civilians now face execution, and the U.S. refuses to help. "The Three Kings" must decide whether or not to help the civilians get out of Kuwait–an effort that may entail losing their cache of gold.
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| 1. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
2. I Heart Huckabees (2004)
3. Spanking the Monkey (1994)
4. Three Kings (1999)
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