The Fortune Cookie

Starring:Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Lauren Gilbert, Marge Redmond, Noam Pitlik, Harry Davis, Ann Shoemaker, Maryesther Denver, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman, Archie Moore, Howard McNear, William Christopher, Bartlett Robinson
Director: Billy Wilder
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Billy Wilder's insurance-scam comedy, written with partner I.A.L. Diamond, is one of the legendary filmmaker's surlier efforts. Were it not for the star-making performance of Walter Matthau (which won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), it might not have registered so strongly with audiences. Shot in a grimy black and white, the story begins as CBS cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is injured on the sidelines of a football game when Cleveland Browns star Boom Boom Jackson (Ron Rich) accidentally barrels into him. Hinkle's all right, but his ambulance-chasing brother-in-law William Gingrich (Matthau), also known as "Whiplash Willie," has a lawsuit filed before Hinkle even wakes up at the hospital. Hinkle is reluctant to join in on the scheme, which involves staying in a wheelchair, until he realizes it may bring his ex-wife (Judi West) back, even though her eyes practically flash dollar signs at the thought of his case's settlement potential. Working on Hinkle's conscience, however, is a burgeoning friendship with Jackson, who feels horrible about the incident. Not as sure-footed or as brazenly funny as many other Wilder efforts, the film nevertheless boasts a comic turn by Matthau that is deliciously conniving and endlessly inventive. Wilder, Hollywood's most caustically funny blend of pessimist and optimist, doesn't even aim for balance here. He clearly loves Matthau's character above all others and lets him run the show. The Lemmon and Matthau franchise began here and would go on to include their reteaming for Wilder's films The Front Page and Buddy Buddy. --Robert Abele

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Powered by Walter Matthau's OscarÂ(r)-winning* performance as the quintessential all-American chiseler, The Fortune Cookie is a hysterically funny comedy that showcases filmmaker BillyWilder at his uproarious best. Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a 220-pound halfback, all Harry suffers is a slight concussion. All, that is, until Whiplash Willie (Matthau)a legal scoundrel of the first orderarrives on the scene! For if Harry follows shyster Willie's advice and feigns a crippling injury, the two charlatans can split a cool million in phony insurance claims. But can Willie's world-class finagling dispel those ominous words that lie within the fortune cookie on Harry's hospital plate: You can't fool all of the people all of the time? *1966: Supporting Actor

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A Movie to Remember Walter by........2007-03-01

If I had to buy a single movie showing Walter Matthau's genius as an actor, this may be the one, for as good as Jack Lemmon always is in a movie, Walter shines here as the shyster brother-in-law lawyer, and the Best Supporting Oscar was awarded to him rightly for this role. Matthau, always the man who acted through sicknesses went through a heart attack during this one. The scene that he runs up the stairs after receiving the settlement check, a keen eye could notice that he is thinner at the top of the stairs. That was because he shot that scene after his attack. This movie begins the long association with Lemmon/Matthau. The next movie was to be "The Odd Couple". What a great bunch of entertaining movies they were. And this was the first one.

A classic from Wilder, Matthau and Lemmon, but. . ........2006-07-19

It is so nice to see THE FORTUNE COOKIE released on DVD. This is one of the best Billy Wilder comedies, and one of his most caustic. Walter Matthau creates the sleaziest lawyer ever on screen in his "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich, the brother-in-law of Jack Lemmon's Harry Hinkle. When cameraman Hinkle is hit head-on by a football player while filming a Cleveland Browns game, Whiplash springs into action to soak everyone he can, even though Harry's injuries aren't that severe. He goads Harry into going along with the con, using Harry's ex-wife as leverage (significantly, the potential money means nothing to the sweet-natured Harry, but the possibility of getting his wife back does). Add to this the also very sweet-natured Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson, played by Ron Rich, who was the football player involved in the original accident, and you have a nice mix of avarice and righteousness.

Wilder chooses to structure the comedy in chapters, each numbered and titled, which has the effect of telegraphing the next section of film. He and his frequent co-conspirator I.A.L. Diamond build this movie slowly, so if you're thinking this will be the manic style of SOME LIKE IT HOT or ONE, TWO, THREE you will not find it here. This is wise, as the story is of a quieter build. Wilder was one of those rare directors whose style adapted to the material and amplified it to its best potential. And he always knew that the best comedy and drama arises from character.

You will see many familiar faces here: Cliff Osmond as the frustrated but persistent private detective Purkey, Lurene Tuttle as the perpetually hysterical Mrs. Hinkle, Noam Pitlik as Purkey's right hand man, Harry Davis as the Doctor who performs Harry's initial physical, the wonderful Sig Ruman (of Marx Brothers fame) as the specialist who thinks throwing Harry into a snake pit might be a good idea, future M*A*S*H padre William Christopher as an internist, the legendary Keith Jackson as, what else, a football play-by-play announcer, and many more.

But Matthau runs away with the film as the oily Gingrich, deservedly taking home an Oscar. I remember that after the first time I saw this movie, for the next few months I couldn't help but answer the phone with Matthau's nicely drawn-out "Nnnnnellooo!" Trivia indicates that both Frank Sinatra (what?) and Jackie Gleason (maybe. . .) were touted for the role of Gingrich, but Jack Lemmon, always Wilder's first choice for Hinkle, pushed for Walter Matthau. Thank goodness he did. 90% of a film is in the casting, and Matthau was absolutely perfect. As a matter of fact, this was the film that started the long-lasting Lemmon/Matthau teaming.

The reason I gave this a "but. . ." is because the video transfer is merely okay. There are large sections of film in need of digital cleanup, and the sound becomes a bit choppy in the second half of the movie. It is, however, in the original 2:35 widescreen aspect. The only bonus is the trailer. It's watchable, but THE FORTUNE COOKIE is definitely in need of restoration.

Good Movie but about 20 minutes too long.......2006-03-27

I remember when "The Fortune Cookie" came out and I assumed that I would see it sooner or later but it wasn't until tonight that I had the opportunity. I was aware of the storyline and I knew that Lemmon and Matthau would make quite a team and I was right. The "Odd Couple" personalities are in view and the writing is excellent with Billy Wilder replacing Neil Simon. However, I kept getting the sense that this movie is too long. There are some side stories that could be diminished or even eliminated. I'm not talking about the "Boom Boom" Jackson character. Rather, there seemed to be a lot of redundencies throughout the movie. The private eye gets too much coverage as does the insurance company representatives. The ex-wife is a nice twist to the plot but we got the idea early and didn't need such an extensive development of the renewed relationship. There are other examples as well but I think I may be emphasizing this too much.

The end was not as I had expected although not greatly off the mark. However, the movie is not centered around the plot so much as it is around the interaction between Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Matthau won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his preformance in what would appear to have been a leading role. I have no problem with that (although I really was impressed that year with Mako in "The Sand Pebbles"). I guess that's the core of my objection to the length of the movie; too much subplot interrupting the Matthau/Lemmon chemistry.

An under-appreciated little gem.......2006-03-18

I first saw this film on television when I was a kid way back in the 70's, and immediately fell in love with it, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is not a laugh riot, but a cleverly written little film with witty references, tongue-in-cheek throw away lines and fine, subtle performances.

Equally under-appreciated is Andre Previn's haunting musical score. I wish THAT were available as a CD somewhere. A stirring use of strings.

A Comic Chemistry Class.......2005-03-15

Matthau and Lemon in an underated Billy Wilder film from the mid sixties. Once again Wilder and Diamond put a regular fella in a morally compromising position. Jack Lemmon, a divorced television camera man is involved in an accident with a football player, then is coereced by his low life brother in law, Walter Matthau, into pretending he is paralyzed from the impact and a law suite is put into motion. It is a funny and touching story, wonderfully directed and watching Lemmon and Matthau is always a double treat.

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Southern eccentricity
Thank you , Mr.Altman
Cookie's Fortune
Stay the course of this gem
A sweet film from an American master

Cookie's Fortune
Starring: Glenn Close , Julianne Moore , Liv Tyler , Chris O'Donnell , and Charles S. Dutton
Director: Robert Altman
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Dedicated fans of Robert Altman will want to check out this drowsy Southern comedy, which is shot through with the director's feel for location and his musical sense of storytelling. Non-Altman fanatics might want to tread more carefully. Cookie's Fortune begins beautifully, as handyman Willis (Charles S. Dutton) staggers home from a blues club in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. In the wee hours of a warm night, he has an affectionate chat with elderly matriarch Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (the grand Patricia Neal) and the gentle history of their friendship is sketched in a few brief exchanges. Soon enough, Cookie has checked out of this world to join her dear departed husband, prompting her nieces to make the suicide look like a murder---to protect the dubious family name, of course. They are the local drama diva (Glenn Close), a Scarlett O'Hara in her own mind, and her dreamy sister (Julianne Moore), who ain't quite right in the head. Will Willis be blamed for the murder? Will the inheritance go to the nieces? Will Liv Tyler and Chris O'Donnell find a place to express their lust? None of these questions is especially burning, and Altman doesn't seem terribly anxious about the answers. Instead, he aims for a particular kind of laid-back quirky southern comedy, unevenly filtered through his screen of sour irony. Like a jazzman blowing improv, some of this works and some of it doesn't. Speaking of music, the film boasts a nifty R&B soundscape devised by former Eurythmics man David Stewart, with a boost from blues belter Ruby Wilson. --Robert Horton

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Southern eccentricity.......2007-04-23

Southern gothic is a pretty tough genre to tackle, especially in movies.

But Robert Altman gave it his best with "Cookie's Fortune," a little black comedy taking place over the Easter weekend. He crammed it with eccentricity, odd twists and likably atypical characters, but the second half gets a bit carried away by self-consciousness weirdess and melodrama.

It's the day before Easter in the Southern town of Holly Springs. Pushy, self-righteous spinster Camille Dixon (Glenn Close) and her mentally challenged sister Cora (Julianne Moore) are rehearsing the Easter play, "Salome." Cora's rebellious daughter Emma (Liv Tyler) has just come back to town, as her naive boyfriend (Chris O'Donnell) has become a cop.

Meanwhile, eccenric matriarch Cookie Orcutt (Patricia Neal) has become obsessed with joining her dead hubby, Buck. So she shoots herself, minutes before her Camille arrives. Fearful of the scandal a suicide would cause ("Suicide is a disgrace! Only crazy people commit suicide!"), Camille fakes a robbery and murder scene.

There's only really one suspect: Willis (Charles S. Dutton), Cookie's handyman/cook/best pal, who lives on the premises and was polishing the guns the night before. As Camille revels in her presumed inheritance, Willis and Emma help piece together the evidence left behind -- and unwittingly unearth some peculiar family secrets.

"Cookie's Fortune" isn't a typical murder mystery. Sure, the cops are ferreting out clues and motives, but Robert Altman creates a town that basically moves along at a steady, languid pace, and nobody really gets worked up -- even a murder doesn't ruffle them enough to make them lock the cells.

And Altman stirs up plenty of black comedy and amusing dialogue ("A condition under which, in times of extreme stress, her blood will not clot properly.You ever seen her suffer from this condition?" "Unfortunately not"). He even manages to weave in some subtle commentary on family and hypocrisy as well as some racism -- nothing explicit, but you can sense it in the way Camille treats Willis.

The problem? At times Altman tries to be melodramatic, but only ends up seeming overwrought. And similarly, he piles on the down-home quirkiness too thickly at times, such as a sheriff announcing that he knows Willis is innocent "'cause... I've fished with him!"

Dutton is the heart and soul of this movie, as the lovable, friendly Willis, who finds himself arrested for a crime he didn't commit just because nobody can think of another suspect. Patricia Neal and Julianne Moore turn in solid performances as the crabby matriarch and the backward Cora (who isn't as "dumb" as she appears). Liv Tyler's performance is a bit stilted, but she evens out by the last half.

"Cookie's Fortune" is one of those movies that is enjoyable despite its flaws. It's too self-consciously quirky at times, but still amusing and well-written.

Thank you , Mr.Altman.......2007-02-17

Dear reader,
Please see this movie.
It glows with human warmth and sympathetic humor.
It will definitely touch your heart if you will let it.
I was raised in the south and this movie makes me weep with appreciation.
...Grew up surrounded by the wise innocence, requisite tolerance and careful humor ,that strange small town eccentrics require of others.
It is touching to see how big city values and expectations are out of place in a small town where everyone knows everyone else quite well.
There is a wonderfully wry depiction of the role of a certain brand of Southern Protestantism as an acceptable, necessary, but rather shallow and ridiculous source of moral values.
Altman shows there is virtue in the lives of those who just live respectfully while bewildered , affectionately loyal and playful with those they find around them.
It is my favorite movie, along with LOCAL HERO.
note:
There was a non-racist south that is seldom talked about and largely unknown to the the outside. Not the intellectual and moral heros
who served the underground railroad to help slaves escape.
That of course was noble and great.
There was also the texture of small rural outback communities where there was interbreeding of Native Americans and Afro-Americans with the
various Europeans. A mutual understanding , shared passages, and live- and -let- live, was more the character of this phenomena.
It is good to see an understated honoring of this historical fact.

Okay. Thanks for listening.

Love, and hope ya'll catch some.
Wes

Cookie's Fortune.......2005-09-25

You may never have heard of this movie but it is a Robert Altman gem. I'm afraid I can't say too much for giving too much of the hysterical plot. It is a decidedly black comedy but the characters are really 3 dimentional. It has a secret to reveal and a suprising ending. If you liked Gosford Park you will love Cookie's Fortune.

Stay the course of this gem.......2005-07-11

Okay, we saw some people do some things, and saw diferent people doing different things, and, well, it's Robert Altman . . . And I apologized to my husband, who is NOT a film buff. Then the delicious connections appear, a fascinating small Southern town with characters who are real, not contrivances. Watch for the Willis-Cookie exchange, the mother-daughter-aunt exchange, see the sheriff's character evaluation. Marvelous cast filling interesting characters speaking interesting dialogue. And when you've viewed, watch it again for all the subtlities. Treat yourself! You're worth it!

A sweet film from an American master.......2004-08-06

A necessary corrective to the female relative who at any cost must keep up appearances, this film by Mr Altman sees him in fine form exploring small town society in the Deep South. A humane, wise film, with great acting by all concerned and some great lines " How do you know he didn't kill her?" asks the District Attorney, "We go fishing" replies the Deputy Sherriff.

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The Billy Wilder DVD Collection (The Apartment / Avanti! / The Fortune Cookie / Irma la Douce / Kiss Me Stupid / One Two Three / The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes / Some Like It Hot / Witness for the Prosecution)
Starring: Jack Lemmon , Shirley MacLaine , Fred MacMurray , Ray Walston , and Jack Kruschen
Director: Billy Wilder
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Even if "nobody's perfect," Billy Wilder sometimes came close. This DVD box presents a strong cross-section of films by one of Hollywood's greatest directors, and although his early Paramount years are not covered (they're available in a different set), the box does include a couple of Wilder's woefully underappreciated autumnal gems. Chronologically speaking, 1957's Witness for the Prosecution is the earliest film in the set, a crackerjack courtroom drama derived from Agatha Christie. It gives especially tasty roles to Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich. With Some Like It Hot, Wilder merely created the film widely considered the best comedy of the sound era, with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon impersonating female musicians in the Roaring Twenties. Marilyn Monroe is the songbird tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Wilder took home three Oscars® for The Apartment, his exquisitely bittersweet look at an organization man (Lemmon) who loans out his flat for his boss's liaisons.

One, Two, Three is a breathless Cold War comedy (and a time capsule of its era) with James Cagney as a Coca-Cola executive in Berlin. Irma La Douce teams Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a racy Parisian love story that became a box-office smash. With Kiss Me, Stupid, Wilder suffered a rare flop, although the once-scandalous sex comedy looks better and sharper as it ages. The Fortune Cookie, which nabbed an Oscar for Walter Matthau, is one of Wilder's most cynical tales, but the last two films in the set represent Wilder's late-career romantic flowering. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes arranges slapstick around the melancholy, misogynistic figure of Holmes, who might just be a directorial self-portrait. Avanti! is a delightful, leisurely romance about a businessman (Lemmon again) who loosens up while in Italy settling his late father's business. It's a lovely end note for a snappy, often acerbic collection. --Robert Horton

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The Billy Wilder DVD Collection includes the following films: The Apartment, Avanti!, The Fortune Cookie, Irma la Douce, Kiss Me Stupid, One Two Three, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Some Like It Hot, and Witness for the Prosecution.

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classic Wilder collection.......2006-02-25

For Billy Wilder fans, this is a must. Get this box set now before it is discontinued now that Sony distributes MGM's library.

great collection....but............2004-12-29

This is a great collection but why is one of the best, Double Indemnity, missing ??? It is a good collection of a genius who was such a major influence on modern film making. Both his comedy and dramatic films are in this set. I have to say that his dramas hold up a lot better then the comedy films. The constent theme of stupid women, or the whore with "a heart of gold" now seems just pathatic and not endearing.

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Southern eccentricity
Thank you , Mr.Altman
Cookie's Fortune
Stay the course of this gem
A sweet film from an American master

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Starring: Glenn Close , Julianne Moore , Liv Tyler , Chris O'Donnell , and Charles S. Dutton
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Customer Reviews:

Southern eccentricity.......2007-04-23

Thank you , Mr.Altman.......2007-02-17

Cookie's Fortune.......2005-09-25

Stay the course of this gem.......2005-07-11

A sweet film from an American master.......2004-08-06

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MYSTERY IN NORTHWOOD
FORTUNE COOKIE CAPER
SWISS MYSTERY
Children Friendly Auto Play
Interactive Menu Option

ASIN: B000P60ERS

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Clutch and Crew are on the Case as they travel the world in search of action and adventure. Three episodes are included in this disc: MYSTERY IN NORTHWOOD, FORTUNE COOKIE CAPER and SWISS MYSTERY.

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Southern eccentricity
Thank you , Mr.Altman
Cookie's Fortune
Stay the course of this gem
A sweet film from an American master

Cookie's Fortune [Region 2]
Starring: Glenn Close , Julianne Moore , Liv Tyler , Chris O'Donnell , and Charles S. Dutton
Director: Robert Altman
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Customer Reviews:

Southern eccentricity.......2007-04-23

Thank you , Mr.Altman.......2007-02-17

Cookie's Fortune.......2005-09-25

Stay the course of this gem.......2005-07-11

A sweet film from an American master.......2004-08-06

Cookie's Fortune [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]

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Cookie's Fortune [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]
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Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (subtitles) o English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Synopsis: A lonely widow kills herself with her friend's gun, and her daughter arranges the scene to look like a murder in order to avoid the disgracing stigma of suicide. On the surface, Coo-kie's Fortune sounds like pretty morose stuff, but in the hands of Robert Altman, who sets the film with the same pace as a muggy Southern afternoon, it all plays out in a leisurely, lighthearted manner. In traditional Altman style, the film is brimming with engaging characters, and the script by Anne Rapp finds humor in its Southerners without looking down on them. But because the film relies so heavily on dialogue and characterization, the plot ends up playing an unusual role. It's clear that Altman really isn't concerned with the suicide/murder case, so while the story is kept to a minimum, that's strangely still too much. In the end, Coo-kie's Fortune is lightweight amusement buoyed by some heavyweight performances: Dutton, Tyler, and Moore are excellent, with Close walking the line between greatness and over-the-top hysteria. It's telling that Altman would choose a film like this as a follow-up to the soggy The Gingerbread Man, which was based on a John Grisham script. It's almost like an Altman apology. Special Features: o Cast/Crew Interview(s) o Featurette o Interactive Menu o Making Of o Production Notes o Scene Access o Trailer(s)

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A Movie to Remember Walter by.
A classic from Wilder, Matthau and Lemmon, but. . .
Good Movie but about 20 minutes too long
An under-appreciated little gem
A Comic Chemistry Class

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Starring: Jack Lemmon , Walter Matthau , Ron Rich , Judi West , and Cliff Osmond
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A Movie to Remember Walter by........2007-03-01

A classic from Wilder, Matthau and Lemmon, but. . ........2006-07-19

Good Movie but about 20 minutes too long.......2006-03-27

An under-appreciated little gem.......2006-03-18

A Comic Chemistry Class.......2005-03-15

Average customer rating:

A Movie to Remember Walter by.
A classic from Wilder, Matthau and Lemmon, but. . .
Good Movie but about 20 minutes too long
An under-appreciated little gem
A Comic Chemistry Class

The Fortune Cookie [Region 2]
Starring: Jack Lemmon , Walter Matthau , Ron Rich , Judi West , and Cliff Osmond
Director: Billy Wilder
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