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The Fortune Cookie

NR
Movie
1966
2h 5m
English
Comedy, Romance
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.4
IMDB
The Fortune Cookie (1966) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
80

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Jack Lemmon
Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau
Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich
Boom Boom Jackson
Judi West
Sandy Hinkle
Lurene Tuttle
Mother Hinkle
Les Tremayne
Thompson
Marge Redmond
Charlotte Gingrich
Ann Shoemaker
Sister Veronica
Ned Glass
Doc Schindler
Archie Moore
Mr. Jackson
Howard McNear
Mr. Cimoli
Harry Davis
Dr. Krugman
Sig Ruman
Professor Winterhalter
Judy Pace
Elvira
Helen Kleeb
Law Firm Switchboard Operator and R...
Bartlett Robinson
Specialist #1
William Christopher
Interne (as Bill Christopher)
Robert P Lieb
Specialist #2
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Written By: Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay)

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Juliosoft says...
4 years ago
Jack Lemmon, Sublime Walter Matthau + Billy Wilder = great movie. The lawyer chasing ambulances has his best teacher in the character of Walter Matthau
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
8 years ago
Disparatada comedy based on the contrast of the two actors.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
2 years ago
Crazy comedy based on the contrast of the two actors.
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John Chard
5 years ago
Morality and cynicism not quite the bedfellows Wilder intended?

Wilder's response to his previous film Kiss Me Stupid's criticism was intended to be a bitter attack on American morality, yet many critics of the time felt Wilder chickened out by sweetening the finale. If he actualy did this is obv More
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