The Fortune Cookie · LeviOsa

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The Fortune Cookie · LeviOsa

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1966·NR

Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!

Comedy2h 5m

🍅96%

🍅

96%

Tomatometer

🍿

80%

Popcornmeter

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

Trailers

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The Fortune Cookie (1966) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Chris Wilkinson on THE FORTUNE COOKIE

Chris Wilkinson on THE FORTUNE COOKIE

Details

DirectorBilly Wilder

ReleasedOct 19, 1966

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$3.7M

Revenue

$6.8M

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Phalanx ProductionsJalem Productions

United Artists

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich

Ron Rich

Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

Judi West

Sandy Hinkle

Cliff Osmond

Cliff Osmond

Purkey

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Mother Hinkle

Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

O'Brien

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Thompson

Marge Redmond

Marge Redmond

Charlotte Gingrich

Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Sister Veronica

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Doc Schindler

Archie Moore

Mr. Jackson

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

fuboTV

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Philo

MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel

YouTube TV

MGM Plus

Rent / Buy

Apple TV Store

Spectrum On Demand

Amazon Video

Fandango At Home

Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Uniting Jack Lemmon and a never-better Walter Matthau on the screen for the first time, The Fortune Cookie continues director Billy Wilder's winning streak of sweet comedies with a nice snap.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

J

James Powers

RTThe Hollywood ReporterOct 22, 2018

Matthau, with the role of a lifetime at his hands, seizes it and makes it wonderful. As the incompetent shyster, Matthau snarls, cajoles, is breezy and sniveling by turns.

V

Variety Staff

RTVarietyAug 15, 2007

...another bittersweet comedy commentary on contemporary US mores.

D

Don Druker

RTChicago ReaderAug 15, 2007

Wildly funny in spots...

J

Jeffrey M. Anderson

RTCombustible CelluloidAug 11, 2025

Though it unfolds with sitcom logic, Matthau in particular gives an outstanding performance, loading up his grandstanding with quietly hilarious little moments.

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Information

Title

The Fortune Cookie

Released

Oct 19, 1966

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 5m

Status

Released

Studios

Phalanx Productions, Jalem Productions

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