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Cookie's Fortune (1999) -- Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   7,683 votes
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Director:

Robert Altman

Writer (WGA):

Anne Rapp (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

2 April 1999 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas.

Plot:

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(9 articles)

Julianne Moore
 (From The AV Club. 27 May 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)

Director Robert Altman Dies at 81
 (From IMDb News. 21 November 2006)

User Comments:

rather sweet; left me with a smile when I first saw it more (110 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glenn Close ... Camille Dixon

Julianne Moore ... Cora Duvall

Liv Tyler ... Emma Duvall

Chris O'Donnell ... Jason Brown

Charles S. Dutton ... Willis Richland
Patricia Neal ... Jewel Mae 'Cookie' Orcutt

Ned Beatty ... Lester Boyle

Courtney B. Vance ... Otis Tucker
Donald Moffat ... Jack Palmer

Lyle Lovett ... Manny Hood
Danny Darst ... Billy Cox
Matt Malloy ... Eddie 'The Expert' Pitts
Randle Mell ... Patrick Freeman
Niecy Nash ... Wanda Carter
Rufus Thomas ... Theo Johnson
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for the depiction of a violent act, and for sensuality.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Elysian Dreams more


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Trivia:

Robert Altman hired a local theater group to stage a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salome". He then copied their staging for the rendition of that same scene in the film. more

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the opening scene where the police car backs up and then pulls away, you can see the cameraman's shadow on the side of the car. more

Quotes:

[the police lab reports that Camille is a hemophiliac]
Otis Tucker: A condition under which, in times of extreme stress, her blood will not clot properly. Emma, Camille Dixon is your aunt, isn't she?
Emma Duvall: Unfortunately.
Otis Tucker: You ever seen her suffer from this condition?
Emma Duvall: Unfortunately not.
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References Sunset Blvd. (1950) more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
rather sweet; left me with a smile when I first saw it, 4 June 2006
8/10
Author: MisterWhiplash from United States

One might call Cookie's Fortune a 'minor' effort from Robert Altman, a filmmaker who once commented that each film "is all part of the same picture", or rather one long movie with bits and pieces making up a career whole. But it has enough going for it through its very competent cast and interesting script to keep it afloat from being the kind of small film little old ladies might watch on TV during the day. In that sense it isn't as 'heavy' as some of Altman's other work. It is also cool enough to treat the subject of a mystery around a suicide with enough humanity to make some scenes smile-worthy. Considering some of the darker elements in the script, Altman depicts this to the point where- get this- Cookie's Fortune is sometimes shown on the HBO family channel!

Is it really a kid's film? I'm not sure, but it isn't work for only one age group- its appeal from its cast of a collective of small towners is appealing to most in the audience. That the cast- Glenn Close, Liv Tyler, (especially) Charles S. Dutton, even Chris O'Donnell- gels and plays some of the dialog sincerely even when its meant to not be taken seriously at all, is a credit to the filmmaker. That it also might not be quite as memorable as some of the director's major films is and is not a fault. It is a fault because the subject matter is sort of stuck in a certain genre realm. It is not because the subject mater is also very much more intelligent than would be expected at times. I was also fond of certain scenes and interactions with the actors, the rhythm of it all, like early on with Dutton and the actress Patricia Neal who plays the old lady. I also really like the climax.

So it's a good work about the rumblings and eccentricities of a small town, the good in people as well as the lesser parts, and parts of greed and death seen through a light that is not aiming for anything 'cheap', so to speak.

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