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The Fortune

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.8K
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The Fortune (1975)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Carole Eastman
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Warren Beatty
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Carole Eastman
  • Stars
    • Stockard Channing
    • Jack Nicholson
    • Warren Beatty
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 42User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jack Nicholson in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Stockard Channing in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, and Joe Tornatore in The Fortune (1975)
    John Fiedler in The Fortune (1975)
    Stockard Channing and Tom Newman in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Jim Antonio, and Vic Vallaro in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)
    Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, and Warren Beatty in The Fortune (1975)

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    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Freddie Bigardas Freddie Bigard
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Oscar Sullivan aka Dixas Oscar Sullivan aka Dix
    Warren Beatty
    Warren Beatty
    • Nicky Wilsonas Nicky Wilson
    Florence Stanley
    Florence Stanley
    • Mrs. Gouldas Mrs. Gould
    Richard B. Shull
    Richard B. Shull
    • Chief Detectiveas Chief Detective
    Tom Newman
    • John the Barberas John the Barber
    John Fiedler
    John Fiedler
    • Photographeras Photographer
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Fishermanas Fisherman
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Justice of the Peaceas Justice of the Peace
    Rose Michtom
    • Wife of Justice of the Peaceas Wife of Justice of the Peace
    Brian Avery
    Brian Avery
    • Airline Stewardas Airline Steward
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Rattlesnake Tomas Rattlesnake Tom
    Catlin Adams
    Catlin Adams
    • Girl Loveras Girl Lover
    • (as Nira Barab)
    Christopher Guest
    Christopher Guest
    • Boy Loveras Boy Lover
    Jim Antonio
    Jim Antonio
    • 1st Policemanas 1st Policeman
    Vic Vallaro
    • 2nd Policemanas 2nd Policeman
    Joe Tornatore
    Joe Tornatore
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Kathryn Grody
    Kathryn Grody
    • Police Secretaryas Police Secretary
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Carole Eastman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview on Trio's series "Face Time (2002)," Producer Peter Guber revealed that "Shampoo (1975)" was only made because its creators insisted on its being green-lit along with this movie. Everyone concerned was convinced that this movie would be a huge hit, given its stellar line-up of filmmakers, so the deal was accepted. As it turned out, this movie was a flop, and "Shampoo" was the huge hit.
    • Goofs
      A character is shown wing-walking on an airplane in flight such that he stands outside a passenger window. Disregarding the question of how he could get from the rear door to the wing, it is impossible because the exterior shots clearly show that the wings are ABOVE the passenger windows.
    • Quotes

      Nicky Wilson: [To Frederica who's screaming because Oscar is walking on the plane's wing during flight] Just ignore him.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Lion Roars Again (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      I Must Be Dreaming
      (uncredited)

      Written by Al Sherman, Pat Flaherty and Al Dubin

      Performed by Stockard Channing

    User reviews42

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    the cinematic world entails many fortunes; we can debate whether or not it includes this one
    When I read about "Silkwood" in a movie encyclopedia, the caption said that Mike Nichols's career had come to a halt eight years earlier with "The Fortune". Watching the latter, I laughed but also felt like the movie was a little bit low for the director of "The Graduate" and "Catch-22". Portraying uptight Warren Beatty and over-conspicuous Jack Nicholson transporting Stockard Channing to California for what were deemed immoral purposes by the Mann Act in the 1920s, it seems like much of the flick consists of Beatty getting angry at Nicholson for not taking their predicament too seriously. But the last twenty minutes were a hoot, I will say that.

    So, this may be Mike Nichols's only movie that you sit around in your underwear and watch. I gotta pity the characters for having a landlady like the one portrayed in the movie. Also starring Scatman Crothers (that's right, the cook from "The Shining") and a very young Christopher Guest.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Mar 17, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1975 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Mitgiftjäger
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production company
      • A Mike Nichols Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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