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The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie
Directed by Billy Wilder
Produced by Billy Wilder
Written by I.A.L. Diamond
Billy Wilder
Starring Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Music by André Previn
Cinematography Joseph LaShelle
Editing by Daniel Mandell
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) October 19, 1966
Running time 125 min.
Language English
Budget $3,705,000 (estimated)
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The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in their first on screen collaboration, and directed by Billy Wilder.

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Plot

CBS cameraman Henry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) gets injured when football player Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich) runs into him while he is covering a Browns game in Cleveland, Ohio. Hinkle is visited in the hospital by his conniving lawyer brother-in-law "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich (Walter Matthau), who convinces him to pretend that his legs have been paralyzed. This way, they can receive a huge indemnity from the insurance company. Of course, the insurance company suspects that the paralysis is a fake one, and so a cat-and-mouse game begins. Jackson turns out to be a nice guy. He takes very good care of Hinkle, who begins having second thoughts as he witnesses guilt taking its toll on Jackson.

Cast

Trivia

  • This was the first film to feature the movie partnership of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. They also starred in the popular comedy The Odd Couple in 1968.
  • Production was halted for weeks after Walter Matthau had a heart attack. He had slimmed from 190 to 160 pounds by the time filming was completed, and had to wear a heavy black coat to conceal the weight loss.
  • Jack Lemmon originally had two other actors proposed to star with him. They were Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason, but Lemmon insisted that he do the picture with Walter Matthau.
  • William Christopher, who later went on to portray Father Mulcahy in both the movie and television series M*A*S*H, had a small role as a doctor.

Quotes

[repeated line]
Harry Hinkle: You can fool all of the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time!

[about Willie Gingrich]
Lawyer: He's so full of twists. He starts to describe a donut and it comes out a pretzel.

[to kids making a lot of noise]
Willie Gingrich: Why don't you kids go play on the freeway?

Awards

Walter Matthau won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in this film. The movie also received Oscar nominations for Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White), Best Cinematography (Black-and-White), and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. Walter Matthau was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy.

Cleveland locations

Saint Mark's Hospital is in reality St. Vincent Charity Hospital. In 1966, the scene was filmed on East 24th Street in an older section. In 1966, St. Vincent Charity had completed a then-ultramodern curved Hospital building.

Terminal Tower was the base for the law firm used. In one image, one can see Erieview Tower and construction of the Federal Building's steel skeleton.

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