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The Fortune Cookie (alternative UK title: Meet Whiplash Willie) is a 1966 American black comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder.It was the first film in which Jack Lemmon collaborated with Walter Matthau.
A lawyer and his brother-in-law scheme to fake a serious injury and sue for millions. IMDb provides cast and crew, trivia, reviews, ratings, and more for this 1966 classic comedy.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Billy Wilder
- 1966-10-19
The year The Fortune Cookie appeared, 1966, Stokely Carmichael issued his public appeal for African-Americans to embrace "black power." In regards to the turbulent Post-Civil Rights climate, some reviewers considered the benign, almost saintly Boom Boom Jackson a throwback to earlier African-American stereotypes.
- Billy Wilder, Michael Glick, Jack Reddish
- Jack Lemmon
Feb 11, 2021 · Learn how fortune cookies came from Japan and became a staple in American Chinese restaurants. Discover the history, controversy and popularity of these treats with fortunes.
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau star as a cameraman and a lawyer who conspire to fake a disability for insurance fraud. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews and see the cast and crew of this classic comedy.
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- Jack Lemmon
- Billy Wilder
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dec 10, 2023 · The Fortune Cookie (1966) by Billy Wilder. Publication date 1966 Topics Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau Language English.
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Written by John Chard on July 2, 2019. 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 ...