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The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Overview: 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 what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

Genres: Comedy

Director: Billy Wilder

Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond

Original Language: EN

Original Title: The Fortune Cookie

Budget: N/A

Revenue: N/A

MPAA Rating: PG

Keywords: shadowing, american football, brother-in-law, wheelchair, honesty, insurance fraud, cinematographer, fortune cookie, ex-wife, cleveland browns, cleveland, ohio

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Reviews

John Chard (July 2, 2019)

Morality and cynicism not quite the bedfellows Wilder intended? Wilder's response to his previous film Kiss Me Stupid's criticism was intended to be a bitter attack on American morality, yet many critics of the time felt Wilder chickened out by sweetening the finale. If he actualy did this is obviously down to each individual viewer to decide, but in my case I just feel that it comes together nicely to finish off a very funny and sharp Wilder film. Camerman Harry Henkle is working the sidelines filming a Browns/Vikings game when he is flattened by running back Boom Boom Jackson and taken to hospital. His crafty chiseller brother-in-law Willie sees an opportunity to make big money by suing all and sundry for negligence, that Harry is actually OK is a minor inconvenience. This sets us up to watch the dynamic duo of Walter Matthau (Willie) & Jack Lemmon (Harry) try and fake major injury to garner a big pay out. Naturally there are many problems along the way as Harry fights with his moral fibre and a burning torch for his ex wife Sandy. While convincing the doctors and insurance people that he is actually injured is not going to be easy, thus it makes for some truly funny sequences. As you would expect from Wilder & I.A.L Diamond, the script sizzles with wit and cynicism (perfect material here for Matthau who won the best supporting Oscar), and although the running plot strand of Boom Boom Jackson's guilt and subsequent career jolt does dampen the film down a touch, it's still a winner that can be pleasantly sampled from time to time. 8/10