Excellent

MASTER SCORE 70.5 / 100

1966Comedy / Romance / Drama2h 5m

THE FORTUNE COOKIE

“Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!”

TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

Above the Line

Billy Wilder·DirectorBilly Wilder·WriterI. A. L. Diamond·WriterJoseph LaShelle·Director of PhotographyAndré Previn·Original Music ComposerDaniel Mandell·Editor

Cast

Jack Lemmon·Harry HinkleWalter Matthau·Willie GingrichRon Rich·Boom Boom JacksonJudi West·Sandy HinkleCliff Osmond·PurkeyLurene Tuttle·Mother HinkleHarry Holcombe·O'BrienLes Tremayne·ThompsonMarge Redmond·Charlotte GingrichAnn Shoemaker·Sister Veronica

Full Crew

(14 credits)

Directing· 1

Billy Wilder·Director

Writing· 2

Billy Wilder·WriterI. A. L. Diamond·Writer

Camera· 1

Joseph LaShelle·Director of Photography

Editing· 1

Daniel Mandell·Editor

Sound & Music· 2

André Previn·Original Music ComposerRobert Martin·Sound Designer

Art & Design· 2

Robert Luthardt·Art DirectionEdward G. Boyle·Set Decoration

Production· 4

Billy Wilder·ProducerDoane Harrison·ProducerI. A. L. Diamond·ProducerLynn Stalmaster·Casting

Other Departments· 1

Roy Jenson·Stunts

By the Numbers

70.5

OF 100

Master Score

7.2

OF 10

IMDb

96%

CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$7M

ROI 84%

Worldwide Gross

4 NOMS

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Fortune Cookie's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Comical, Chaotic, Greedy

Composition

Centered

Era

1960s

Visual Style

Illustrated

“The poster features a central illustration of a man and a woman embracing, surrounded by money and other figures. Above them, several figures are depicted falli”

comedyromance

Key Elements

Money BillsBox Of MoneyFedora HatsRifle

Atmosphere

Vibrant

Color Mood

Mixed

Setting

Abstract

Design Score

7/10