The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Billy Wilder

Escritores:

I.A.L. Diamond (writer)
Billy Wilder (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

19 octubre 1966 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Romance

Frase comercial:

SOME PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY!

Plot:

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.

Plot Keywords:

Cameraman | Lawyer | Football | Law | Insurance

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Walter Matthau Steals the Show in His Oscar-Winning Role.

Reparto

Jack Lemmon	...	Harry Hinkle
Walter Matthau	...	Willie Gingrich
Ron Rich	...	Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson
Judi West	...	Sandy Hinkle
Cliff Osmond	...	Purkey
Lurene Tuttle	...	Mother Hinkle
Harry Holcombe	...	O'Brien
Les Tremayne	...	Thompson
Lauren Gilbert	...	Kincaid
Marge Redmond	...	Charlotte Gingrich
Noam Pitlik	...	Max
Harry Davis	...	Dr. Krugman
Ann Shoemaker	...	Sister Veronica
Maryesther Denver	...	Nurse
Ned Glass	...	Doc Schindler

También conocida como:

Meet Whiplash Willie (UK)
En bandeja de plata (Spain) [es]

Duración:

125 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | USA:Approved | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U (video rating) | West Germany:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Municipal Stadium - 1085 W. Third Street, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Compañía:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivialidades:

Jack Lemmon originally had two other actors proposed to star with him, Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason, but he insisted that he do the picture with Walter Matthau.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: Towards the beginning of the movie when Harry is wheeled out after his x-ray, his mother is crying over him. But more than once you can hear her sobbing, but plainly see that she's just standing still and looking at him.

Citas:

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

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)

Walter Matthau Steals the Show in His Oscar-Winning Role.

Amazingly original and intelligent comedy by Billy Wilder that has CBS cameraman Jack Lemmon injured one day by a football player while covering a Cleveland Browns game. Lemmon is rushed off the field and to the hospital but other than a few bruises he is just fine. Enter brother-in-law lawyer Walter Matthau (in a very well-deserved Oscar-winning role) who convinces Lemmon to fake various injuries so the duo can sue CBS, the NFL and the Cleveland Browns all for negligence. Lemmon is not too sure but when he realizes that he can get back with his ex-wife, he finally agrees to the charade. The biggest problem is that all-around-great-guy Ron Rich (the Cleveland Brown who collided with Lemmon on the sideline) feels lousy about the situation and starts to develop a bad drinking problem when he sees how poorly Lemmon is supposedly doing. The title refers to a strange message that Lemmon receives after eating some Chinese food. A great film that has lots of upside. 4.5 out of 5 stars.