| Cookie's Fortune | |
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| Directed by | Robert Altman |
| Written by | Anne Rapp |
| Produced by | Robert Altman Etchie Stroh David Levy James McLindon Willi Baer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
| Edited by | Abraham Lim |
| Music by | David A. Stewart |
Production companies | New Films International Sandcastle 5 Elysian Dreams |
| Distributed by | October Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million[2] |
| Box office | $10.9 million |
Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 American black comedy[3] film directed by Robert Altman and starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Patricia Neal, Charles S. Dutton, and Chris O'Donnell. It follows a dysfunctional family in small-town Mississippi and their various responses to the suicide of their wealthy aunt, some of them turning criminal. Musicians Lyle Lovett and Ruby Wilson have minor supporting parts in the film.
Filming took place on location in Holly Springs, Mississippi, where the film is set. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1999, and was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, held in February 1999.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (April 2, 1999). "Altman Is One Smart Cookie". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ Waxman, Sharon (April 8, 1999). "Don't Fence Him In". Washington Post. p. C1.
- ^ Ziegler, Lynn (April 25, 1999). "Two gems: 'Cookie's Fortune,' 'Life'". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.