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The Fortune Cookie

Movie (1966)

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.

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Released:	Oct 19th, 1966
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The Fortune Cookie Main Cast

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Jack Lemmon
plays Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau
plays Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich
plays Luther 'Boom Boom' Jackson

Judi West
plays Sandy Hinkle

Cliff Osmond
plays Purkey

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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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For the scene in which he motors through the city searching for Ron Rich (aka "Boom Boom"), Jack Lemmon also served as a driver, cinematographer and gaffer.
Billy Wilder came up with the idea for this film when he saw a player run into a cameraman on the sidelines while watching a football game.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 17 seconds
Movie Goof (factual errors): Keith Jackson never called NFL games for CBS.

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