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Release Date:
2 April 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas.
Plot:
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends. full summary | add synopsis
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Small Town
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Suicide
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Police
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Fortune
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Mississippi
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Awards:
2 wins
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8 nominations
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(9 articles)
Julianne Moore
(From The AV Club. 27 May 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
Director Robert Altman Dies at 81
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(From The AV Club. 27 May 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
Director Robert Altman Dies at 81
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A comedy that deserves to be seen
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Glenn Close | ... | Camille Dixon |
 | Julianne Moore | ... | Cora Duvall |
 | Liv Tyler | ... | Emma Duvall |
 | Chris O'Donnell | ... | Jason Brown |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Willis Richland |
 | Patricia Neal | ... | Jewel Mae 'Cookie' Orcutt |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Lester Boyle |
 | Courtney B. Vance | ... | Otis Tucker |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Jack Palmer |
 | Lyle Lovett | ... | Manny Hood |
| Danny Darst | ... | Billy Cox |
| Matt Malloy | ... | Eddie 'The Expert' Pitts |
| Randle Mell | ... | Patrick Freeman |
| Niecy Nash | ... | Wanda Carter |
| Rufus Thomas | ... | Theo Johnson |
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Rated PG-13 for the depiction of a violent act, and for sensuality.
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118 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12 |
Iceland:L |
Taiwan:GP |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Ireland:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG
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Patricia Neal's first film in 10 years. Her scenes took two weeks to film.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the opening scene where the police car backs up and then pulls away, you can see the cameraman's shadow on the side of the car.
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Cora Duvall:
Camille, Aunt Jewel shot herself.
Camille Dixon: We don't know that Aunt Jewel shot herself.
Cora Duvall: What do you mean?
Camille Dixon: All we know was that Aunt Jewel was shot, period.
Cora Duvall: But - but the gun was in her hand. She must have - must have -
Camille Dixon: Don't always go for the obvious, Cora. Just think!
Cora Duvall: What are you eating?
Camille Dixon: Nothin'. Now, you just listen to me, all right? Aunt Jewel did not commit suicide. Nobody in this family commits suicide. Suicide is a disgrace. Only crazy people commit suicide. So if that's what come - some robber, some murderer is trying to make this look like, well, forget that you saw the gun in her hand, you hear me? It was not there. Aunt Jewel did not commit suicide.
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Camille Dixon: We don't know that Aunt Jewel shot herself.
Cora Duvall: What do you mean?
Camille Dixon: All we know was that Aunt Jewel was shot, period.
Cora Duvall: But - but the gun was in her hand. She must have - must have -
Camille Dixon: Don't always go for the obvious, Cora. Just think!
Cora Duvall: What are you eating?
Camille Dixon: Nothin'. Now, you just listen to me, all right? Aunt Jewel did not commit suicide. Nobody in this family commits suicide. Suicide is a disgrace. Only crazy people commit suicide. So if that's what come - some robber, some murderer is trying to make this look like, well, forget that you saw the gun in her hand, you hear me? It was not there. Aunt Jewel did not commit suicide.
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References Sunset Blvd. (1950)
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Ever since I've seen "Gosford Park" I'm convinced that Robert Altman has some real talent. The only Altman movie that I had seen before that one was "Prêt-à-Porter", at least a part of it, but enough to know that I didn't like it. So when I got the chance to see this movie with the interesting title "Cookie's Fortune", I gave it a try. I thought that this would be a comedy about a Chinese restaurant or something (The only thing that I knew before taping it, was that it was a comedy from Robert Altman, that's where my confusion comes from). It had nothing to do with what I thought, but I liked it nevertheless...
Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt is an older lady who lives in a small town, called Holly Springs. All the residents are peaceful, kind folk, except for her niece Camille Dixon. Cookie is a widow for several years now, but she isn't alone. Willis Richland does all her shopping and helps her wherever he can. But she is tired of living without her husband and she wants to die. She commits suicide, but when the irritating and pushy Camille discovers what her aunt has done, she decides to cover up the real story, convinced that this will have a bad influence on the good family name. Together with her shy younger sister Cora, whose estranged daughter Emma as just returned to town, she tries to make it all look like a robbery and murder. To do so, she eats the suicide note, hides the gun in the bushes and shatters some windows. The police is convinced that the murder story is true and they start looking for a suspect, Willis. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn't commit the crime, an outside investigator isn't so sure. But as the truth comes out, more secrets are revealed than everybody thought existed in this quiet town...
I guess it's the combination of the rather naive looking people in the town, the nice story and the fine acting that makes this movie work. Of course you expect to see some nice performances from people like Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler,... but in my opinion it was Charles S. Dutton who was the most surprising of them all. He has already played some minor roles in well known movies like "Alien³" and "Se7en", but it was the first time that I saw him in major role and I must say that I liked it.
Overall, this may not be the most original movie, but it is a nice comedy and I had some good laughs with it. Sure, it is a bit stereotypical, but that's not bad. It's a comedy and well-used stereotypes are always funny to watch. Add to this some fine acting and a nice story and what you get is a comedy that certainly deserves to be seen. I give it a 7/10.