Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich
Billy Wilder's insurance-scam comedy, written with partner I.A.L. Diamond, is one of the legendary filmmaker's surlier efforts. Were it not for the star-making performance of Walter Matthau (which won...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001
Stats: 165 reviews
Together, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were one of cinema's great on-screen duos. Modern audiences will remember them as the odd couple, or even the grumpy old men, but in 1966 the chemistry was first on display in Billy Wilder's "The Fortune Cookie". It was their first pairing...( read more)
The Fortune Cookie is a brilliant film, cynical and satirical and yet uplifting. Its protagonist (Jack Lemmon) is a cameraman, which allowed director Billy Wilder to insert all kinds of commentary on movie-making, as if he wasn't making comment enough on greed and the "everyone s...( read more)
Set in Cleveland, it's at a Browns game where Lemmon is injured. The first great pairing of Matthau and Lemmon.
Another likeable Matthau/Lemmon vehicle, but it lacks the resonance of Wilders best efforts.
Walter Matthau & Jack Lemmon are one of my favorite comedy duos they play really well off eachother. This dynamic of the idiot who thinks he's smart and the paranoid loser stems from these two. I've only seen it once but the more I think about them the more i want to watch it. Ma...( read more)
One of the greatest comedies ever. Caught parts of it this Sunday. It sure stands up to repeat viewing. Excellent study to learn why today's popular comedies are so dreadful.
Another nearly-perfect dark comedy by the great Billy Wilder.Wilder,who started off with film-noirs and supposedly reached perfection in Sunset Blvd., began making comedies during the 50s, in which he presented the world with Cinema's funniest movie ever, "Some Like It Hot". He w...( read more)
How is it possible that so few people have seen this film? It marks the beginning of an on-screen partnership (Lemmon and Matthau) that was to span more than four decades, and was directed by no less than the legendary Billy Wilder. Get to a video store!
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