Cookie's Fortune (1999)
- Starring:
- Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Altman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Cookie's Fortune
Robert Altman directed this bittersweet ensemble piece about an eccentric and entangled group of family and friends living in the Deep South. Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) is the widowed matriarch of a small-town Mississippi family, which includes her nieces Camille (Glenn Close), a pretentious would-be artist staging an amateur production of Salome at a local church, and Cora Julianne Moore), her less than enthusiastic leading lady. Willis (Charles S. Dutton), the caretaker of Cookie's rambling mansion, tries to persuade her sweet but aimless grand-niece, Emma (Liv Tyler), to move in with her, but she's more interested in her on-again, off-again romance with local cop Jason (Chris O'Donnell). Typical of Altman's work, Cookie's Fortune weaves together a number of different plot lines with relaxed grace, and features an impressive cast, including Ned Beatty, Lyle Lovett, and Courtney B. Vance. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 118 mins
Complete Cast of Cookie's Fortune
- Glenn Close - Camille Orcutt
- Liv Tyler - Emma Duvall
- Charles S. Dutton - Willis Richland
- Ned Beatty - Lester Boyle
- Donald Moffat - Jack Palmer
- Danny Darst - Billy Cox
- Randle Mell - Patrick Freeman
- Rufus Thomas - Theo Johnson
- Preston Strobel - Ronnie Freeman
- Julianne Moore - Cora Duvall
- Chris O'Donnell - Jason Brown
- Patricia Neal - Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
- Courtney B. Vance - Otis Tucker
- Lyle Lovett - Manny Hood
- Matt Malloy - Eddie "The Expert" Pitts
- Niecy Nash - Wanda Carter
- Ruby L. Wilson - Josie Martin
- Director(s):
- Robert Altman
- Writer(s):
- Anne Rapp
- Producer(s):
- Etchie Stroh, Robert Altman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Mild Violence)
- Categories:
- Comedy
- 1999 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 1999 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
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