Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 American black comedy 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.

Cookie's Fortune
French Theatrical poster
Directed byRobert Altman
Written byAnne Rapp
Produced byRobert Altman
Etchie Stroh
David Levy
James McLindon
Willi Baer
Starring
CinematographyToyomichi Kurita
Edited byAbraham Lim
Music byDavid A. Stewart
Production
companies
New Films International
Sandcastle 5
Elysian Dreams
Distributed byOctober Films
Release dates
  • January 22, 1999 (1999-01-22) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • April 2, 1999 (1999-04-02) (U.S.)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million
Box office$10.9 million

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.

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