The Fortune Cookie ★★★ Meet Whiplash Willie 1966 After receiving a minor injury during a football game, a TV cameraman is convinced by his seedy lawyer brother-in-law to exaggerate his injury and start an expensive lawsuit. A classic, biting comedy by Wilder. First of several Lemmon-Matthau comedies. 125m/B VHS, Wide. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Lurene Tuttle;
Director:
Billy Wilder;
Writer:
Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond;
Writer:
Joseph LaShelle;
Cameo:
Andre Previn. Oscars '66: Support. Actor (Matthau).
