Cookie's Fortune (1999)
| Release Date | 22 January 1999 |
| Budget | $8,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $11,000,000 |
| Tagline | Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Crime |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Domestic Comedy |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Eccentric Families, Miscarriage of Justice, Estrangement, Small-Town Life, Saintly Fools, Race Relations |
| Tones | Quirky, Easygoing, Witty, Summery, Affectionate |
| Tags | Cover Up, Family, Fortune [wealth], Inheritance, Investigation, Southerner, Suicide |
Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 comedy film directed by Robert Altman and starring an ensemble cast, including Patricia Neal, Charles S. Dutton, Julianne Moore, Glenn Close, Liv Tyler and Chris O'Donnell. It portrays small town Southern life in Holly Springs, Mississippi, where the movie was mostly filmed.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Danny Darst
Billy Cox
Randle Mell
Patrick Freeman
Preston Strobel
Ronnie Freeman
Ann Whitfield
Herodias, Mrs. Henderson
Hank Worsham
Tigellinus
Kenny Pillow
Soldier #1
Derek Guyer
Soldier #2
Emily Sindelar
Marlene
Heath Lail
Prop Boy
Shari Schneider
Mrs. Tippit
John M. Sullivan II
Mr. Tippit
Ferguson Reid
Deputy
Christopher Coulson
Deputy
Cheryl Cole
Picnic Lady
Fred Sanders
Guitarist
Jimmy Ellis
Drummer
Solomon McDaniel
Keyboardist
Terris Tate
Bass Guitarist
John Lomenick
Boy in Baseball Cap
Director
Writer
Anne Rapp
Producer
Willi Bär
executive producer
David Levy
co-producer
James McLindon
co-producer
Ernst Etchie Stroh
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Toyomichi Kurita
Editor
Abraham Lim
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Casting Director
Pam Dixon
Production Designer
Stephen Altman
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Art Director
Richard L. Johnson
Set Decorator
Susan Emshwiller
Makeup Department
Susan Buffington
assistant hair stylist
Martial Corneville
key hair stylist
Linda Melazzo
makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti
key makeup artist
Aldo Signoretti
wig designer
Gloria Belz
makeup artist
Production Manager
Barbara A. Hall
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Altman
second unit director
David Ascher
second assistant director
Tommy Thompson
first assistant director
Elaine Wood
dga trainee
Art Department
Kevin Bakeksdale
laborer
Louis Bernard
painter
Sean Bernard
paint foreman
Chris Coulson
lead man
Steven T. Duke
swing gang
'Turk' Edwards
swing gang
Terry Hopkins
propmaker
Dedrick Lesure
laborer
Anthony Maccario
property master
James Passanante
construction coordinator
Steve Powers
propmaker
Douglas Roberts
propmaker
Robert Shelby
propmaker
Phillip Thoman
on-set dresser
Kristin Webb
art department coordinator
Bruce White
swing gang
Sound Department
Joe Barnett
sound re-recording mixer
Javier Bennassar
sound effects editor
Mary Erstad
foley mixer
Alan Freedman
adr mixer
Robert Getty
assistant sound editor
David Grant
dialogue editor
Robert Jackson
dialogue editor
C.W. Jones
foley mixer
Craig Jurkiewicz
foley editor
Ossama Khuluki
foley artist
Diane Marshall
foley artist
Michael Mullane
sound effects editor
John Ross
sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Shamburger
boom operator
Anne Slack
digital transfer engineer
Lucy Sustar
foley editor
Roland N. Thai
sound effects editor
Mark Weingarten
sound mixer
Frank Bradley
second boom operator, cable person
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: New York
Michael Hertlein
adr editor, dialogue editor
Frederick Howard
sound designer, supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Thomas Kittle
special effects coordinator
Ken Gorrell
special effects
Visual Effects
Steven Fagerquist
digital effects artist
Camera and Electrical Department
Adam Baral
second assistant camera
Alicia 'Red' Burnett
rigging electrician
Snake Burnett
grip
Billie J. Cain Jr.
rigging electrician
Paul Deely
grip
James A. Earley
grip
Kevin Erb
key grip
Johnny Hale
best boy grip
Paul Hauser
rigging gaffer
Michael Jacobson
rigging gaffer
Derek Jensen
grip
David Leonard
grip
Robert Lowe
electrician
Lee McLemore
additional best boy grip , grip
Dee Nichols
grip
Tim Pershing
key grip
Chris Reddish
best boy electric
Patrick Reddish
gaffer
Shayna Ritenour
camera loader
John 'Bones' Rogers
rigging electrician
Joyce Rudolph
unit photographer
Mike Satrazemis
first assistant camera
Don Smiten
rigging electrician
Adam Smith
electrician
Wayne Stroud
dolly grip
Thomas E. Watson
electrician
Don W. Wegner
grip
Kevin B. May
electrician
Casting Department
Barbara Allen
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dona Granata
costumes
Mitzi Haralson
set costumer
Susan Kaufmann
costume supervisor
Michele Kohnhorst
costume assistant
Earlene Naylor
seamstress
Editorial Department
Susan Fitzer
assistant editor
Melisa Kashiwahara
apprentice editor
Christine Lee
assistant editor
Dan Muscarella
color timer
Tyson Sawyer
post-production assistant
Music Department
Helena Lea
music editor
Stephen McLaughlin
music producer: Gohl McLaughlin Prods.
Chucho Merchan
musician: double bass
Patrick Seymour
musician: harmonium
Transportation Department
Debra Baker
driver
Russell Davis
driver
Roy A. Grace
driver
Jerry Jackson
driver
Skip Long
driver
Steve Moffit
driver
Tom Moore
transportation captain
Carole Nance
driver
Ken Nevin
transportation co-captain , driver
Billy Parker
driver
Bill Pitts
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Gregory Alpert
location manager
Jacqueline S. Beatka
draper/cutter
Scott Bourke
food server
Peter Budd
production assistant
Paula Cantu
assistant: Robert Altman
Frank Chapin
stager: "Salome"
Matthew Cope
production assistant
Rose Cox
craft service assistant
Tammy R. Dickson
set production assistant
Martin L. Diggs
production assistant
Denis Doyle
set production assistant
Joann Edwards
dialect coach
Suzanne Farese
production assistant
Sergio Giacoman
prep cook
Reece Gilmore
programmer
Reva Grantham
craft service
Edward Hogan
security coordinator
Scott Klier
assistant: Glenn Close
Cheryl Kurk
production accountant
Warren Langton
assistant: Patricia Neal
Lexie Longstreet
script supervisor
Lee Manning
engineer: Chapel Studio
Michelle M. Mcguire
payroll accountant
Jane Meek
production assistant
Jennifer M. Mizenko
choreographer: Salome
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella
production coordinator
Mary Cates Permenter
accounting assistant
Ferguson Reid
company physician
Patrice Ryan
title designer
George Sheanshang
legal services
John Shibata
assistant chef
Kennedy Sones
production assistant
Timothy D. Spurry
assistant location manager
Derek Jan Vermaas
assistant production coordinator
Robert P. Williams
assistant accountant
Ron Yakshe
head chef
Michael Altman
projectionist
Julian Del Valle
balloon lights
Kate Jones
assistant: Liv Tyler
Peter Kelley
dialogue coach: Chris O'Donnell
Thanks
Wren Arthur
special thanks: Sandcastle 5 Productions
Joshua Astrachan
special thanks: Sandcastle 5 Productions
Brad Athey
special thanks
Frederick Bakey
special thanks
Jon Beatty
special thanks
Tom Boone
special thanks: director, Holly Springs Utility Department
Vicki Bowlin
special thanks: Bell South
Suzanne Calvert
special thanks
May Chan
special thanks
Hal Cohen
special thanks
John Paul Daniel
special thanks
Marilyn Deighton
special thanks: costume department, Mississippi State University
James Q. Dickerson
special thanks: district engineer, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Kenneth A. Dickerson
special thanks: sheriff, Marshall County Sheriff's Office
Kenneth Dixon
special thanks
Michael Drucker
special thanks: associate council, Collegiate Licensing Company
Ward Emling
special thanks: director, Department of Economic and Community Development, Mississippi Film Office
Bert Foregger
special thanks: University of Mississippi
Peter Graham
special thanks
Bea Green
special thanks: First State Bank of Holly Springs
Eileen Gregory
special thanks
Kenneth L. Holbrook
special thanks: fire chief, Holly Springs Fire Department
Heather Holst
special thanks
George Humphreys
special thanks: superintendent, Holly Springs Utility Department
Kate Jones
special thanks
Michael Kasher
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Clint Mahle
special thanks: University of Mississippi
Greg Majerus
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Laurie McBride
special thanks
Jean Miller
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Mark Miller
special thanks: Miller's Department Store
Sherri Mills
special thanks
Ritchie Montgomery
special thanks
Marie S. Moore
special thanks: Holly Springs Marshall County Film Commission
Luz Moretti
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Susan Muir
special thanks
Thomas Hal Phillips
special thanks
Gale Rice
special thanks: Bell South
Lauren Sanders
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Leah Sanders
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Diane Sellers
special thanks
Linn Sitler
special thanks: director, Memphis & Shelby County Film, Tape and Music Office
Eddie Lee Smith
grateful acknowledgment: mayor of Holly Springs
Sgt. Johnnie C. Smith
special thanks: police coordinator, Holly Springs Police Department
Danielle Sotet
special thanks: Sandcastle 5 Productions
Art Stribley
special thanks
Yael Stroh
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Janis Tingle
special thanks: licensing manager, Mississippi State University
Michael Toji
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Chris Turner
special thanks: National Cellular Rentals
Jack West
special thanks
Dana Williams
special thanks: Moonstone Entertainment
Dr. Kenneth Williams
special thanks
Reverend R. Milton Winter
special thanks: First Presbyterian Church of Holly Springs
Brian Wong
special thanks: The Travel Circuit
Production Company
Elysian Dreams
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Kudzu
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Moonstone Entertainment
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Sandcastle 5 Productions
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Bac Films
Budapest Film
K2 Entertainment
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Momentum Pictures
New Films International
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New World Films Internacional S.A.
October Films
Primer Plano Film Group
RCV Film Distribution
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Top Tape
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance
Aerosoles
special thanks
Anheuser Busch
special thanks
April Cornell
special thanks
Austin Nicols & Co.
special thanks
Axium Payroll Services
payroll services
Bisou Bisou
special thanks
Chapel Studio
music mixed at
Coca-Cola Company, The
special thanks
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
titles and opticals
Digital Sound and Picture
sound re-recording, sound post-production
Dive Shop
special thanks
Dr. Pepper-Seven Up
Dr. Pepper is a registered trademark of
Film Finances
completion bond
Gohl McLaughlin Prods.
music produced by
Hasbro
Scrabble is a registered trademark of
Haspel
special thanks
Hush Puppies
special thanks
Krispy Kreme
special thanks
Lewis Horwitz Organization
production financing
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
special thanks
Mississippi Film Office
special thanks
Production Express
special thanks
RCA Victor
soundtrack
Rick Brainin Catering Inc.
catering
Studio Meduse
music recorded at
Sunrise Films
negative cutting
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