The Fortune Cookie - Production

Production

  • This was the first film to feature the movie partnership of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
  • They acted together in 10 movies:
    • The Fortune Cookie (1966)
    • The Odd Couple (1968)
    • The Front Page (1974)
    • Buddy Buddy (1981)
    • JFK (1991) (The duo shared no screen time in this film)
    • Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    • The Grass Harp (1995)
    • Grumpier Old Men (1995)
    • Out to Sea (1997)
    • The Odd Couple II (1998)
    • Lemmon also directed Matthau (and had a brief cameo appearance) in Kotch (1971).
  • Production was halted for weeks after Walter Matthau had a heart attack. He had slimmed from 190 to 160 pounds by the time filming was completed, and had to wear a heavy black coat to conceal the weight loss.
  • Jack Lemmon originally had two other actors proposed to star with him. They were Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason, but Lemmon insisted that he do the picture with Walter Matthau.
  • Scenes were filmed at the Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns game, held at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on the afternoon of Halloween 1965, with the Vikings beating the Browns, 27-17.

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