Movie · 1999
Cookie's Fortune
“Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas.”
Released 24 March 1999 118 min Comedy / Drama More from 1999 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
FR·01
How old were they?
Rufus Thomas
as Theo Johnson
Patricia Neal
as Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt
Donald Moffat
as Jack Palmer
Red West
as Mr. Henderson
Ned Beatty
as Lester Boyle
Glenn Close
as Camille Dixon
Danny Darst
as Billy Cox
Charles S. Dutton
as Willis Richland
Randle Mell
as Patrick Freeman
Lyle Lovett
as Manny Hood
Courtney B. Vance
as Otis Tucker
Julianne Moore
as Cora Duvall
Matt Malloy
as Eddie "The Expert" Pitts
Niecy Nash
as Wanda Carter
Chris O'Donnell
as Jason Brown
Liv Tyler
as Emma Duvall
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The numbers
60years between the oldest and youngest billed
81Rufus Thomas — oldest on the call sheet
21Liv Tyler — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast