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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 11/16/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: Polygram USA Video Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Ensemble Film, Domestic Comedy

Robert Altman directed this bittersweet ensemble piece about an eccentric and entangled group of family and friends living in the Deep South. Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) is the widowed matriarch of a small-town Mississippi family, which includes her nieces Camille (Glenn Close), a pretentious would-be artist staging an amateur production of Salome at a local church, and Cora Julianne Moore), her less than enthusiastic leading lady. Willis (Charles S. Dutton), the caretaker of Cookie's rambling mansion, tries to persuade her sweet but aimless grand-niece, Emma (Liv Tyler), to move in with her, but she's more interested in her on-again, off-again romance with local cop Jason (Chris O'Donnell). Typical of Altman's work, Cookie's Fortune weaves together a number of different plot lines with relaxed grace, and features an impressive cast, including Ned Beatty, Lyle Lovett, and Courtney B. Vance. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Glenn Close - Camille Orcutt
Julianne Moore - Cora Duvall
Liv Tyler - Emma Duvall
Chris O'Donnell - Jason Brown
Charles S. Dutton - Willis Richland

Robert Altman's ensemble comedy Cookie's Fortune comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio and is preferable of the standard full-frame image. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and both soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Altman, biographies of the cast and crew, and the theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from USA. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide