

Fortune Cookie
1991-01-01 · 32 min · ★ 4.4
A struggling door-to-door salesman becomes addicted to collecting the paper messages of good fortune found inside fortune cookies served as dessert at Chinese restaurants in the United States.
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- Directors
- Darren Aronofsky
- Production companies
- AFI
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Stanley B. HermanPervert
Dean CleverdonHarold Broadneck
Peter ChenOwner of RestaurantTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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