Cookie (film)

Cookie
Directed by	Susan Seidelman
Produced by	Laurence Mark
Written by	Nora Ephron Alice Arlen
Starring	Peter Falk Dianne Wiest Emily Lloyd Jerry Lewis Bob Gunton Ricki Lake Joy Behar
Music by	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	Oliver Stapleton
Editing by	Andrew Mondshein
Distributed by	Lorimar Productions Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	August 23, 1989
Running time	94 min.
Language	English

Cookie is a 1989 comedy film released on August 23, 1989 by Warner Brothers.

Plot

Cookie Voltecki (Emily Lloyd) is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco (Peter Falk), who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail, all that Dino wants is to settle some old scores, and make up for lost time with his daughter.

Cookie's mother, Lenore Voltecki (Dianne Weist), has been Dino's longtime mistress. Dino's actual wife Bunny (Brenda Vaccaro) has, he thinks, been kept in the dark about Dino's mistress and his daughter. Dino decides that the best way to get to know Cookie is to hire her as his chauffeur. With her ears to the conspiracies floating around Dino, she quickly discovers that her father's old crony, Carmine (Michael V. Gazzo), has been swindling him and that Dino's life is in jeopardy.

Main cast

• Peter Falk - Dominick "Dino" Capisco
• Dianne Wiest Lenore Voltecki
• Emily Lloyd - Carmela "Cookie" Voltecki
• Michael V. Gazzo - Carmine
• Brenda Vaccaro - Bunny Capisco
• Adrian Pasdar - Vito
• Lionel Stander - Enzo Della Testa
• Jerry Lewis - Arnold Ross
• Bob Gunton - Richie Segretto
• Joe Mantello - Dominick
• Ricki Lake - Pia
• Joy Behar - Dottie

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made to order DVD in the United States on May 4, 2010.

External links

• Cookie at the Internet Movie Database
• Cookie at Rotten Tomatoes