It Could Happen to You

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It Could Happen to You (1994)

PG 101 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 29 July 1994
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Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

Director:  Andrew Bergman
Stars:  Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, Víctor Rojas, Seymour Cassel, Stanley Tucci, J.E. Freeman, Red Buttons, Richard Jenkins, Robert Dorfman, Charles Busch, Beatrice Winde, Ginny Yang, Rene Rivera, Angel David, Vincent Pastore, Barry Squitieri, Claudia Shear, Merwin Goldsmith, Emily Deschanel, Willie Colón, John Norman Thomas, Ann Dowd, Lim Kay Tong, Angela Pietropinto, Ranjit Chowdhry, Bob Sheppard, Frank Pellegrino, Kathleen McNenny, John Louis Fischer, Kaipo Schwab, Mina Bern, Jack Cafferty, Brenda Pressley, Alan Muraoka, Peter Jacobson, Budd Mishkin, Felipe Luciano, Ellen Lancaster, Anna Lobell, George J. Manos, Pedro Pietri, Candece Tarpley, Emena C. Santiago, Feiga Martinez, John R. Russell

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Storyline

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

Collections: Andrew Bergman
Tagline: A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Details

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  29 July 1994

Box Office

Budget:  $20,000,000
Revenue:  $37,939,757

Company Credits

Production Companies:  TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 41 min
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