

It Could Happen to You
1994 · Movie · 1h 41m · PG
ComedyDramaRomance
"A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
64/100
Key crew
- Joe MulherinOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew BergmanDirector
- Jane AndersonScreenplay
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicolas CageCharlie Lang
- Bridget FondaYvonne Biasi
- Rosie PerezMuriel Lang
- Wendell PierceBo Williams
- Isaac HayesAngel Dupree
- Víctor RojasJesu
- Seymour CasselJack Gross
- Stanley TucciEddie Biasi
- J.E. FreemanSal Bontempo
- Red ButtonsWalter Zakuto
- Richard JenkinsC. Vernon Hale
- Robert DorfmanWalter
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Themes
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