It Could Happen to You

"A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket."

Jul 29 1994 PG 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives for most of their existence. That's until they win $4 million on the lottery. There is a problem, however. Prior to winning the lottery, Charlie had eaten at a café and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, jokingly, that if he won the lottery he'd give her half of it. This is why his wife, Muriel, decides to leave him. She doesn't want the waitress to get a cent of their money. In fact, she wants all $4 million for herself.

Written by

Jane Anderson

Directed by

Andrew Bergman

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Trailer It Could Happen to You -1994-
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