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FilmComedyDramaRomance

It Could Happen to You (1994)

PG · 1994-07-29 · 1h 41m · EN
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A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

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.

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Andrew BergmanDirector
Budget
$20M
Box office
$37.9M

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Nicolas CageNicolas CageCharlie LangBridget FondaBridget FondaYvonne BiasiRosie PerezRosie PerezMuriel LangWendell PierceWendell PierceBo WilliamsIsaac HayesIsaac HayesAngel DupreeSeymour CasselSeymour CasselJack GrossStanley TucciStanley TucciEddie BiasiRichard JenkinsRichard JenkinsC. Vernon HaleRed ButtonsRed ButtonsWalter ZakutoJ.E. FreemanJ.E. FreemanSal BontempoCharles BuschCharles BuschTimothyRobert DorfmanRobert DorfmanWalter

Keywords

Based on a true storyCopNew york cityFameWaitressDinerGreedNewspaper articleNews reporterLottery ticketWinning lotteryBased on true storyNew-found fameMan of his word

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityBased On A True Story · Cop · New York CityMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference185798

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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.

How long is It Could Happen to You?

It Could Happen to You has a runtime of 101 minutes.

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