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It Could Happen to You

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.
Jul 16, 1994 · 1h 41m
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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.

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CAST

Nicolas Cage
Charlie Lang
Bridget Fonda
Yvonne Biasi
Rosie Perez
Muriel Lang
Wendell Pierce
Bo Williams
Isaac Hayes
Angel Dupree
Víctor Rojas
Jesu
Seymour Cassel
Jack Gross
Stanley Tucci
Eddie Biasi
Directed by Andrew Bergman

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$37,939,757
Production
TriStar Pictures
Country
US

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