It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

6.7(853 votes)
1994
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.

Production

TriStar Pictures

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Charlie Lang

Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Yvonne Biasi

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Muriel Lang

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bo Williams

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Angel Dupree

Víctor Rojas

Víctor Rojas

Jesu

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Jack Gross

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Eddie Biasi

J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

Sal Bontempo

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Walter Zakuto

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