It Could Happen to You

Name: It Could Happen to You
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1994-07-16
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes

1994·Movie·PG·101 min·★ 6.7(943)

Comedy Drama Romance More English titles

“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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About It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You is a 1994 English-language comedy, drama and romance film directed by Andrew Bergman. The cast is led by Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

It Could Happen to You was produced by TriStar Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on July 16, 1994, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $38 million worldwide.

Director: Andrew Bergman
Writers: Jane Anderson
Release date: July 16, 1994
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $38 million
Production: TriStar Pictures

#new york city#waitress#court case#greed#diner#based on true story#cop#fame#news reporter#newspaper article#marital discord#lottery ticket#winning lottery#new-found fame

It Could Happen to You cast & crew

It Could Happen to You was directed by Andrew Bergman and written by Jane Anderson.

The cast features Nicolas Cage as Charlie Lang, Bridget Fonda as Yvonne Biasi, Rosie Perez as Muriel Lang, Wendell Pierce as Bo Williams, Isaac Hayes as Angel Dupree, and Víctor Rojas as Jesu.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Carter Burwell, cinematography is by Caleb Deschanel, and it was produced by Mike Lobell and Gary Adelson.

Is It Could Happen to You worth watching?

It Could Happen to You holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 943 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and romance, It Could Happen to You is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch It Could Happen to You

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