It Could Happen to You
“A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.”
1994•PG•1h 41m•6.7•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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.
Director
Andrew Bergman
Writer
Jane Anderson
Budget
$20M
Revenue
$38M
Languages
English
Studio
TriStar Pictures
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
J.E. Freeman
Sal Bontempo
Red Buttons
Walter Zakuto
Richard Jenkins
C. Vernon Hale
Robert Dorfman
Walter
Ann Dowd
Carol
Charles Busch
Timothy
Beatrice Winde
Judge
Production
Company
TriStar Pictures
Producer
Mike Lobell
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