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It Could Happen to You (1994)

PG 101 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   29 July 1994 (USA)
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A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writer:

Jane Anderson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage ...
Charlie Lang
Bridget Fonda ...
Yvonne Biasi
Rosie Perez ...
Muriel Lang
Wendell Pierce ...
Bo Williams
Isaac Hayes ...
Víctor Rojas ...
Jesu
Seymour Cassel ...
Jack Gross
Stanley Tucci ...
Eddie Biasi
J.E. Freeman J.E. Freeman ...
Sal Bontempo
Red Buttons ...
Walter Zakuto
Richard Jenkins ...
C. Vernon Hale
Robert Dorfman Robert Dorfman ...
Walter
Charles Busch ...
Timothy
Beatrice Winde Beatrice Winde ...
Judge
Ginny Yang Ginny Yang ...
Mrs. Sun
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Storyline

Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives - for most of their existance. That's until they win $4 million on the lottery! There is a problem, however. Prior to winning the lottery, Charlie had eaten at a cafe and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, jokingly, that if he won the lottery he'd give her half of it. This is why his wife, Muriel decides to leave him. She doesn't want the waitress to get a cent of their money. Infact she wants all $4 million for herself! Written by Michael Feller <reb@magna.com.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Lottery | Waitress | Money | New York | Ticket  | See more »

Taglines:

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and a scene of cop action See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

2 Millionen Dollar Trinkgeld See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$37,800,323 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | SDDS  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The title was originally going to be "Cop Gives Waitress Two Million Dollar Tip". See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The subhead of the "Lottery Cop Hits Wife" front page that is released during the divorce trial reads "Muriel Tell's All," which obviously contains an erroneous apostrophe. See more »

Quotes

Yvonne Biasi: Because of me, you have nothing.
Charlie Lang: Because of you, I have you.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Critic: Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (#2.2)" (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"Now It Can Be Told"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Tony Bennett See more »