It Could Happen to You
“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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Cast
61 people
Nicolas Cage
Charlie Lang
Known for
The Croods
National Treasure
Bridget Fonda
Yvonne Biasi
Known for
Jackie Brown
Balto
Rosie Perez
Muriel Lang
Known for
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
The Road to El Dorado
Wendell Pierce
Bo Williams
Known for
The Wire
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Isaac Hayes
Angel Dupree
Known for
South Park
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Víctor Rojas
Jesu
Known for
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Seymour Cassel
Jack Gross
Known for
Rushmore
Indecent Proposal
Stanley Tucci
Eddie Biasi
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
J.E. Freeman
Sal Bontempo
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Miller's Crossing
Red Buttons
Walter Zakuto
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
Pete's Dragon
Richard Jenkins
C. Vernon Hale
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Robert Dorfman
Walter
Also in
Leg Work
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Andrew Bergman Director · Jane Anderson Screenplay Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $20M · United States release July 29, 1994
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$37,939,757
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Japan · July 16, 1994
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 1994
Theatrical
Argentina
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Australia
October 20, 1994 · Theatrical
Austria
September 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
February 1, 2023 · Digital
Czechia
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 29, 1994 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 31, 2021 · Physical · DVD
El Salvador
November 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 14, 1995 · Theatrical
Finland
November 11, 1994 · Theatrical
France
November 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
September 22, 1994 · Theatrical
Greece
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
March 22, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
November 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
January 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 5, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
August 17, 1995 · Limited theatrical · Amsterdam
February 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
June 30, 2002 · TV · Net 5
Philippines
November 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Poland
December 31, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 23, 1995 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 15, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
March 13, 1999 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
January 14, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
February 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 21, 1995 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 30, 1994 · Theatrical · German
December 9, 1994 · Theatrical · French
Türkiye
November 4, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
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