It Could Happen to You (1994)

Directed by

Andrew Bergman

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 949 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A kind-hearted police officer promises a waitress half of his lottery winnings after he cannot afford to tip her. When he wins the jackpot, his generous offer tests his marriage and changes their lives.

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What happens

It Could Happen to You is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. In a plot inspired by a real-life news story, a New York Police Department officer (Cage) who is short on cash and unable to tip his waitress (Fonda), half-jokingly offers to share his winnings if he happens to win the lottery. Isaac Hayes is the film's narrator and also plays a supporting role as Angel Dupree. It Could Happen to You was released by TriStar Pictures on July 29, 1994. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $47.7 million against a $20 million budget. The film was remade in Hindi as Bade Dilwala, which was released in 1999 and in Telugu as Bahumati in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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