It Could Happen to You
A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.
1994 | 101m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Andrew Bergman |
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| Writer: | Jane Anderson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 29, 1994 |
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| Director: | Andrew Bergman |
| Writer: | Jane Anderson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, waitress, court case, greed, cop, fame, diner, news reporter, newspaper article, marital discord, lottery ticket, winning lottery, new-found fame, man of his word, romantic, comforting |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $37,939,757
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lim Kay Tong | Sun |
| Ginny Yang | Mrs. Sun |
| Rene Rivera | Julio |
| Angel David | Esteban |
| Anna Lobell | Korean Deli Customer |
| Claudia Shear | Muriel's Customer |
| Jimmy Sabater | Fry Cook |
| Merwin Goldsmith | Bankruptcy Judge |
| Vincent Pastore | Bowling Team Member |
| Barry Squitieri | Bowling Team Member |
| Phil Stein | Bowling Team Member |
| Jerome Turner | Bowling Team Member |
| George J. Manos | Loto Official |
| Edward Goldstein | Candy Store Owner |
| Emily Deschanel | Paint-Throwing Fur Activist |
| Willie Colón | Mayor |
| Ranjit Chowdhry | Mr. Patel |
| Pedro Pietri | Homeless Man in Coffee Shop |
| Frank Pellegrino | Water's Edge Maitre d' |
| Charles B. Lowlicht | Passerby at Subway Station |
| Jed Krascella | Passerby at Subway Station |
| Bob Sheppard | Yankee Stadium Announcer |
| Kathleen McNenny | Plaza Desk Clerk |
| John Louis Fischer | Plaza Bellhop |
| Kaipo Schwab | Plaza Bellhop |
| Candece Tarpley | Bo's Wife |
| Emena C. Santiago | Bo's Daughter (Tracy) |
| Angela Pietropinto | Jury Foreperson |
| Mina Bern | Muriel's Neighbour |
| Feiga Martinez | Jesu's Mom |
| John Norman Thomas | Mr. Muktananda |
| John R. Russell | Blind Beggar |
| Jack Cafferty | Television Reporter |
| Budd Mishkin | Television Reporter |
| Carl White | Television Reporter |
| Cheryl Washington | Television Reporter |
| Peter Jacobson | Television Reporter |
| Douglas Bernstein | Television Reporter |
| Phil Parolisi | Television Reporter |
| Amy Atkins | Television Reporter |
| Alan Muraoka | Television Reporter |
| Laury Marker | Television Reporter |
| Felipe Luciano | Television Reporter |
| Brenda Pressley | Television Reporter |
| Ellen Lancaster | Television Reporter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrew Bergman | Director |
| Jane Anderson | Screenplay |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunt Coordinator |
| Todd M. Thaler | Extras Casting |
| Peter Bucossi | Stunts |
| John Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Jeff Ward | Stunts |
| Nicholas Lundy | Assistant Art Director |
| Michael Schmidt | Sound Recordist |
| Pamela Thur | Location Manager |
| John Carrafa | Choreographer |
| Jeffrey Pollack | Music Consultant |
| Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunts |
| Jim Lovelett | Stunts |
| Manny Siverio | Stunts |
| Alex Stevens | Stunts |
| Joe Mulherin | Original Music Composer |
| Barry Malkin | Editor |
| John S. Lyons | Casting |
| Bill Groom | Production Design |
| Joseph Hartwick | Unit Production Manager |
| Henry J. Bronchtein | First Assistant Director |
| Michael DeCasper | Second Assistant Director |
| Alexis Alexanian | Production Coordinator |
| Dennis Bradford | Art Direction |
| George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Maria Nay | Art Department Coordinator |
| Laura Lambert | Art Department Assistant |
| Gerald DeTitta | Leadman |
| Ann Miller | Property Master |
| Kathleen Dolan | Assistant Property Master |
| Henry Lynk | Camera Operator |
| Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Scott Rathner | First Assistant Camera |
| James R. Belletier | Second Assistant Camera |
| Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Paul P. Soucek | Sound Editor |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Laura Civiello | Dialogue Editor |
| Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Dan Korintus | Dialogue Editor |
| Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| Tony Martinez | ADR Editor |
| Bruce Pross | Foley Supervisor |
| Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| Eliza Paley | Foley Editor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Michael W. Mitchell | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Michael J. Wechsler | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Alper | Production Sound Mixer, Sound Mixer |
| Marc-Jon Sullivan | Boom Operator |
| Richard Quinlan | Chief Lighting Technician, Gaffer |
| Greg Quinlan | Best Boy Electric |
| Mike Miller | Key Grip |
| Patrick McGrath | Dolly Grip |
| Al Griswold | Special Effects |
| Bill Traynor | Special Effects |
| Suzanne Schwarzer | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Timothy Alberts | Costumer |
| Peter Lombardi | Production Accountant |
| Mara Hade Connolly | Assistant Accountant |
| Diane L. Langone | Post Production Accountant |
| Drew Dillard | Assistant Location Manager |
| Robin F. Samson | Location Scout |
| Myles Aronowitz | Still Photographer |
| Robin Squibb | Script Supervisor |
| Betsy Sokolow-Sherman | Unit Publicist |
| Judie Fixler | Extras Casting |
| Christine Sheaks | Casting Associate |
| Thomas Reilly | Transportation Captain |
| Martin Bernstein | Construction Coordinator |
| Julie A. Bloom | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Betty Chin | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Levine | Actor's Assistant |
| Sonny Kompanek | Orchestrator |
| David Orr | Color Timer |
| Peter Afterman | Music Supervisor |
| Sam Adelman | First Assistant Editor |
| Steven Arvanites | Stunts |
| Gary Cerveny | Stunts |
| Deborah Habberstad | Stunts |
| Michael Russo | Stunts |
| Tim Gallin | Stunts |
| Norman Douglass | Stunts |
| Jeffrey H. Kaufman | Stunts |
| Suzanne Klein | Stunts |
| Mike Lisenco | Stunts |
| John Patrick McLaughlin | Stunts |
| Paul Sklar | Stunts |
| Gary Tacon | Stunts |
| Francesca Paris | Hairstylist |
| Paul A. Levin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Donald Caruthers | Storyboard Artist |
| Kurt E. Soderling | Aerial Camera |
| Kevin P. Faherty | Costume Supervisor |
| Melissa Stanton | Costume Supervisor |
| Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Thomas 'Casey' Jirgal | Best Boy Grip |
| Michael K. Dane | Stunts |
| Howard Weiner | Video Assist Operator |
| Roland Brooks | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Designer |
| Lizbeth Williamson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Alan D'Angerio | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jennifer Phillips | Producer's Assistant |
| Steve Herman | Catering |
| Jacob Bergman | Production Assistant |
| Kenneth G. Brown | Production Assistant |
| Alston Geer | Production Assistant |
| Jason Imber | Production Assistant |
| Jason Kasperski | Production Assistant |
| Amy Lauritsen | Production Assistant |
| Thomas A. Meehan | Production Assistant |
| Cyril O'Neil | Production Assistant |
| David Penotti | Production Assistant |
| Lisa M. Rowe | Production Assistant |
| Alysa Shwedel | Production Assistant |
| Tom Yeager | Production Assistant |
| Joseph Zolfo | Production Assistant |
| James S. Brown | Post Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mike Lobell | Producer |
| Gary Adelson | Executive Producer |
| Craig Baumgarten | Executive Producer |
| Joseph Hartwick | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 42 | 21 |
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