It Could Happen to You

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.

Tagline

“A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.”

Release Status

Released

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director

Andrew Bergman

Original Language

EN

What is It Could Happen to You about?

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.

Who directed It Could Happen to You?

It Could Happen to You was directed by Andrew Bergman.

When was It Could Happen to You released?

It Could Happen to You was released on July 16, 1994.

How long is It Could Happen to You?

It Could Happen to You has a runtime of 1h 41m.

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