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It Could Happen to You (1994)

★ 6.4PG97 minDirector: Andrew Bergman

1994 film by Andrew Bergman

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.

The film was remade in Hindi as Bade Dilwala, which was released in 1999 and in Telugu as Bahumati in 2007.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is It Could Happen to You about?
It Could Happen to You (1994) — Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives for most of their existence. 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 café and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, joking
Is It Could Happen to You based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is It Could Happen to You scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.