It Could Happen to You (1994)

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

101 min★ 6.4 · 49,886 votes

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

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

September 22, 1994

Country of origin

United States

Budget

$20,000,000

Box office

$37,939,757