It Could Happen to You (1994 film)

It Could Happen to You
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Bergman
Written byJane Anderson
Produced byMike Lobell
Starring
CinematographyCaleb Deschanel
Edited byBarry Malkin
Music byCarter Burwell
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 1994 (1994-07-29)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]
Box office$47.7 million[2]

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,[3][4] 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.

  1. ^ "1993-94 Film Releases (C)1993 Eric G. Carter". textfiles.com/media. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 28.
  3. ^ David Grogan (1984-04-23). "After 24 Years Pushing Pizza, Waitress Phyllis Penzo Gets a Tip to Remember: $3 Million". People Magazine.
  4. ^ Lois Alter Mark (1994-07-29). "Based on a True Story: The real people behind the lotto premise of It Could Happen to You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23.