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It Could Happen to You

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It Could Happen to You (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 14  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Synopsis: When he digs into his pocket to get a tip for coffee shop waitress Yvonne Biasi, New York policeman Charlie Lang discovers that he's out of cash. So, as compensation, he promises that, if lady luck is on his side and a recently purchased lottery ticket wins, he'll give her half the money. Lo and... When he digs into his pocket to get a tip for coffee shop waitress Yvonne Biasi, New York policeman Charlie Lang discovers that he's out of cash. So, as compensation, he promises that, if lady luck is on his side and a recently purchased lottery ticket wins, he'll give her half the money. Lo and behold, his ticket's that special one, and Lang splits the $4 million with Biasi -- to the chagrin of his materialistic wife. But Charlie also discovers in the process that there's more to life than money... and that some of the best things in life are free. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel

Director: Andrew Bergman

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 8, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Selections

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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Though set at present, this schmaltzy romantic comedy might as well have been set in the 1950s or even 1930s, because at heart it's a Capra comedy of the Depression, celebrating the decency of the "little people," but in a phony, contrived way.

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12/14/06
Emanuel Levy
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Best romance ever. Real, genuine characters with real, developed relationships. Not insulting, not cutesy, just wonderful.

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09/22/05
Fred Topel
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

Pleasant rags-to-bitches tale, with Fonda shining.

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05/18/05
James Plath
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09/24/04
Thomas Delapa
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07/29/04
Andy Klein
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05/21/03
Kenneth C. Davis
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05/20/03
Shellie Iliff
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03/31/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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03/23/03
Robert Roten
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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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10/08/02
Rob Blackwelder
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Adult fairy tale that will make you feel giddy and glad to be alive.

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08/30/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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So-so romantic comedy sunk by the cast

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08/26/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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08/20/02
Dragan Antulov
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08/01/02
Rob Vaux
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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
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A grande atuação é de Rosie Perez, que faz uma vilã deliciosa. Chega a dar vontade de entrar no filme e dar uns bons cascudos na antipática Muriel.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
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