It Could Happen to You (film)

It Could Happen to You is a 1994 American romantic comedydrama film starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. It is the story of New York City police officer Cage who wins the lottery and splits his winnings with a waitress Fonda. This basic premise was inspired by a reallife incident.

NYPD officer Charlie Lang Nicolas Cage is a kind and generous man who loves his job in Queens, New York, where he lives. His wife, Muriel Rosie Perez, works at a hair salon and, unlike him, is selfish, greedy, and materialistic, constantly complaining about their situation in life. Waitress Yvonne Biasi Bridget Fonda is bankrupt because her husband, Eddie Stanley Tucci, whom she could not yet afford to divorce, emptied their joint checking account without her permission, while also leaving her with over 12,000 in credit card debt . Charlie meets her when she waits on him at the diner where she works. Since he doesnt have enough money to pay the tip, he promises to give her either double of it or half of his prospective lottery winnings the next day. He winsmillion inannual payments in the lottery the next day and keeps his promise, despite Muriels protests. He and Yvonne become stars almost immediately. She buys the diner and sets up a table with his name at which people who cant afford food can eat for free. In another development, he becomes a hero for foiling an attempted robbery at a grocery store but gets wounded in the process, forcing him to take leave from the police force. Meanwhile, Muriel goes on a shopping spree, and also contracts for disruptive renovations to their apartment without having consulted him.At a gathering on a chartered boat for the lottery winners and other members of high society, Muriel meets the newly rich Jack Gross. She flirts with him, listens to his advice on financial investments, and develops a strong liking for him, which is mutual. Meanwhile, Charlie and Yvonne, accidentally left behind on the pier, spend a lot of time together, on one occasion paying for the train journeys of subway passengers, and on another treating the neighborhood children to a day out at Yankee Stadium, about which the media report. Muriel gets fed up with his constant donations and overall simplicity and throws him out of their apartment, asking

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