It Could Happen to You

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

Plot Summary

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.

6.7 /10

1994

US

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new york city

waitress

court case

greed

diner

cop

fame

news reporter

newspaper article

marital discord

lottery ticket

winning lottery

new-found fame

man of his word

romantic

comforting

inspired by true story