It Could Happen to You

A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.

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.

Nicolas Cage

(Charlie Lang)

Bridget Fonda

(Yvonne Biasi)

Rosie Perez

(Muriel Lang)

Wendell Pierce

(Bo Williams)

Isaac Hayes

(Angel Dupree)

Víctor Rojas

(Jesu)

Seymour Cassel

(Jack Gross)

Stanley Tucci

(Eddie Biasi)

J.E. Freeman

(Sal Bontempo)

Red Buttons

(Walter Zakuto)

Richard Jenkins

(C. Vernon Hale)

Robert Dorfman

(Walter)

Ann Dowd

(Carol)

Charles Busch

(Timothy)

Beatrice Winde

(Judge)

Lim Kay Tong

(Sun)

Ginny Yang

(Mrs. Sun)

Rene Rivera

(Julio)

Angel David

(Esteban)

Anna Lobell

(Korean Deli Customer)

Claudia Shear

(Muriel's Customer)

Jimmy Sabater

(Fry Cook)

Merwin Goldsmith

(Bankruptcy Judge)

Vincent Pastore

(Bowling Team Member)

Barry Squitieri

(Bowling Team Member)

Phil Stein

(Bowling Team Member)

Jerome Turner

(Bowling Team Member)

George J. Manos

(Loto Official)

Edward Goldstein

(Candy Store Owner)

Emily Deschanel

(Paint-Throwing Fur Activist)

Willie Colón

(Mayor)

Ranjit Chowdhry

(Mr. Patel)

Pedro Pietri

(Homeless Man in Coffee Shop)

Frank Pellegrino

(Water's Edge Maitre d')

Charles B. Lowlicht

(Passerby at Subway Station)

Jed Krascella

(Passerby at Subway Station)

Bob Sheppard

(Yankee Stadium Announcer)

Kathleen McNenny

(Plaza Desk Clerk)

John Louis Fischer

(Plaza Bellhop)

Kaipo Schwab

(Plaza Bellhop)

Candece Tarpley

(Bo's Wife)

Emena C. Santiago

(Bo's Daughter (Tracy))

Angela Pietropinto

(Jury Foreperson)

Mina Bern

(Muriel's Neighbour)

Feiga Martinez

(Jesu's Mom)

John Norman Thomas

(Mr. Muktananda)

John R. Russell

(Blind Beggar)

Jack Cafferty

(Television Reporter)

Budd Mishkin

(Television Reporter)

Carl White

(Television Reporter)

Cheryl Washington

(Television Reporter)

Peter Jacobson

(Television Reporter)

Douglas Bernstein

(Television Reporter)

Phil Parolisi

(Television Reporter)

Amy Atkins

(Television Reporter)

Alan Muraoka

(Television Reporter)

Laury Marker

(Television Reporter)

Felipe Luciano

(Television Reporter)

Brenda Pressley

(Television Reporter)

Ellen Lancaster

(Television Reporter)