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  1. Feb 10, 2024 · Yes, ‘It Could Happen to You’ is partially based on a true story. Penned by the talented screenwriter Jane Anderson, the film takes inspiration from the life of Detective Robert Cunningham of Dobbs Ferry, who won $6 million at the New York State Lotto prize in 1984 and decided to give half of it to Phyllis Penzo, a waitress employed at Sal ...

  2. Jul 29, 1994 · It Could Happen to You: Directed by Andrew Bergman. With Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce. A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.

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    • Comedy, Drama, Romance
    • Andrew Bergman
    • 1994-07-29
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  4. The movie is based on the true story of Phyllis Penzo and Officer Robert Cunningham. For twenty-four years, Penzo served as a waitress at Sal's Pizzeria in Yonkers, New York. Cunningham, a thirty-year veteran of the police force in nearby Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., was a regular customer at the restaurant, well-liked by the staff there.

  5. 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.

  6. Jul 29, 1994 · Directed by. Andrew Bergman. "It Could Happen to You" tells the kind of story you vaguely remember reading about in the papers. Or maybe you didn't. But it's the kind of story you easily could have read about, and if you had read it, you'd probably think, "Jeez, why didn't this happen to me?"

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  8. Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda), Lang offers her half the winnings of his...

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    • Romance, Comedy, Drama
    • PG
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