It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You


Starring:Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, VĂ­ctor Rojas (II), Seymour Cassel, Stanley Tucci, J.E. Freeman, Red Buttons, Richard Jenkins, Robert Dorfman, Charles Busch, Beatrice Winde, Ginny Yang, Rene Rivera, Angel David, Anna Lobell, Claudia Shear, Jimmy Sabater
Director: Andrew Bergman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Inspired by an actual incident, this unassuming, wonderfully good-natured romantic comedy tells the story of a New York City street cop named Charlie (Nicolas Cage) who makes a promise to a coffee-shop waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) that will change both their lives. One day after coffee, Charlie is embarrassed to discover he doesn't have money for a tip, so he tells Yvonne that he'll share half of his winnings if the lottery ticket he's holding comes up a winner. Sure enough, he wins the jackpot--a whopping $4 million payoff--and Charlie's wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), goes ballistic when he tells her about his deal with Yvonne. From this point, It Could Happen to You follows Charlie's dilemma as he is forced to decide the proper course of action, and director Andrew Bergman smoothly incorporates a gentle love story into this amusing crisis of conscience. Fonda and Cage have an easygoing chemistry that adds a pleasant touch to the movie's fairy-tale plot, and the story's kindhearted sentiment is never so thick that it becomes sticky-sweet or artificial. As feel-good comedies go, this one's a class act. --Jeff Shannon
It Could Happen to You
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Corny is Refreshing
  • Great movie
  • Heartwarming Love story
  • no title
  • Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too
 It Could Happen to You
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Bridget Fonda , Rosie Perez , Wendell Pierce , and Isaac Hayes
Director: Andrew Bergman
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 0767810856
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Amazon.com

Inspired by an actual incident, this unassuming, wonderfully good-natured romantic comedy tells the story of a New York City street cop named Charlie (Nicolas Cage) who makes a promise to a coffee-shop waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) that will change both their lives. One day after coffee, Charlie is embarrassed to discover he doesn't have money for a tip, so he tells Yvonne that he'll share half of his winnings if the lottery ticket he's holding comes up a winner. Sure enough, he wins the jackpot--a whopping $4 million payoff--and Charlie's wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), goes ballistic when he tells her about his deal with Yvonne. From this point, It Could Happen to You follows Charlie's dilemma as he is forced to decide the proper course of action, and director Andrew Bergman smoothly incorporates a gentle love story into this amusing crisis of conscience. Fonda and Cage have an easygoing chemistry that adds a pleasant touch to the movie's fairy-tale plot, and the story's kindhearted sentiment is never so thick that it becomes sticky-sweet or artificial. As feel-good comedies go, this one's a class act. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Corny is Refreshing.......2007-06-15

I love this "feel good" movie. It is corny , but I like romantic comedies that are like this. Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and Tom Hanks all made some of these. No blood , no horror, no amazing technology, just relax and enjoy a movie that makes you feel good about people and romance.
Good and basic escapism.

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-05-09

Being a former law enforcment officer I can relate to how it is most difficult to balance the job and the home life. It is often times too hard to find happiness in this line of work and all someone really needs is to be loved and to have support. This is a great title to add to anyones collection, also a good date movie.

5 out of 5 stars Heartwarming Love story.......2006-08-14

If I could make one change to this movie, it would be near the end when Angel (Isaac Hayes) tells what happened to each of the characters...I would have added a brief cameo of Muriel (played brilliantly by Rosie Perez) getting her just desserts...I would show Muriel, working in a nail salon, with a bitter look on her face, slamming things around, with a rude customer barking orders at her. Other than that, great movie!

2 out of 5 stars no title.......2006-05-05

What a disappointment! I remember Siskel and Ebert raving over this romantic comedy. Romantic, maybe, but comedy - never. Very predictable plot from beginning to end. And Rosie Perez was truly offensive. A few times I couldn't understand what she was saying. There is no way I could buy that she and Cage's character were attracted to each other. Maybe critics liked this movie because it had no sex, violence, or rough language. Although Cage does get shot in one hold-up scene. It was just that you knew what was going to happen every step of the way. I am beginning to Like Cage more and more as he ages. [ spoiler] I was really disappointed at the end to find out that the real people whom this story is based on were always happily married to their original partners. Either they shouldn't have changed it so much or they shouldn't have let us know about the real story it was based on.[end of spoiler] But Fonda and Cage were very engaging together.

5 out of 5 stars Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too.......2006-03-20

Light-hearted rendition of the true-to-life story of a police officer who was forced by his conscience to share his lottery winnings with a waitress, fulfilling a promise he made when he was otherwise unable to leave a tip. Presents the ways in which sudden prosperity changes people, for the better or worse. A little sappy in order to please the ladies; a little action and a good story so as to please everyone - even us 'macho guys'.
It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Corny is Refreshing
  • Great movie
  • Heartwarming Love story
  • no title
  • Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too
 It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Bridget Fonda , Rosie Perez , Wendell Pierce , and Isaac Hayes
Director: Andrew Bergman
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Nicolas CageNicolas Cage | Action Stars | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Buttons, RedButtons, Red | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cage, NicolasCage, Nicolas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cassel, SeymourCassel, Seymour | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Fonda, BridgetFonda, Bridget | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hayes, IsaacHayes, Isaac | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Jenkins, RichardJenkins, Richard | ( J ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Perez, RosiePerez, Rosie | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tucci, StanleyTucci, Stanley | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winde, BeatriceWinde, Beatrice | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Bergman, AndrewBergman, Andrew | ( B ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
( I )( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. The Family Man
  2. Guarding Tess
  3. City of Angels
  4. While You Were Sleeping
  5. Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition)

ASIN: B00004RYUJ

Amazon.com

Inspired by an actual incident, this unassuming, wonderfully good-natured romantic comedy tells the story of a New York City street cop named Charlie (Nicolas Cage) who makes a promise to a coffee-shop waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) that will change both their lives. One day after coffee, Charlie is embarrassed to discover he doesn't have money for a tip, so he tells Yvonne that he'll share half of his winnings if the lottery ticket he's holding comes up a winner. Sure enough, he wins the jackpot--a whopping $4 million payoff--and Charlie's wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), goes ballistic when he tells her about his deal with Yvonne. From this point, It Could Happen to You follows Charlie's dilemma as he is forced to decide the proper course of action, and director Andrew Bergman smoothly incorporates a gentle love story into this amusing crisis of conscience. Fonda and Cage have an easygoing chemistry that adds a pleasant touch to the movie's fairy-tale plot, and the story's kindhearted sentiment is never so thick that it becomes sticky-sweet or artificial. As feel-good comedies go, this one's a class act. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Corny is Refreshing.......2007-06-15

I love this "feel good" movie. It is corny , but I like romantic comedies that are like this. Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and Tom Hanks all made some of these. No blood , no horror, no amazing technology, just relax and enjoy a movie that makes you feel good about people and romance.
Good and basic escapism.

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-05-09

Being a former law enforcment officer I can relate to how it is most difficult to balance the job and the home life. It is often times too hard to find happiness in this line of work and all someone really needs is to be loved and to have support. This is a great title to add to anyones collection, also a good date movie.

5 out of 5 stars Heartwarming Love story.......2006-08-14

If I could make one change to this movie, it would be near the end when Angel (Isaac Hayes) tells what happened to each of the characters...I would have added a brief cameo of Muriel (played brilliantly by Rosie Perez) getting her just desserts...I would show Muriel, working in a nail salon, with a bitter look on her face, slamming things around, with a rude customer barking orders at her. Other than that, great movie!

2 out of 5 stars no title.......2006-05-05

What a disappointment! I remember Siskel and Ebert raving over this romantic comedy. Romantic, maybe, but comedy - never. Very predictable plot from beginning to end. And Rosie Perez was truly offensive. A few times I couldn't understand what she was saying. There is no way I could buy that she and Cage's character were attracted to each other. Maybe critics liked this movie because it had no sex, violence, or rough language. Although Cage does get shot in one hold-up scene. It was just that you knew what was going to happen every step of the way. I am beginning to Like Cage more and more as he ages. [ spoiler] I was really disappointed at the end to find out that the real people whom this story is based on were always happily married to their original partners. Either they shouldn't have changed it so much or they shouldn't have let us know about the real story it was based on.[end of spoiler] But Fonda and Cage were very engaging together.

5 out of 5 stars Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too.......2006-03-20

Light-hearted rendition of the true-to-life story of a police officer who was forced by his conscience to share his lottery winnings with a waitress, fulfilling a promise he made when he was otherwise unable to leave a tip. Presents the ways in which sudden prosperity changes people, for the better or worse. A little sappy in order to please the ladies; a little action and a good story so as to please everyone - even us 'macho guys'.
It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Corny is Refreshing
  • Great movie
  • Heartwarming Love story
  • no title
  • Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too
 It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
Starring: Nicolas Cage , Bridget Fonda , Rosie Perez , Wendell Pierce , and Isaac Hayes
Director: Andrew Bergman
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Nicolas CageNicolas Cage | Action Stars | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
Buttons, RedButtons, Red | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cage, NicolasCage, Nicolas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cassel, SeymourCassel, Seymour | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Fonda, BridgetFonda, Bridget | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Hayes, IsaacHayes, Isaac | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Jenkins, RichardJenkins, Richard | ( J ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Perez, RosiePerez, Rosie | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Tucci, StanleyTucci, Stanley | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winde, BeatriceWinde, Beatrice | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Bergman, AndrewBergman, Andrew | ( B ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
( I )( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. The Family Man
  2. Guarding Tess
  3. City of Angels
  4. While You Were Sleeping
  5. Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition)

ASIN: B00004CZTA

Amazon.com

Inspired by an actual incident, this unassuming, wonderfully good-natured romantic comedy tells the story of a New York City street cop named Charlie (Nicolas Cage) who makes a promise to a coffee-shop waitress named Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) that will change both their lives. One day after coffee, Charlie is embarrassed to discover he doesn't have money for a tip, so he tells Yvonne that he'll share half of his winnings if the lottery ticket he's holding comes up a winner. Sure enough, he wins the jackpot--a whopping $4 million payoff--and Charlie's wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), goes ballistic when he tells her about his deal with Yvonne. From this point, It Could Happen to You follows Charlie's dilemma as he is forced to decide the proper course of action, and director Andrew Bergman smoothly incorporates a gentle love story into this amusing crisis of conscience. Fonda and Cage have an easygoing chemistry that adds a pleasant touch to the movie's fairy-tale plot, and the story's kindhearted sentiment is never so thick that it becomes sticky-sweet or artificial. As feel-good comedies go, this one's a class act. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Corny is Refreshing.......2007-06-15

I love this "feel good" movie. It is corny , but I like romantic comedies that are like this. Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and Tom Hanks all made some of these. No blood , no horror, no amazing technology, just relax and enjoy a movie that makes you feel good about people and romance.
Good and basic escapism.

5 out of 5 stars Great movie.......2007-05-09

Being a former law enforcment officer I can relate to how it is most difficult to balance the job and the home life. It is often times too hard to find happiness in this line of work and all someone really needs is to be loved and to have support. This is a great title to add to anyones collection, also a good date movie.

5 out of 5 stars Heartwarming Love story.......2006-08-14

If I could make one change to this movie, it would be near the end when Angel (Isaac Hayes) tells what happened to each of the characters...I would have added a brief cameo of Muriel (played brilliantly by Rosie Perez) getting her just desserts...I would show Muriel, working in a nail salon, with a bitter look on her face, slamming things around, with a rude customer barking orders at her. Other than that, great movie!

2 out of 5 stars no title.......2006-05-05

What a disappointment! I remember Siskel and Ebert raving over this romantic comedy. Romantic, maybe, but comedy - never. Very predictable plot from beginning to end. And Rosie Perez was truly offensive. A few times I couldn't understand what she was saying. There is no way I could buy that she and Cage's character were attracted to each other. Maybe critics liked this movie because it had no sex, violence, or rough language. Although Cage does get shot in one hold-up scene. It was just that you knew what was going to happen every step of the way. I am beginning to Like Cage more and more as he ages. [ spoiler] I was really disappointed at the end to find out that the real people whom this story is based on were always happily married to their original partners. Either they shouldn't have changed it so much or they shouldn't have let us know about the real story it was based on.[end of spoiler] But Fonda and Cage were very engaging together.

5 out of 5 stars Chick Flick, but good movie for guys too.......2006-03-20

Light-hearted rendition of the true-to-life story of a police officer who was forced by his conscience to share his lottery winnings with a waitress, fulfilling a promise he made when he was otherwise unable to leave a tip. Presents the ways in which sudden prosperity changes people, for the better or worse. A little sappy in order to please the ladies; a little action and a good story so as to please everyone - even us 'macho guys'.
It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		It Could Happen to You [Region 2]
    Starring: Nicolas Cage , Bridget Fonda , Rosie Perez , Wendell Pierce , and Isaac Hayes
    Director: Andrew Bergman
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

    GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
    Nicolas CageNicolas Cage | Action Stars | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
    Buttons, RedButtons, Red | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Cage, NicolasCage, Nicolas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Cassel, SeymourCassel, Seymour | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Fonda, BridgetFonda, Bridget | ( F ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Hayes, IsaacHayes, Isaac | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Jenkins, RichardJenkins, Richard | ( J ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Perez, RosiePerez, Rosie | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Tucci, StanleyTucci, Stanley | ( T ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Winde, BeatriceWinde, Beatrice | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Bergman, AndrewBergman, Andrew | ( B ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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    ASIN: B00004VXXT
    Charlie Rose
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      		Charlie Rose

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      ASIN: B000JBX0RU
      Release Date: 2006-10-03

      Description

      First, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani shares his new perspective on the city, his career, what he has done, and what he hopes to do. Then, Mikal Gilmore, brother of Gary Gilmore who was executed in 1977, discusses his new book about his family history, A Shot in the Heart. Finally, novelist and director Andrew Bergman talks about his new film, It Could Happen to You.
      Charlie Rose with Howard Baker; Nicolas Cage (August 4, 1994)
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        		Charlie Rose with Howard Baker; Nicolas Cage (August 4, 1994)

        Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
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        ASIN: B000J6H15M
        Release Date: 2006-10-02

        Description

        First, former Chief of Staff for Ronald Reagan and former Majority Leader of the United States Senate and Minority Leader, Howard Baker of Tennessee talks about his life and career. Then, actor Nicolas Cage talks about his roles, his craft, and his new movie with Bridget Fonda, It Could Happen to You.

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