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A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip. Yvonne Biasi : Because of me, you have nothing. Charlie Lang : Because of you, I have you. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Play trailer

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In a plot inspired by a real-life news story, [3] [4] a New York City police officer Cage who is short on cash and unable to tip his waitress Fonda , half-jokingly offers to share his winnings if he happens to win the lottery. Isaac Hayes is the film's narrator and also plays a supporting role as undercover reporter and photographer, Angel Dupree. The film was remade in Hindi as Bade Dilwala , which was released in and in Telugu as Bahumati in Uniformed policeman Charlie Lang is kind and generous. He loves his job, and enjoys a strong rapport with the Queens neighborhood where he lives. His wife Muriel works in a hairdressing salon. Unlike Charlie, Muriel is greedy and selfish and materialistic; she constantly complains about their situation in life. Waitress Yvonne Biasi, also kind and generous, is newly bankrupt. Her estranged husband Eddie, whom she cannot yet afford to divorce , has taken Yvonne's credit card and spent 12 thousand dollars without her consent. The court holds her responsible for the entire bill; moreover, Yvonne's nasty boss docks her pay for the time she spent in court, even though Yvonne gave ample notice. Yvonne hits it off with Charlie, while waiting on him at the diner where she works. Since Charlie doesn't have enough money for a tip, he offers Yvonne double the tip tomorrow Charlie makes good on his offer to split the prize with Yvonne, despite Muriel's protests. Charlie and Yvonne become instant celebrities; Muriel sees this as an opportunity to become a spokesperson for her favorite beauty products. Yvonne buys the diner where she works, and promptly fires her miserly ex-boss.

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Archived from the original on Sal Bontempo Red Buttons English Spanish. She's cute. The court holds her responsible for the entire bill; moreover, Yvonne's nasty boss docks her pay for the time she spent in court, even though Yvonne gave ample notice. Bankruptcy Judge. Television Reporter Budd Mishkin Muriel's Customer. Businessman uncredited Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas Television Reporter Alan Muraoka Nicolas Cage Charlie Lang. Release date July 29, United States. Stanley Tucci Eddie Biasi. Television Reporter Carl White

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Top Gap. Television Reporter Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Lily Sanders Candy Store Owner. Vernon Hale. She's cute. It can happen to you uncredited. DeTitta Kathleen Dolan Candy Store Owner Emily Deschanel Deputy uncredited. Yvonne, feeling guilty at having bankrupted Charlie and wrecked his already-sour marriage, pushes him away. Bo's Daughter. Bowler's Wife uncredited Tanya Carrasco Bridget Fonda Yvonne Biasi. Contents move to sidebar hide. Director Andrew Bergman.