In March of that year, Officer Robert Cunningham, a regular patron and longtime friend of Penzo, suggested that the two split a lottery ticket, each of them choosing three of the six numbers, in lieu of his leaving her a tip. In 1984, Phyllis Penzo was a waitress at a pizzeria commonly frequented by Yonkers, New York, police officers. ' I Feel Lucky' - Mary Chapin Carpenter.'Swingdown, Swingtown' - Wynton Marsalis.'They Can't Take That Away From Me' - Billie Holiday.' Young at Heart' - Tony Bennett and Shawn Colvin.The soundtrack album was released by Columbia Records/ Sony Records on July 19, 1994. The film grossed $37,939,757 in the United States and Canada but only $9.8 million internationally for a worldwide total of $47.7 million. Rotten Tomatoes calculates a 'Fresh' rating with a score of 71% based on reviews from 35 critics. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. At the film's end, Charlie and Yvonne get married and begin their honeymoon by taking off from Central Park in a hot air balloon that bears the New York Post headline 'Cop Weds Waitress', just before the closing credits roll. Charlie happily returns to the police force and Yvonne reclaims the diner. Yvonne's ex-husband Eddie ends up being a taxi driver. She then moves in with her mother in The Bronx and goes back to her old manicure job. Just as Charlie and Yvonne are giving up and moving out of town, the citizens of New York City, no doubt touched by the generosity of the couple, send 'the cop and the waitress' thousands of letters with tips totaling about $600,000.Īfter Charlie and Muriel get divorced, Muriel's new husband Jack Gross takes off with all her money, revealing himself to be a con man. The poor customer is none other than the disguised reporter Angel Dupree, who takes photos of the couple and in the next day's newspapers publicly praises their willingness to feed a hungry and poor man even in their darkest hour. While ruminating about their future at the diner, they are gracious enough to provide a hungry and poor customer some soup, which he eats at the special table. But the cop, by now hopelessly in love with the waitress, finds her at the diner and tells her that the money means nothing to him, and they declare their love for each other. Yvonne, feeling guilty at costing Charlie all his money, runs out of court in tears and tries to keep away from Charlie. Charlie doesn't mind giving his share of the money but Muriel also wants the money he gave Yvonne, which causes Charlie to take the case to court. When Muriel and Charlie divorce, Muriel wants all the money that Charlie won for herself. Quite innocently, Charlie and Yvonne run into each other at the Plaza Hotel and, unintentionally, end up spending the night together. That same evening, Yvonne leaves her apartment after her husband shows up and threatens to stay until he gets $50,000 from her. Muriel gets fed up with Charlie's constant donations and overall simplicity and throws him out of their apartment, asking for a divorce. Meanwhile, Charlie and Yvonne spend a lot of time together, often giving gifts to passengers of the subway or to children, about which the media report. She flirts with him and later starts an affair. In another development, Charlie becomes a hero for foiling an attempted robbery at a grocery store but gets wounded in the process, forcing him to take leave from the police force.Īt a gathering on a chartered boat for the lottery winners and other members of high society, Muriel gets to know the newly rich Jack Gross. She sets up a table with Charlie's name at which people who cannot afford food can eat for free. Yvonne buys the diner she was working in. He and Yvonne become stars almost immediately. He wins $4 million (in 21 annual payments) in the lottery the next day and keeps his promise, despite the protests of his wife. Since Charlie doesn't have enough money to pay the tip, he promises Yvonne to give her either double the tip or half of his prospective lottery winnings. Waitress Yvonne Biasi, is bankrupt because her husband Eddie, whom she had not yet been able to afford to divorce, took her credit card and spent $12,000 without her permission.Ĭharlie meets Yvonne when she waits on him at the diner where she works. His wife Muriel works in a hairdressing salon and, unlike Charlie, is selfish, greedy and materialistic, constantly complaining about their situation in life. Policeman Charlie Lang is a kind and generous man who loves his job and the Queens area of New York City where he lives.

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