Movie · comedy, romance
Lucky Break
1994 · 1h 34m · R
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What is it about? Lucky Break
If she can hide her past, and he can hide his present, they just might have a future.
Sophie, a writer of racy romance novels, is working on one of her stories in the library, when Eddie overhears her. Sophie, embarrassed by her paralyzed leg from childhood polio, spurns his advances, but when Sophie breaks her leg, she has the perfect way of hiding her disability from Eddie. As Sophie struggles to win over Eddie and hide her disability, Eddie's jealous fiance and a police officer investigating a jewel heist threaten their relationship.
Genres: comedy, romance. Themes: library, writer, polio.
Cast and crew Lucky Break
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Creators
- Directed byBen Lewin
- ScreenplayBen Lewin
- MusicPaul Grabowsky
- CinematographyVincent Monton
- EditingPeter Carrodus
Full cast and crew16 cast members, 13 crew
Cast:
- Gia Carides · Sophie
- Anthony LaPaglia · Eddie Mercer
- Rebecca Gibney · Gloria Wrightman
- Robyn Nevin · Anne-Marie LePine
- Marshall Napier · George LePine
- Jacek Koman · Yuri Borodinoff
- Siobhan Tuke · Kate
- Lewis Fiander · Bruce Wrightman
- Mary-Anne Fahey · Myra
- Michael Edward-Stevens · Benny
- Steady Eddy · Nicholas
- Michael Veitch · Scott
- Russell Fletcher · Tyrone
- Nicholas Bell · Sophie's Doctor
- Kurt Ludescher · Ernst
- David Watson · Professor Type at Party
Crew:
- Ben Lewin · Writer
- Ben Lewin · Director
- Bob Weis · Producer
- Judi Levine · Producer
- Paul Grabowsky · Original Music Composer
- Peta Lawson · Production Design
- Anna Borghesi · Costume Design
- Vincent Monton · Director of Photography
- Peter Carrodus · Editor
Trailer Lucky Break
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Details Lucky Break
- First theatrical release
- October 20, 1994
- Release in the US
- August 15, 1997
- Country
- Australia
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- Generation Films, Lewin Films, Such Much Films
Frequently asked questions
How long is Lucky Break?
1h 34m (94 minutes).
Who’s in Lucky Break?
Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin, Marshall Napier, Jacek Koman, Siobhan Tuke, Lewis Fiander, Mary-Anne Fahey, and Michael Edward-Stevens. Directed by Ben Lewin.
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