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Lucky Break

Lucky Break

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Lucky Break

"If she can hide her past, and he can hide his present, they just might have a future."

1994

1h 34m

4.7(8 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

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Gia Carides

Gia Carides

Sophie

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Eddie Mercer

Rebecca Gibney

Rebecca Gibney

Gloria Wrightman

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Anne-Marie LePine

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

George LePine

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Yuri Borodinoff

Siobhan Tuke

Kate

Lewis Fiander

Lewis Fiander

Bruce Wrightman

Mary-Anne Fahey

Mary-Anne Fahey

Myra

Michael Edward-Stevens

Benny

Creative team

Directed by: Ben Lewin
Written by: Ben Lewin
Produced by: Bob Weis
Judi Levine

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