Lucky Break (1994)
1h 34m
Running Time
October 20, 1994Release Date
Lucky Break (1994)
1h 34m
Running Time
October 20, 1994Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Gia Carides
Sophie
Anthony LaPaglia
Edward 'Eddie' Mercer
Rebecca Gibney
Gloria Wrightman
Robyn Nevin
Anne-Marie LePine
Marshall Napier
George LePine
Jacek Koman
Yuri Borodinoff
Ben Lewin
Director
Siobhan Tuke
Kate
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Wiki.
Lucky Break (released in the United States as Paperback Romance) is a 1994 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, about a woman with polio who breaks her leg and is treated normally for the first time in her life. Actress Rebecca Gibney was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role by the Australian Film Institute in 1995 for her role in the film.