Lucky Break

Lucky Break (1994)

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.

Date of release
1994-10-20
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Ben Lewin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$197.5K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Lucky Break is a 1994 Australian romantic comedy film directed and written by Ben Lewin, about an eccentric romance novelist. 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. The film was a critical success in Australia but flopped at both the domestic and international box office, where it received generally mixed reviews from critics.

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