Lucky Break (1994)
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.
TOP 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
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