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Murphy's Romance (1985)
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Release Date:
31 January 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.Plot:
Emma is a divorced woman with a teen aged boy who moves into a small town and tries to make a go of a horse ranch... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
A really good movie! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sally Field | ... | Emma Moriarty | |
| James Garner | ... | Murphy Jones | |
| Brian Kerwin | ... | Bobby Jack Moriarty | |
| Corey Haim | ... | Jake Moriarty | |
| Dennis Burkley | ... | Freeman Coverly | |
| Georgann Johnson | ... | Margaret | |
| Dortha Duckworth | ... | Bessie | |
| Michael Prokopuk | ... | Albert | |
| Billy Ray Sharkey | ... | Larry Le Beau | |
| Michael Crabtree | ... | Jim Forrest | |
| Anna Levine | ... | Wanda | |
| Charles Lane | ... | Amos Abbott | |
| Bruce French | ... | Rex Boyd | |
| John C. Becher | ... | Jesse Parker | |
| Henry Slate | ... | Fred Hite |
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107 minCountry:
USALanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Florence, Arizona, USAFun Stuff
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The bar set was auctioned off after filming was done. It was part of the namesake for and actual bar of a German restaurant called "Haus Murphy" in Glendale, Arizona, until the restaurant moved to a new location down the street in late 2004. The bar wouldn't fit through the door of the new location and was sold to a private collector. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Any experienced Bingo player knows that it would NOT have taken that many numbers for Emma to get a Bingo in the N's. Sally Field's character won the biggest jackpot of the night - normally, a special game (for example, forming the letter T) would have been played in order for her to win so much money. moreSoundtrack:
HUNGRY HOWLING AT THE MOON moreFAQ
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I love this movie. I have watched it numerous times, and I still love it! It is one of those "feel good" movies that we seldom see anymore. No violence, no sex, no "strong language", etc. Just a strong woman, and a strong man, gradually falling in love. No negatives at all. If you want to watch a pleasant movie, and go to bed feeling happy, watch this. James Garner and Sally Field both play very non-Hollywood types, and we love them all the more for it. (Watch for the scene where they are dancing - it is hysterical!)