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Murphy's Law (1986)

R 100 min  -  Action | Thriller  -   18 April 1986 (USA)
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An action-packed thriller starring Charles Bronson as Jack Murphy, a cop who is running to stay alive long enough to even the score with his wife's killer.

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J. Lee Thompson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Bronson ...
Kathleen Wilhoite ...
Carrie Snodgress Carrie Snodgress ...
Robert F. Lyons ...
Art Penney
Richard Romanus ...
Frank Vincenzo
Angel Tompkins Angel Tompkins ...
Jan
Bill Henderson Bill Henderson ...
Ben Wilcove
James Luisi James Luisi ...
Ed Reineke
Clifford A. Pellow Clifford A. Pellow ...
Lieutenant Nachman
Janet MacLachlan Janet MacLachlan ...
Dr. Lovell
Lawrence Tierney ...
Cameron
Jerome Thor Jerome Thor ...
Judge Kellerman
Mischa Hausserman Mischa Hausserman ...
Dave Manzarek
Cal Haynes Cal Haynes ...
Reese
Hans Howes ...
Santana
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Storyline

Charles Bronson plays Jack Murphy a veteran police detective who is framed for the murder of his ex-wife. Although taken into custody, Murphy escapes from the police station handcuffed to a foul-mouthed car thief. Pursued by the police, Murphy must find the real killer before it is too late. Written by Michael A Kortt <mkortt@metz.une.edu.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Detective | Murder | Stalking | Buddy Cop  | See more »

Taglines:

He's a cop, She's a thief, together they're running for their lives See more »

Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La ley de Murphy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,388,907 (USA) (20 April 1986) (1260 Screens)

Gross:

$9,947,631 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Golan-Globus Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The meaning and relevance of this movie's Murphy's Law title is that it is a play on words of the central character's name Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) with the popular expression of the same name that in simple terms states anything that will go wrong, will go wrong, a maxim that can be considered to apply to the Jack Murphy character in this movie. The character even has a variation of Murphy's Law in the movie and that's Jack Murphy's Law which his character says is: "Don't f*** with Jack Murphy!". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jack and Arabella escape from the hotel, she steps onto the fire ladder first. However it is Jack that steps off the ladder prior to her. See more »

Quotes

Joan Freeman: Go to Hell!
Jack Murphy: Ladies first.
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Connections

References "Romper Room and Friends" (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Murphy's Law"
Written and Performed by Paul McCallum, Kathleen Wilhoite and John Bisharat See more »