Movie
Murphy's Romance
Overview
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.
Details
- Release date
- 1985-12-25
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sally Field as Emma Moriarty
- James Garner as Murphy Jones
- Brian Kerwin as Bobby Jack Moriarty
- Corey Haim as Jake Moriarty
- Dennis Burkley as Freeman Coverly
- Georgann Johnson as Margaret
- Dortha Duckworth as Bessie
- Michael Prokopuk as Albert
- Billy Ray Sharkey as Larry Le Beau
- Michael Crabtree as Jim Forrest
- Anna Thomson as Wanda
- Charles Lane as Amos Abbott
Crew
- Martin Ritt - Director
- Irving Ravetch - Screenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr. - Screenplay
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