Murphy's Romance
Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.
1985 | 107m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Martin Ritt |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch, Max Schott |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Martin Ritt |
| Writer: | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch, Max Schott |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | bachelor, single mother, divorce, horse ranch, horse boarder |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $30,867,525
Budget: $13,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 Thomson | Wanda |
| Charles Lane | Amos Abbott |
| Bruce French | Rex Boyd |
| John C. Becher | Jesse Parker |
| Henry Slate | Fred Hite |
| Tom Rankin | Ben |
| Peggy McCay | Mrs. Willis |
| Carole King | Tillie |
| Ted Gehring | Auctioneer |
| Joshua Ravetch | Henry Bass |
| C. Ray Cook | Voice at Bingo Game |
| Eugene Cochran | Jonas |
| Gene Blakely | Lucien Holt |
| Sherry Lynn Amorosi | Doris |
| Patricia Ann Willoughby | Lil |
| Mike Casper | Hay Trucker |
| Hugh Burritt | Kid in Car Crash |
| Michael Friel | Clerk #1 |
| Art Royer | Clerk #2 |
| Marian Gibson | Mrs. Abbott |
| Irving Ravetch | Customer |
| Michael Hungerford | Auction Bidder #1 |
| John Higgenbotham | Boy at Barbecue |
| Drasha Meyer | Ice Cream Lady |
| Ron Nix | Auction Bidder #2 |
| Johnny Ray Anthony | Auction Bidder #3 |
| Paul Pinnt | Auction Bidder #4 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Carole King | Original Music Composer |
| Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Aldric La'Auli Porter | Second Assistant Director |
| Steve Kelso | Stunt Double |
| Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Regina Gruss | Unit Publicist |
| Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Max Schott | Novel |
| Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Rick Gentz | Set Decoration |
| Janice D. Brandow | Hairstylist |
| Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| George Justin | Unit Production Manager |
| Martina Ritt | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Jim Van Wyck | First Assistant Director |
| Rick Caprarelli | Leadman |
| Richard L. Cowitt | Assistant Property Master |
| Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Nikita Knatz | Production Illustrator |
| Richard Lawrence | Set Designer |
| Mort Zwicker | Construction Coordinator |
| Mike Villarino | Propmaker |
| Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Greg Agalsoff | Boom Operator |
| James R. Alexander | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jack A. Finlay | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Guarnier | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Robert Gutknecht | Sound Effects Editor |
| Vern Poore | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Server | Cableman |
| Marty Church | Foley Mixer |
| Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Eric W. Orbom | Assistant Art Director |
| Bruce Wright | ADR Editor |
| Martin Ritt | Director |
| William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jim Van Wyck | Associate Producer |
| George Justin | Associate Producer |
| Laura Ziskin | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
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