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Murphy's Romance
Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
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
Budget
$13000000
Revenue
$30867525
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1985-12-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
69
Vote Average
6.101
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
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