Film

Murphy's Romance

1985 · 1h 47m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

72%

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.

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

• Martin RittDirector
• Harriet Frank Jr.Screenplay
• Irving RavetchScreenplay
• Max SchottNovel
• Laura ZiskinProducer
• William A. FrakerDirector of Photography
• Carole KingOriginal Music Composer
• Sidney LevinEditor
• Dianne CrittendenCasting

Murphy's Romance (Trailer)

Release date

December 25, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$30,867,525

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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