Murphy's Romance (1985)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $13,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $30,867,525.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.82 |
Directed By
Martin Ritt
Crew
Martin Ritt
Eric W. Orbom
Bruce Wright
Steve Kelso
Mark Server
Jack A. Finlay
Robert Gutknecht
Vern Poore
Les Fresholtz
Gary Guarnier
Marty Church
Ken Dufva
Laura Ziskin
George Justin
Harriet Frank Jr.
Max Schott
Jim Van Wyck
Irving Ravetch
Mort Zwicker
Janice D. Brandow
Dianne Crittenden
George Justin
Russell Goble
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Richard L. Cowitt
Martina Ritt
James R. Alexander
Rick Gentz
Lee Harman
Richard Lawrence
Rick Caprarelli
Greg Agalsoff
Jim Van Wyck
Dennis Dion
Nikita Knatz
Mike Villarino
Carole King
William A. Fraker
Joe I. Tompkins
Sidney Levin
Joel Schiller
Regina Gruss
TOP CAST
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
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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