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Murphy's Romance (1985) | User Rating
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Release Date
Dec 25, 1985 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 16, 2000
MPAA Rating
PG13
Running Time
1 hour, 47 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Fogwood Films
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Other Titles
• Murphy's Romance
• Die Zweite Wahl - Eine Romanze (1985)
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Suspense, Love
Tagline: Just when you think you've found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.
Plot: A charming, low-key romantic comedy, MURPHY'S ROMANCE is full of the small pleasures missing from other pictures of its genre. James Garner, in his first Oscar-nominated performance, is the title character, Murphy. Garner lends his unique, down-home persona to the character while the film's writers endow the character with some memorable lines. Murphy's romance begins when Emma (Field) arrives in the small Arizona town where he lives. With her she brings her son Jake, and a feisty attitude. Though this sounds like a set-up from any number of other film romances, it becomes clear from their first meeting that the director, Martin Ritt, is more interested in his carefully observed setting, and in the comic flirtations between Murphy and Emma flirtations, than in making a conventional picture. In fact, some of the film's strongest comic scenes occur when the locals show off their color, including a hilarious sequence during a bingo game that showcases the amazing support cast. Of course, there is some drama and confrontation, but the focus remains on the setting and the relationship between Murphy and Emma, whose lengthy romance is the clear mark of one of the most highly enjoyable movie courtships ever seen.
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Sally Field
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