Murphy's Romance

Murphy's Romance

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

1985•1h 47m•6.1/10

ComedyDramaRomance

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🎬TMDb

6.1/10(71)

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.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sally Field

Sally Field

Emma Moriarty

James Garner

James Garner

Murphy Jones

Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Bobby Jack Moriarty

Corey Haim

Corey Haim

Jake Moriarty

Dennis Burkley

Dennis Burkley

Freeman Coverly

Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson

Margaret

Dortha Duckworth

Dortha Duckworth

Bessie

Michael Prokopuk

Albert

Billy Ray Sharkey

Billy Ray Sharkey

Larry Le Beau

Michael Crabtree

Michael Crabtree

Jim Forrest

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Wanda

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Amos Abbott

Bruce French

Bruce French

Rex Boyd

John C. Becher

Jesse Parker

Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Fred Hite

Tom Rankin

Ben

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Mrs. Willis

Carole King

Carole King

Tillie

Ted Gehring

Ted Gehring

Auctioneer

Joshua Ravetch

Henry Bass

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