Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance

Murphy's Romance

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1985
1h 47m
6.1(71 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Romance

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Sally Field

Emma Moriarty

Sally Field
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James Garner

Murphy Jones

James Garner
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Brian Kerwin

Bobby Jack Moriarty

Brian Kerwin
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Corey Haim

Jake Moriarty

Corey Haim
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Dennis Burkley

Freeman Coverly

Dennis Burkley
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Georgann Johnson

Margaret

Georgann Johnson
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Dortha Duckworth

Bessie

Dortha Duckworth
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Michael Prokopuk

Albert

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Billy Ray Sharkey

Larry Le Beau

Billy Ray Sharkey
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Michael Crabtree

Jim Forrest

Michael Crabtree
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Anna Thomson

Wanda

Anna Thomson
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Charles Lane

Amos Abbott

Charles Lane
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Bruce French

Rex Boyd

Bruce French
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John C. Becher

Jesse Parker

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Henry Slate

Fred Hite

Henry Slate
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Tom Rankin

Ben

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Peggy McCay

Mrs. Willis

Peggy McCay
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Carole King

Tillie

Carole King
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Ted Gehring

Auctioneer

Ted Gehring
Crew

Joshua Ravetch

Henry Bass

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C. Ray Cook

Voice at Bingo Game

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Eugene Cochran

Jonas

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Gene Blakely

Lucien Holt

Gene Blakely
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Sherry Lynn Amorosi

Doris

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Patricia Ann Willoughby

Lil

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Mike Casper

Hay Trucker

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Hugh Burritt

Kid in Car Crash

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Michael Friel

Clerk #1

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Art Royer

Clerk #2

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Marian Gibson

Mrs. Abbott

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Writing

Irving Ravetch

Customer

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Michael Hungerford

Auction Bidder #1

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John Higgenbotham

Boy at Barbecue

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Drasha Meyer

Ice Cream Lady

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Ron Nix

Auction Bidder #2

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Johnny Ray Anthony

Auction Bidder #3

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Paul Pinnt

Auction Bidder #4

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