Search - Murphy's Romance [Widescreen/Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 05/02/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Members Wishing: 20 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy See Also: Murphy's Romance [Widescreen]

Newly divorced Emma Moriarty (Sally Field) moves herself and her young son to a small Arizona town, hoping to establish a horse farm. Town pharmacist Murphy Jones (James Garner), the town's most eligible bachelor, develops a platonic friendship with Emma, but he decides to keep his distance when her ex-husband Bobby Jack (Brian Kerwin), who claims he's changed his irresponsible ways, moves back in with her. At a party at Emma's ranch, Murphy and Bobby Jack get into a verbal row, but nothing is settled until Wanda (Anna Levine) shows up with two babies in tow, claiming that Bobby Jack is the father. Once rid of her ex, Emma commisserates with her friend Murphy at his drug store--and is quite surprised to discover that she's fallen in love with the older man, and he with her. Murphy's Romance is a very gentle romantic comedy; even Murphy's cast-away lady friend (Georgann Johnson) behaves like a civilized human being instead of a woman scorned. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sally Field - Emma Moriarty
James Garner - Murphy Jones
Brian Kerwin - Bobby Jack Moriarty
Corey Haim - Jake Moriarty
Dennis Burkley - Freeman Coverly
Georgann Johnson - Margaret

Martin Ritt re-teams with Sally Field in the charming romantic comedy Murphy's Romance, which comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include trailers, talent files, and production notes. This is a decent release from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide