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List Price: $9.95 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 4307
Released: May 2, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Closed-captioned Color Widescreen | |
Editorial Review:
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.
Description of Murphy's Romance:
Director Martin Ritt (Norma Rae) helmed this offbeat romance that earned costar James Garner an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a widowed druggist who befriends a confused divorcee (Sally Field) and her son, who move to a small rural town to start over. The laid-back performance of Garner as a man finding love "for the last time in his life" contrasts wonderfully with Field's portrayal of a woman scared and unsure of what the future may hold for her, and the two of them together exhibit great comic timing. As well written and as deftly performed as any movie of its type, Murphy's Romance will rope you in with its winning style. --Robert Lane
Murphy's Romance Reviews:
GIFT 
2009-11-02 - MY WIFE ENJOYS THEASE FIMS AND WATCHES IT FAITHFULLY.SO I WENT OUT OF MY WAY AND SURPRISED HER ON HER BIRTHDAY.
Very enjoyable
2009-10-16 - I purchased this DVD for my mom. I had not seen this movie in years since it is not shown on TV very often. We forgot how truly enjoyable this movie was.
Murphy's Romance...A MUST see!
2009-10-14 - This IS a MUST see movie! I saw it years ago and finally added it to my DVD collection. James Garner and Sally Field do a wonderful job with their characters with humor and compassion.
Murphy's Romance
2009-08-02 - Love this movie. Heart warming and a feel good story. Sally Field and James Garner perfect for their roles. My VHS tape wore out from so many viewings. Had to replace with a DVD.
Murphy's Romance
2009-06-28 - If you love Sally fields and Jame Gardner I hope you will love this lite romantic comedy as much as we do. This was another one of Amazons best guess picks for my wife but we both love it.
Gary
