Murphy's Romance

Emma Moriarty, a divorced horse trainer living in a small Arizona town, is courted by widower and pharmacist Murphy Jones and faces a difficult choice when her ex-husband appears on the scene.

Main Author: King, Carole, 1942- (Composer)
Other Authors: Frank, Harriet, Jr. (Screenwriter), Ravetch, Irving. (Screenwriter), Ziskin, Laura. (Producer), Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990. (Director), Field, Sally. (Actor), Garner, James. (Actor), Kerwin, Brian. (Actor), Haim, Corey, 1971-2010. (Actor), Burkley, Dennis. (Actor), Johnson, Georgann. (Actor), Fraker, William A., 1923-2010. (Cinematographer), Levin, Sidney. (Film editor), Schott, Max, 1935-
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Chinese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Thai
Published: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2005]
Subjects:
Summary: Emma Moriarty, a divorced horse trainer living in a small Arizona town, is courted by widower and pharmacist Murphy Jones and faces a difficult choice when her ex-husband appears on the scene.
Item Description: Wide screen (1.85:1).
Based on the novella by Max Schott.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
DVD originally issued in 2000 by Columbia TriStar Home Video; re-issued in 2005.
Special features: talent files, theatrical trailers.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; Canadian Home video rating 14A.
Production Credits: Director of photography, William A. Fraker ; edited by Sidney Levin ; original music score composed by Carole King.
ISBN: 0767827813
9780767827812
Author Notes:

Sally Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946 in California. She is an actress and director who has been recognized for her work with two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She began her career on television starring in roles such as The Flying Nun and Gidget. Her career took a turn when she portrayed a woman with multiple personality disorder in the miniseries 'Sybil" for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series. Her film career took off in the 1970's when she starred in movies such as "Stay Hungry", "Smokey and the Bandit", and "Hooper". She had continued success in the 1980's when she starred in the film Norma Rae and won an Academy Award for Best Actress.

She continued working in television in the 2000's with a role on the NBC drama ER which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. As a director, Field is known for the television film The Christmas Tree, an episode of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, as well as the feature film Beautiful. In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her memoir In Pieces was released in 2018 and immediately made the bestseller list.

(Bowker Author Biography)