L'amore di Murphy (1985)
La trentatreenne Emma, dopo un divorzio che le ha causato problemi economici, si trasferisce in Arizona dalla California con il figlio dodicenne Jake, per allevare cavalli. Le cose vanno però piuttosto male: la fattoria ereditata sembra cadere a pezzi, in città l'ambiente è piuttosto ostile verso una donna sola con figlio a carico e i soldi scarseggiano ogni giorno di più. Colpita dall'anticonformismo del maturo farmacista locale Murphy, un democratico di larghe vedute, che le dimostra anche un certo interesse, Emma gli chiede di aiutarla nella sua attività. Murphy è un nonno vedovo un po' scorbutico, ma prende a cuore le sventure di Emma, offrendole il suo aiuto. Tuttavia, quando le cose sembrano cominciare a funzionare, torna l'ex marito disoccupato e combinaguai, a cui però il piccolo Jake è molto legato. A questo punto, Emma si trova combattuta tra due uomini...
Direttore:
Martin Ritt
Scrittori:
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr..
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Sally Field as Emma Moriarty |
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James Garner as Murphy Jones |
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Brian Kerwin as Bobby Jack Moriarty |
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Corey Haim as Jake Moriarty |
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Dennis Burkley as Freeman Coverly |
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Georgann Johnson as Margaret |
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Dortha Duckworth as Bessie |
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Michael Prokopuk as Albert |
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Billy Ray Sharkey as Larry Le Beau |
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Michael Crabtree as Jim Forrest |
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Anna Thomson as Wanda |
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Charles Lane as Amos Abbott |
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Bruce French as Rex Boyd |
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John C. Becher as Jesse Parker |
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Henry Slate as Fred Hite |
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Tom Rankin as Ben |
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Peggy McCay as Mrs. Willis |
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Carole King as Tillie |
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Ted Gehring as Auctioneer |
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Joshua Ravetch as Henry Bass |
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C. Ray Cook as Voice at Bingo Game |
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Eugene Cochran as Jonas |
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Gene Blakely as Lucien Holt |
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Sherry Lynn Amorosi as Doris |
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Patricia Ann Willoughby as Lil |
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Mike Casper as Hay Trucker |
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Hugh Burritt as Kid in Car Crash |
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Michael Friel as Clerk #1 |
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Art Royer as Clerk #2 |
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Marian Gibson as Mrs. Abbott |
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Irving Ravetch as Customer |
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Michael Hungerford as Auction Bidder #1 |
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John Higgenbotham as Boy at Barbecue |
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Drasha Meyer as Ice Cream Lady |
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Ron Nix as Auction Bidder #2 |
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Johnny Ray Anthony as Auction Bidder #3 |
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Paul Pinnt as Auction Bidder #4 |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Art | Eric W. Orbom | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Bruce Wright | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Guarnier | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack A. Finlay | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marty Church | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Gutknecht | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Vern Poore | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Mark Server | Cableman |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Irving Ravetch | Screenplay |
| Production | Jim Van Wyck | Associate Producer |
| Art | Rick Caprarelli | Leadman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice D. Brandow | Hairstylist |
| Production | Laura Ziskin | Producer |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Writing | Max Schott | Novel |
| Production | George Justin | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Harriet Frank Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | George Justin | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Richard Lawrence | Set Designer |
| Art | Mort Zwicker | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Rick Gentz | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Mike Villarino | Propmaker |
| Sound | Greg Agalsoff | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Aldric La'Auli Porter | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jim Van Wyck | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Martina Ritt | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Dennis Dion | Special Effects |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Art | Richard L. Cowitt | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Nikita Knatz | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carole King | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Editing | Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Crew | Regina Gruss | Unit Publicist |
