He's a cop, She's a thief, together they're running for their lives
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
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Classical in form, resolved, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- John Chardon TMDB · Nov 20197/10
Well you just don't mess with him. Veteran detective Jack Murphy is a highly wanted man, after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife, he escapes and sets off in pursuit of the real killer. But Jack not only has the killer to occupy his mind, he also has the mob hoping to bring him down as well. Murphy's Law is a very enjoyable and tidy thriller, it finds Charles Bronson in a role that requires a cool veneer, that he delivers is something of a given to this particular viewer, but the unflustered nature of the character actually lifts this film above many of Bronson's other 80s efforts. The plot is simple, and some of the dialogue comes heavy with a slice of cheese, but the set pieces stand up, and here we have a female villain worthy of the title. Carrie Snodgress is the lady in question, and although underused because of Murphy's other plot strands, she puts gusto and menace into the role of the vengeful Joan Freeman. A running plot strand involving Murphy and Kathleen Wilhoite's youthful and foul mouthed Arabella McGee, only hinders the film instead of enhancing it, though the simmering sexual tension between the two does make for an intriguing arc - and it definitely helps t
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Cast
- Charles BronsonJack Murphy
- Kathleen WilhoiteArabella McGee
- Carrie SnodgressJoan Freeman
- Robert F. LyonsArt Penney
- Richard RomanusFrank Vincenzo
- Angel TompkinsJan
- Bill HendersonBen Wilcove
- James LuisiEd Reineke
- Janet MacLachlanDr. Lovell
- Clifford A. PellowLieutenant Nachman
Crew
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector
- Gail Morgan HickmanWriter
- Álex Phillips Jr.Director of Photography
- Valentine McCallumOriginal Music Composer
- Marc DonahueOriginal Music Composer
- Peter Lee-ThompsonEditor
- Charles SimmonsEditor
- Pancho KohnerProducer
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