Sally Field and James Garner star in the 1985 romantic drama Murphy’s Romance. Field is Emma, a single mom trying to make a go of it with her son on her recently opened horse farm in a new town. Garner is the much older, widowed drug store owner, Murphy Jones, who falls for the young lady, but ends up having to vie for her affections with her no good ex-husband who weasels his way back into her life. Director Martin Ritt reteams with his Norma Rae star to create a gentle love story played out against the wide open vistas of rural Arizona.
“Field relaxes into a sunny and seductive performance. She and Garner play off each other beautifully.” – People Magazine
Ariel Schudson discusses Murphy’s Romance on the New Beverly blog.
