Murphy's Law (film)

For other uses, see Murphy's Law (disambiguation).

Murphy's Law
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	J. Lee Thompson
Produced by	Pancho Kohner
Written by	Gail Morgan Hickman
Starring	Charles Bronson Kathleen Wilhoite Carrie Snodgress Robert F. Lyons Richard Romanus Angel Tompkins Bill Henderson James Luisi Lawrence Tierney
Music by	Marc Donahue Valentine McCallum
Editing by	Peter Lee-Thompson Charles Simmons
Distributed by	Cannon Films
Release date(s)	April 18, 1986 (USA)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Unknown
Box office	$9,947,631 (USA)

Murphy's Law is a thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman. It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18, 1986. The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, and Richard Romanus.

Plot

Charles Bronson plays Jack Murphy, a hardened, antisocial LAPD detective who frequently escapes the harsh reality that his ex-wife, played by Angel Tompkins, has become a stripper and his career is going nowhere by drinking. His world is turned upside down, however, when he is framed by ex-convict Joan Freeman (Carrie Snodgress) for putting her in prison earlier in his career. Freeman murders his ex-wife and begins killing off his associates while framing him for the crimes. The same police force he works for places him under arrest with Arabella McGee (Kathleen Wilhoite), a petty thief he locked away. Murphy escapes from jail while still handcuffed to McGee and they begin to pursue the real killer.

Murphy's Law includes music by Marc Donahue and Valentine McCallum. It was photographed by Alex Phillips Jr.

External sources

• Murphy's Law at the MGM Movie Database
• Murphy's Law at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Murphy's Law at the Internet Movie Database