

Murphy's Law
1986-04-18 · 100 min · ★ 6.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- J. Lee Thompson
- Production companies
- The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,947,631
Top 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
Lawrence TierneyCameron
Jerome ThorJudge Kellerman
Robert AxelrodHotel Clerk
Dennis HaydenSonny
Leigh LombardiStewardessTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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