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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 72%. Scores higher than 73% of the 995 1980s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but things turn complicated when her ex-husband shows up.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin RittDirector
- Irving RavetchScreenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr.Screenplay
- Carole KingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sally FieldEmma Moriarty
- James GarnerMurphy Jones
- Brian KerwinBobby Jack Moriarty
- Corey HaimJake Moriarty
- Dennis BurkleyFreeman Coverly
- Georgann JohnsonMargaret
- Dortha DuckworthBessie
- Michael ProkopukAlbert
- Billy Ray SharkeyLarry Le Beau
- Michael CrabtreeJim Forrest
- Anna ThomsonWanda
- Charles LaneAmos Abbott
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Themes
bachelorsingle motherdivorcehorse ranchhorse boarder