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Murphy's Law

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Charles Bronson

Kathleen Wilhoite

Carrie Snodgress

Robert F. Lyons

Richard Romanus

Angel Tompkins

Bill Henderson

James Luisi

Janet MacLachlan

Clifford A. Pellow

Lawrence Tierney

Jerome Thor

Mischa Hausserman

Cal Haynes

Hans Howes

Tony Montero

Robert Axelrod

Dennis Hayden

Leigh Lombardi

Bert Williams

Daniel D. Halleck

Randall Carver

Gerald Berns

Don Brodie

Graham Timbes

David K. Johnston

Paul McCauley

Brooks Wachtel

Richard Hochberg

John F. McCarthy

Charlie Brewer

Charles A. Nero

Wheeler Henderson

Frank Bove

Christopher Stanley

Linda Harwood

Nancie Clark

Lisa Vice

Joseph Roman

Chris DeRose

Frank Annese

Paul McCallum

David Hayman

Janet Rotblatt

Greg Finley

Jerry Lazarus

John Hawker

Michael Cooper

C. Courtney Joyner

Shawn McBurney

J. Lee Thompson

Gail Morgan Hickman

Pancho Kohner

Charles Simmons

Valentine McCallum

Peter Lee-Thompson

Marc Donahue

Álex Phillips Jr.

Joshua Culp

Shelley Komarov

Jim Elyea

Robert C. Ortwin Jr.

Edwin M. Brewer

Jeffrey Silver

Yoram Globus

Menahem Golan

Lilly Benyair-Gart

George Van Noy

Steve Lazarus

Barbara Pokras

Dee Mansano

Robert Glass

Richard King

Sandy Gendler

Paula Erickson

Walter Shipley

Heidi Freundlich Gilles

John Bisharat

Jill Ireland

William Cruse

Whitney Brooke Wheeler

Melonie Cleric

Michael R. Sloan

Craig Felburg

Rodger M. Pitts

Richard Portman

Marion Kirk

Julie Hall

Elliot Deitch

Beverly Val-Brown

Eurlyne Epper

May Boss

Kerrie Cullen

Debbie Evans

David Bilson

Karen Price

Christopher Doyle

Jeannie Epper

Debbie Lynn Ross

Jacob Rupp

Hal Burton

Carol Rees

Ernie F. Orsatti

Perry Bullington

Robert MacDonald

Mark Heiner

John S. Karas

Aimee D. Orkin

Lynn Risdon

Catherine Schlesinger

Rene Veluzat

David Halver

George Berndt

Jim Borgardt

Mike Clark

Christine Danelski

John Duvall

Dennis Fuller

Jessica Gallavan

Howell Gibbens

Victor Grodecki

David Lebrun

Darwin Jay Lollar

Barry Rubinow

Ruth Schell

Ralph Stuart

Lee Dragu

John Bisson

Michael Clifford

Tom Elliott

Buck McDancer

George Novak

Alan Oliney

John Sherrod

Bob Stephens

Joe Stone

Harry Wowchuk

David Zellitti

Kenny Bates

Beau Vanden Ecker

Dennis Hansen

Josh Bleibtreu

Tony Caldwell

Andrew Cooper

Caleb Edwards

Jack English

Joan Geguld

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 the film's finale deliver the goods with added impact.

Perhaps I'm being over biased towards Bronson? But I honestly believe that this film is seriously undervalued on internet sites, so enjoy the cool leading man and take in a great female villain - even if she is sadly under written. 7/10

Charles Bronson in Murphy's Law 1986 TV trailer #2

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Charles Bronson

Kathleen Wilhoite

Carrie Snodgress

Robert F. Lyons

Richard Romanus

Angel Tompkins

Bill Henderson

James Luisi

Janet MacLachlan

Clifford A. Pellow

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