George Segal Film
Fest Movie #1 (It’s a shame that George Segal’s career as a leading man more-or-less fizzled out
in the mid-1970s – he was great in flicks such as California Split and King Rat.
I figured a tribute of-sorts was in order)
Synopsis: Ever
wanted to watch a low-budget Moonlighting
clone (complete with a theme song by Al Jarreau!), where the male lead is WAY
too old for his attractive female partner? This is your lucky day…
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “A 57-year old woman dies of congestive heart failure. But not
before a $2,000,000 insurance policy is taken out on her life by someone who
has painstakingly covered his tracks. A case for investigator D.P. Murphy? You
bet.”
What Did I Learn?:
The local constabulary will not give you a breathalizer test if
you ask them for one.
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Movie If: You've experienced Murphy's Law on more than one occasion.
Really?: So,
Maggie Han’s character is named “Fannucci?” She certainly doesn’t look
half-Italian. Come to think of it, why in the world is she shacked up with a
broke, recovering alcoholic private investigator 25 years her senior? I don’t
think that’s ever once explained – and this was the pilot episode!
Rating: I never
watched Murphy’s Law when it was on
television in 1988-89, and I’m glad I didn’t - it’s obvious the show was
terrible. Segal and Han do their best with the material, but the plot and
dialogue are awful, and watching him trying to seduce her is just plain creepy (See:
“Synopsis”). I cannot recommend this movie. 3/10 stars
Would It Work For a
Bad Movie Night: Probably not – but take a drink every time Murphy brags he
hasn’t taken a drink.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094515/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4
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