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

Álex Phillips Jr.

Peter Lee-Thompson

Valentine McCallum

Charles Simmons

Marc Donahue

Pancho Kohner

Edwin M. Brewer

Melonie Cleric

Lilly Benyair-Gart

George Van Noy

Steve Lazarus

Jeffrey Silver

Joshua Culp

Jim Elyea

Menahem Golan

Dee Mansano

Jill Ireland

Michael R. Sloan

Yoram Globus

Whitney Brooke Wheeler

Barbara Pokras

Beverly Val-Brown

Sandy Gendler

Walter Shipley

Robert Glass

Rodger M. Pitts

Heidi Freundlich Gilles

John Bisharat

Craig Felburg

Marion Kirk

Julie Hall

Richard Portman

Paula Erickson

Elliot Deitch

Richard King

William Cruse

Shelley Komarov

Robert C. Ortwin Jr.

Kerrie Cullen

Hal Burton

David Bilson

Carol Rees

May Boss

Debbie Evans

Jeannie Epper

Jacob Rupp

Christopher Doyle

Eurlyne Epper

Karen Price

Debbie Lynn Ross

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

Action

Thriller

Crime

Murphy's Law

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions

United States of America

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

English

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

Murphy's Law Trailer