Murphy's Law

1986 film directed by J. Lee Thompson
Movie film Q568464
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Murphy's Law

Summary

Murphy's Law is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Murphy's Law's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Murphy's Law's director is recorded as J. Lee Thompson[4].
  • Murphy's Law's screenwriter is recorded as Gail Morgan Hickman[5].
  • Murphy's Law's genre is recorded as crime film[6].
  • Murphy's Law's genre is recorded as action film[7].
  • Murphy's Law's genre is recorded as thriller film[8].
  • Murphy's Law's genre is recorded as buddy cop film[9].
  • Murphy's Law's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Charles Bronson[11].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Wilhoite[12].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Carrie Snodgress[13].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Richard Romanus[14].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Angel Tompkins[15].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Bill Henderson[16].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as James Luisi[17].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Lawrence Tierney[18].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Christopher Stanley[19].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as David Hayman[20].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Janet MacLachlan[21].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Dennis Hayden[22].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Robert F. Lyons[23].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Robert Axelrod[24].
  • Murphy's Law's cast member is recorded as Don Brodie[25].
  • Murphy's Law's producer is recorded as The Cannon Group[26].
  • Murphy's Law's director of photography is recorded as Alex Phillips Jr.[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Murphy's Law's producer is recorded as The Cannon Group[26]. Its director is recorded as J. Lee Thompson[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Gail Morgan Hickman[5]. Cast members include Charles Bronson[11], Kathleen Wilhoite[12], Carrie Snodgress[13], Richard Romanus[14], Angel Tompkins[15], and Bill Henderson[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1986-06-12T00:00:00Z[28] and +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Murphy's Law's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include crime film[6], action film[7], thriller film[8], buddy cop film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 4.8/10[31] and 33%[32].

Why It Matters

Murphy's Law ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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