Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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Directed by	Simon Wincer
Written by	Ann Lewis Hamilton and Jim Cox (Teleplay); Ann Lewis Hamilton (Story); Rita Mae Brown (Characters)
Produced by	Kevin Inch
Starring	Ricki Lake; Linden Ashby; Bruce McGill; Christina Pickles; Judith Scott;
Cinematography	David Burr
Edited by	Terry Blythe
Music by	Eric Colvin
Production; companies	Ancient Mariner Films; Walt Disney Television
Distributed by	ABC (USA) (TV) (Original Airing); Buena Vista Television; Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release date	December 13, 1998; (USA)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery is a 1998 television film, starring Ricki Lake and directed by Simon Wincer. The film is part of Disney's anthology The Wonderful World of Disney, that included several movies and animations produced and released by the studio from 1995 to 2005. It was based in Rita Mae Brown series of novels starred by the cat, called Mrs. Murphy. This movie in particular was shot in Ontario, Canada and was aired by ABC on December 13, 1998.

Plot[]

Mrs. Murphy (a cat) and Tucker (a dog) join forces to investigate their new neighbor whom they believe had committed a crime.

Cast[]

Ricki Lake as Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen
Linden Ashby as Dr. Blair Bainbridge
Bruce McGill as Sheriff Rick
Christina Pickles as Mim Sanburne
Judith Scott as Coop
as Susan
Blythe Danner as Mrs. Murphy (voice)
Anthony Clark as Tucker (voice)
Ed Begley Jr. as Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton

Reception[]

Ray Richmond from Variety magazine gave the film a very bad review, stating: "This installment of “The Wonderful World of Disney,” based on the “Mrs. Murphy” series of mystery novels penned by Rita Mae Brown, is pretty much as dumb as it gets, giving us a dog and a cat who solve crimes (Mrs. Murphy is the cat) and a starring role for Ricki Lake that makes her lowbrow daytime yakfest seem like “Frontline” by comparison. Disney has been reduced to ripping off itself — or didn't anyone see “Homeward Bound” and its sequel?".^[1]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 3 reviews, 2 are negative and 1 is positive.^[2]

References[]

^ Richmond, Ray. "Review: 'Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery'". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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[1] Richmond, Ray. "Review: 'Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery'". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[2] "Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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