Fred Murphy Movie Trailers

Sessions Trailer (1983)

26 September 1983

High-priced call girl Lee Churchill, is examining her life via therapy "sessions". Her double life is unknown to her parents, sister and "straight" man with whom she falls in love.

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter.

Cheats Trailer (2002)

31 October 2002

While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind.

RV Trailer (2006)

28 April 2006

Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime.

Freddy vs. Jason Trailer (2003)

15 August 2003

Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.

Dance with Me Trailer (1998)

21 August 1998

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time.

The Final Days Trailer (1989)

29 October 1989

The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

Five Corners Trailer (1987)

11 September 1987

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

A Matter of Sex Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.

Drillbit Taylor Trailer (2008)

04 February 2008

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Scenes from a Mall Trailer (1991)

22 February 1991

A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place on their 16th wedding anniversary, when they make some startling confessions.

Submission Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

A psycho sex-fiend keeps his infantile girlfriend Vicky in Submission with candy bars, toys and, yes, hot wax.

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush Trailer (1980)

01 April 1980

When Brooklyn's Kings Theater -- one of five "Wonder Theaters" in the New York area -- closed its doors in 1977, the neighborhood mourned.

Secret Window Trailer (2004)

12 March 2004

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea.

Heartland Trailer (1979)

22 September 1979

Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeeper is accepted by Clyde Stewart, a rancher.

Murder in the First Trailer (1995)

20 January 1995

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

The Dead Trailer (1987)

03 September 1987

After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

Soul Survivors Trailer (2001)

06 September 2001

A college freshman involved in a fatal car crash discovers she may not have survived after all when she becomes caught between the worlds of the living and the dead.

Metro Trailer (1997)

16 January 1997

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.

The Pickle Trailer (1993)

30 April 1993

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber.

Stir of Echoes Trailer (1999)

10 September 1999

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

Hoosiers Trailer (1986)

14 November 1986

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town.

Jack the Bear Trailer (1993)

02 April 1993

Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.

The Scenic Route Trailer (1978)

15 April 1978

An experimental drama that spins the tale of a woman, her sister, and the man who completes the triangle.

Funny About Love Trailer (1990)

21 September 1990

As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne succeed.

Witness Protection Trailer (1999)

11 December 1999

Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners.

October Sky Trailer (1999)

19 February 1999

Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

The State of Things Trailer (1982)

22 March 1982

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956).

The Mothman Prophecies Trailer (2002)

25 January 2002

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Trailer (2001)

02 May 2001

Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.

The Trip to Bountiful Trailer (1985)

20 December 1985

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son.

Ghost Town Trailer (2008)

19 September 2008

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people.

A Family Thing Trailer (1996)

29 March 1996

Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap.

Enemies, a Love Story Trailer (1989)

13 December 1989

A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.

Laguna Heat Trailer (1987)

15 November 1987

Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.

Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle Trailer (2003)

09 May 2003

Jessica Fletcher is off to solve another murder mystery, this time in Ireland.

The Ghost Dance Trailer (1982)

21 May 1982

The spirit of a long-dead warrior possesses the body of an Indian medicine man and turns him into a homicidal maniac.

Death of an Angel Trailer (1986)

07 March 1986

Grace, a priest, tracks her missing daughter to a religious community where the strange father Angel is keeping a wooden Jesus figure that sheds actual blood.

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story Trailer (2005)

10 September 2005

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.

Fresh Horses Trailer (1988)

18 November 1988

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party.

The Gardener's Son Trailer (1977)

06 January 1977

Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, and the poor McEvoys, who work there.

Q Trailer (1982)

08 September 1982

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people.

Best Seller Trailer (1987)

25 September 1987

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country.

Eddie and the Cruisers Trailer (1983)

23 September 1983

A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.

Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading.

Not a Pretty Picture Trailer (1976)

03 January 1976

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.

What Sex Am I? Trailer (1985)

01 October 1985

"What Sex Am I?" follows a group of Transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata of 1980s America.

The Other Side of Victory Trailer (1979)

12 June 1979

This film dramatizes the problems facing ordinary American soldiers during the Revolutionary War, explaining why most ultimately chose to stay and fight.

All the Pretty Horses Trailer (2000)

11 December 2000

The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life.

Night Game Trailer (1989)

15 September 1989

A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.

Impostors Trailer (1979)

16 March 1979

One of Mark Rappaport's later narratives (which won the Gold Hugo for Best First Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1979), Impostors is an off-kilter comedy/mystery focused on two magicians trying to find Egyptian jewels, their promiscuous assistant, and a man who loves the assistant.

Local Color Trailer (1977)

19 April 1977

Mark Rappaport's off center soap opera parody concerning several characters including a barber, his wife, and a pair of incestuous twins.

Anamorph Trailer (2007)

21 September 2007

A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.

Tell Me a Riddle Trailer (1980)

15 December 1980

A long-married couple embark on one last cross-country journey when it is discovered that the wife is dying.

Winners Take All Trailer (1987)

27 February 1987

Billy Robinson has become the hottest hot-rodder on the professional motorcycle-racing circuit. But when he returns in triumph to his hometown to bask in all the adulation, he also skids into some pretty rank jealousy from envious motorcycling wanna-bes.

The Fantasticks Trailer (2000)

22 September 2000

Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos' daughter Luiss and Ben's son Matt by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, knowing they will resist their fathers' interference.

Sweet Sounds Trailer (1976)

01 October 1976

This short documentary, shot in July 1976 at the Mannes College of Music on Manhattan's Upper East Side, marks the first collaboration between Merchant Ivory Films and composer Richard Robbins, who would go on to provide the musical scores for nearly all Merchant Ivory films.

Faithful Trailer (1996)

03 April 1996

A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.

Key Exchange Trailer (1985)

14 August 1985

A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is exchange apartment keys.

Girlfriends Trailer (1978)

11 August 1978

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success.

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