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Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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Wikipedia article
'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. The film 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
* Kari Coleman 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?".
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has 3 reviews, 2 are negative and 1 is positive.
References
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