Brianne Murphy

Camera operator

April 1, 1933 (70 years)

† August 20, 2003

London, England, UK

Biography

Geraldine Brianne Murphy was a British cinematographer. She was the first female director of photography for a major studio film and the first female to become a member of the American Society of Cinematographers Guild. Murphy is often referred to as a pioneer for women in the film industry.

Filmography

7.4

Highway to Heaven

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

6.4

Love & War

A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical opinion columnist.

5.5

CBS Schoolbreak Special

CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 - 85 season. The concept was very similar to ABC's Afterschool Special.

5.9

Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sells enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women. But, of course, not everything goes as planned. While celebrating their wealth in a new wave Chinese restaurant, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna, and promptly escorts her to her posh penthouse. He soon learns, however, that Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way to her boudoir. Meanwhile, Chong has unwittingly exchanged all their money for a worthless bank check - and the only way to get it back is to escape into a nearby insane asylum.

6.9

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.

5.8

Fatso

Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister Antoinette sets out to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia. Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?

3.8

Before and After

Patty Duke loses weight and discovers her husband has been cheating on her.

2.7

In the Best Interest of the Child

Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she to do when the court isn't favorable in the child's hour of need?

6.6

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

How Bugs Bunny Won the West is a Looney Tunes special that was released in 1978. This special was narrated by Denver Pyle. The special is available as a bonus feature on The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD set. It had a running time of 30 min.

7.3

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

Part documentary/part dramatization, this film details several of the highest-profile unsolved cases of disappearances, mysterious changes in personality and other strange occurrences related to the Bermuda Triangle.

4.0

To Die, to Sleep

Although it appears that Phil lives the life that every teenager dreams of - endless amounts of cash, a sweet ride, and a big house he almost always has to himself - he hides a dark and deadly secret. His chance encounter with a similarly troubled youth propels him further into his cycle of debauchery, but it may just be what he needs to keep him from ending his own life.

7.0

Like Mom, Like Me

A middle-aged mom and her teenage daughter adjust to life together after Dad's affair breaks up the family.

N/A

There Were Times, Dear

Bob and Susanne Millard deal with the onset of Bob's Alzheimer's disease.

N/A

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.

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