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Karen Murphy(I)

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Karen Murphy is known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Waiting for Guffman (1996).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
    Drugstore Cowboy
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 1989
    Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    This Is Spinal Tap
    7.9
    • Producer
    • 1984
    Waiting for Guffman (1996)
    Waiting for Guffman
    7.4
    • Producer
    • 1996
    Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
    A Mighty Wind
    7.2
    • Producer
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Sleater-Kinney: Say It Like You Mean It (2023)
      Sleater-Kinney: Say It Like You Mean It
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., Don Lake, Jane Lynch, Christopher Moynihan, Chris O'Dowd, Tom Bennett, Sarah Baker, and Zach Woods in Mascots (2016)
      Mascots
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Family Tree (2013)
      Family Tree
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Playhouse Presents (2012)
      Playhouse Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Poster for Harry Shearer's documentary The Big Uneasy.
      The Big Uneasy
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Screenwriting: A Love Story
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
      Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
      7.6
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • For Your Consideration (2006)
      For Your Consideration
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer in A Mighty Wind (2003)
      A Mighty Wind
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Promotional Poster
      Best in Show
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2000
    • D.O.A.
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Waiting for Guffman (1996)
      Waiting for Guffman
      7.4
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Magic in the Water (1995)
      Magic in the Water
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Twenty Bucks (1993)
      Twenty Bucks
      6.3
      • producer
      • 1993
    • D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly in The Cutting Edge (1992)
      The Cutting Edge
      6.9
      • producer
      • 1992

    Production Department

    • TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards (1976)
      TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards
      5.4
      TV Special
      • production
      • 1976

    Personal details

    • Other works
      Production Executive, Interscope Pictures

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.
    • Trademark
      Smile is best make-up

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