▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁and ▁Special ▁Effect s ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁ ▁Later ▁screen plays ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁and ▁Rav etch ▁next ▁project , ▁Norm a ▁R ae ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁was ▁another ▁collaboration ▁with ▁director ▁Martin ▁R itt . ▁The ▁film ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁worker ▁from ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁who ▁becomes ▁involved ▁in ▁labour ▁union ▁activities . ▁Un us ually , ▁for ▁the ▁couple , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁true ▁story , ▁that ▁of ▁Cry stal ▁Lee ▁Jordan . ▁It ▁was ▁arg u ably ▁their ▁best ▁received ▁film , ▁winning ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁including ▁two ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Another ▁six ▁years ▁passed ▁before ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁next ▁fil med ▁screen play , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁Mur phy ' s ▁Rom ance ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Max ▁Sch ott . ▁Once ▁more ▁they ▁worked ▁with ▁director ▁Martin ▁R itt , ▁their ▁sevent h ▁project ▁together , ▁and ▁with ▁S ally ▁Field , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁tit ular ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁Norm a ▁R ae . ▁Despite ▁Mur phy ' s ▁Rom ance ▁being ▁well - rece ived ▁( it ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁Academy ▁Awards ), ▁it ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁before ▁another ▁Frank ▁and ▁Rav etch ▁screen play ▁was ▁shot ; ▁h ired ▁by ▁Martin ▁R itt , ▁the ▁couple ▁wrote ▁the ▁screen play ▁for ▁Stanley ▁& ▁I ris ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁lo os