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Running on Empty (1988)
Directed by Sidney Lumet
“They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.”
Drama, Crime · 1h 56m
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
Cast
Christine Lahti
Annie Pope
River Phoenix
Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope
J
Jonas Abry
Harry Pope
Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips
E
Ed Crowley
Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant
Steven Hill
Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson
David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne Thigpen
Contact at Eldridge St.
Marcia Jean Kurtz
School Clerk
Crew
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writer
- Naomi Foner
- Director of Photography
- Gerry Fisher
- Original Music Composer
- Tony Mottola
- Editor
- Andrew Mondshein
- Producer
- Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson
Details
- Release date
- 1988-09-09
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Double Play, Lorimar Film Entertainment
- Box office
- $2,835,116