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Running on Empty

09/09/1988

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1hr 56min

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Drama

,Romance

,Crime

They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Christine Lahti
  • River Phoenix
  • Judd Hirsch
  • Jonas Abry
  • Martha Plimpton

    Directors

  • Sidney Lumet
  • Mary Bailey
  • Glen Trotiner

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Double Play
  • Lorimar Film Entertainment

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Christine Lahti

Annie Pope

River Phoenix

Danny Pope

Judd Hirsch

Arthur Pope

Jonas Abry

Harry Pope

Martha Plimpton

Lorna Phillips

Ed Crowley

Mr. Phillips

Steven Hill

Donald Patterson

Augusta Dabney

Abigail Patterson

David Margulies

Dr. Jonah Reiff

Lynne Thigpen

Contact at Eldridge St.

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