Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988
1h 56m
7.4

7.4/10

348 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance Crime

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

Overview

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.

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Revenue: $2,835,116

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Double Play Lorimar Film Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

vietnam war on the run pianist hiding protestors suspenseful complicated

Quick Facts

Release Date September 9, 1988
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0096018

Cast

Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti

Annie Pope

River Phoenix
River Phoenix

Danny Pope

Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch

Arthur Pope

Jonas Abry
Jonas Abry

Harry Pope

Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton

Lorna Phillips

Ed Crowley
Ed Crowley

Mr. Phillips

L.M. Kit Carson
L.M. Kit Carson

Gus Winant

Steven Hill
Steven Hill

Donald Patterson

Augusta Dabney
Augusta Dabney

Abigail Patterson

David Margulies
David Margulies

Dr. Jonah Reiff

Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen

Contact at Eldridge St.

Marcia Jean Kurtz
Marcia Jean Kurtz

School Clerk

Key Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Naomi Foner
Writer
Griffin Dunne
Producer
Naomi Foner
Executive Producer
Burtt Harris
Executive Producer
Amy Robinson
Producer