Running on Empty poster

Running on Empty

19881h 56mDrama · Romance · Crime
directed by Sidney Lumet

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

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7.4 / 10
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7.6 / 10
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67 / 100
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Synopsis

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
Jonas Abry·Harry Pope
Martha Plimpton·Lorna Phillips
Ed Crowley·Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson·Gus Winant
Steven Hill·Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney·Abigail Patterson
David Margulies·Dr. Jonah Reiff