Running on Empty
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
7.4(360) 1988-09-09 116 minDramaRomanceCrime
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.
DirectorSidney Lumet
ProducerGriffin Dunne
WriterNaomi Foner
ProducerAmy Robinson
Original Music ComposerTony Mottola
Cast & characters
Christine Lahti
as Annie Pope
River Phoenix
as Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch
as Arthur Pope
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Jonas Abry
as Harry Pope
Martha Plimpton
as Lorna Phillips
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Ed Crowley
as Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson
as Gus Winant
Steven Hill
as Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney
as Abigail Patterson
David Margulies
as Dr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne Thigpen
as Contact at Eldridge St.
Marcia Jean Kurtz
as School Clerk
Sloane Shelton
as Mrs. Phillips
Justine Johnston
as Librarian
Herb Lovelle
as Hospital Clerk
Bobo Lewis
as Home Ec Teacher
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Ronnie Gilbert
as Mrs. Taylor
Leila Danette
as Maid
Michael Boatman
as Spaulding
Jenny Lumet
as Music Girl
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William Foeller
as Man at Meeting
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Carol Cavallo
as Woman at Meeting
Alice Drummond
as Mrs. Powell
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Joey Thrower
as Catcher
