Running on Empty
movie
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
Released September 09, 1988
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.
Cast
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
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
Crew
Sidney Lumet
as
Director
Naomi Foner
as
Executive Producer
Todd M. Thaler
as
Casting
Gerry Fisher
as
Director of Photography
Andrew Mondshein
as
Editor
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Burtt Harris
as
Executive Producer
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Philip Rosenberg
as
Production Design
Griffin Dunne
as
Producer
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Anna Hill Johnstone
as
Costume Design
Naomi Foner
as
Writer
Amy Robinson
as
Producer
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Tony Mottola
as
Original Music Composer