Running on Empty
Drama
Romance
Crime
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
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.
1988-09-09
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Cast
Director
Sidney Lumet
Christine Lahti as Annie Pope
River Phoenix as Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch as Arthur Pope
Martha Plimpton as Lorna 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
Leila Danette as Maid
Michael Boatman as Spaulding
Jenny Lumet as Music Girl
Alice Drummond as Mrs. Powell
Donna Hanover as Reporter
Elżbieta Czyżewska as Julliard Woman
Angela Pietropinto as English Teacher