Release Date
📅
Original Release
September 9, 1988
1h 56m
Running on Empty (1988)
⭐ 7.4116 min
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.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.0
Cast
Christine Lahti
Annie Pope
⭐1.8
River Phoenix
Danny Pope
⭐2.3
Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope
⭐1.4
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Jonas Abry
Harry Pope
⭐0.1
Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips
⭐2.0
Ed Crowley
Mr. Phillips
⭐0.4
L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant
⭐0.6
Steven Hill
Donald Patterson
⭐1.0
Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson
⭐0.2
David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff
⭐0.4
Genres
DramaRomanceCrime
Production Companies
Double PlayLorimar Film Entertainment
