Running on Empty
Film1988116 min7.4/10 on TMDB
Directed by Sidney Lumet
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Christine LahtiAnnie Pope
River PhoenixDanny Pope
Judd HirschArthur PopeJonas Abry
Jonas AbryHarry Pope
Martha PlimptonLorna PhillipsEd Crowley
Ed CrowleyMr. Phillips
L.M. Kit CarsonGus Winant
Steven HillDonald Patterson
Augusta DabneyAbigail Patterson
David MarguliesDr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne ThigpenContact at Eldridge St.
Marcia Jean KurtzSchool ClerkExplore the crew
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Producer
- Griffin Dunne
- Director of Photography
- Gerry Fisher
- Original Music Composer
- Tony Mottola
- Writer
- Naomi Foner
- Producer
- Amy Robinson
- Editor
- Andrew Mondshein