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Running on Empty(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-09-09
75%
317 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $2,835,116.00
ProductionCompanies:
Double Play
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Movie: Running on Empty
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christine Lahti
Annie Pope
River Phoenix
Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope
Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips
Ed Crowley
Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant
Steven Hill
Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson
David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff
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