Running on Empty

Release Date: 1988-09-09

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.

Rating: 7.442 / 10

Cast

Christine Lahti

as Annie Pope

River Phoenix

as Danny Pope

Judd Hirsch

as Arthur Pope

Jonas Abry

as Harry Pope

Martha Plimpton

as Lorna Phillips

Crew

Sidney Lumet - Director
Naomi Foner - Executive Producer
Todd M. Thaler - Casting
Gerry Fisher - Director of Photography
Andrew Mondshein - Editor

Reviews

badelf:

It's a little bit long for the sole issue that the script deals with. Other than that, very well played by all the leads, and Stanley Lumet did a decent job with the limited material....