Running on Empty
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
1988-09-09 | 116 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Christine LahtiAnnie Pope
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River PhoenixDanny Pope
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Judd HirschArthur Pope
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Martha PlimptonLorna Phillips
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Ed CrowleyMr. Phillips
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L.M. Kit CarsonGus Winant
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Steven HillDonald Patterson
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Augusta DabneyAbigail Patterson
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David MarguliesDr. Jonah Reiff
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Lynne ThigpenContact at Eldridge St.
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Marcia Jean KurtzSchool Clerk
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Sloane SheltonMrs. Phillips
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Justine JohnstonLibrarian
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Herb LovelleHospital Clerk
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Bobo LewisHome Ec Teacher
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Leila DanetteMaid
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Michael BoatmanSpaulding
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Jenny LumetMusic Girl
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