Running on Empty

1988 "They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his."
7.6| 1h56m| PG-13| en| Drama, Crime
Storyline

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.

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  • Running on Empty Cast
Christine Lahti as Annie Pope
River Phoenix as Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch as Arthur Pope
Martha Plimpton as Lorna Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson as Gus Winant
Steven Hill as Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney as Abigail Patterson
David Margulies as Dr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne Thigpen as Contact at Eldridge St.