badelf
May 12, 2024
7/10
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.
Running on Empty
Visit website7.5/10 • 322
1988-09-09 • 1h 56m
DramaRomanceCrime
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
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.
- Directors
- Sidney Lumet
- Writters
- Naomi Foner
- Editors
- Naomi Foner, Andrew Mondshein
DramaRomanceCrime
Running on Empty
Visit website1988-09-09 • 1h 56m
7.5/10 • 322
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
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.
- Directors
- Sidney Lumet
- Writters
- Naomi Foner
- Editors
- Naomi Foner, Andrew Mondshein
Top Billed Cast
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Christine Lahti
Annie Pope
River Phoenix
Danny Pope
Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope
Jonas Abry
Harry Pope
Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips
Ed Crowley
Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant
Steven Hill
Donald Patterson
Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson
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- Keywords
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