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1988

Running on Empty

Directed by Sidney Lumet
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.

Duration

1h 56m

Released

September 9, 1988

Revenue

$2,835,116

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7.5

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Cast30

  • Christine Lahti
  • River Phoenix
  • Judd Hirsch
  • Jonas Abry
  • Martha Plimpton
  • Ed Crowley
  • L.M. Kit Carson
  • Steven Hill
  • Augusta Dabney

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