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Running on Empty

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.

1988 |1h 56m |  Drama, Romance, Crime

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Cast

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Christine Lahti

Annie Pope

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River Phoenix

Danny Pope

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Judd Hirsch

Arthur Pope

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Martha Plimpton

Lorna Phillips

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Steven Hill

Donald Patterson

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Augusta Dabney

Abigail Patterson

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David Margulies

Dr. Jonah Reiff

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Lynne Thigpen

Contact at Eldridge St.

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Marcia Jean Kurtz

School Clerk

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Sloane Shelton

Mrs. Phillips

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Justine Johnston

Librarian

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Herb Lovelle

Hospital Clerk

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Leila Danette

Maid

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Michael Boatman

Spaulding

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Alice Drummond

Mrs. Powell

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Donna Hanover

Reporter

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Elżbieta Czyżewska

Julliard Woman

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Angela Pietropinto

English Teacher

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,835,116.00