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Running on Empty is a 1988 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Naomi Foner and starring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton. It was produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment.
Sep 9, 1988 · Running on Empty: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry. The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live his own life.
Arthur Pope (Judd Hirsch) and his wife, Annie (Christine Lahti), are fugitives, perpetually on the run from federal authorities due to their antiwar activity during the 1960s. The couple moves ...
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Arthur Pope ( Judd Hirsch) has taken a hard line for years, and he's not ready to change it now. He believes that the family must stay together, must protect itself against the world. He has built a fortress mentality, and Danny shares it.
Parents who thought they could change the government by committing a terrorist act against the government, must confront their misguided mistakes. Living under fake identities becomes a cumbersome cross to bear when their son wants to start his own life and attend college.
Jun 14, 2018 · The original trailer in high definition of Running on Empty directed by Sidney Lumet and starring River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry and Martha Plimpton.
Feb 22, 2014 · Running On Empty 1988 Movie. Video Detective. 136K subscribers. Subscribed. 9. 4.5K views 10 years ago. Official video content provided by Warner Home Video or one of it's authorized agents...
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.
A complex, turbulent tale told with admirable simplicity. Film successfully operates on several levels – as study of the primacy of the family unit, an anguished teen romance, a coming-of-age story and a look at what happened to some political radicals a generation later. Read More.
