
Running on Empty
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
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Release Date
9/9/1988Runtime
116 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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$2,835,116Homepage
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A tender but anxious portrait of a brilliant young pianist caught between the radical ideals of his fugitive parents and his own dreams of a normal life. The film captures the quiet ache of belonging to a family defined by their secrets.
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Heads up

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

David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff

Lynne Thigpen
Contact at Eldridge St.

Marcia Jean Kurtz
School Clerk
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