Running on Empty

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Release date: September 09, 1988
Duration: 116 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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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