Overview - Running on Empty

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Crime

Runtime: 116 minutes

Homepage: Running on Empty

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Double Play

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Lorimar Film Entertainment

    Production country United States of America

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.

Cast

  • Name: Christine Lahti

    Character: Annie Pope

    Popularity: 1.0253

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  • Name: River Phoenix

    Character: Danny Pope

    Popularity: 2.0097

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  • Name: Judd Hirsch

    Character: Arthur Pope

    Popularity: 1.3109

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  • Name: Jonas Abry

    Character: Harry Pope

    Popularity: 0.0636

  • Name: Martha Plimpton

    Character: Lorna Phillips

    Popularity: 1.6797

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  • Name: Ed Crowley

    Character: Mr. Phillips

    Popularity: 0.1552

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  • Name: L.M. Kit Carson

    Character: Gus Winant

    Popularity: 0.3885

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  • Name: Steven Hill

    Character: Donald Patterson

    Popularity: 0.6325

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