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Running on Empty (1988)

Running on Empty (1988)

Drama Crime Romance

They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.

Release Date: 1988, September 9
Directors: Sidney Lumet
Countries: United States of America
Production: Double Play, Lorimar Film Entertainment, Lorimar Film Entertainment
Cast: Angela Pietropinto, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, David Margulies, Alice Drummond, Daniel Dassin, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Lynne Thigpen, Steven Hill, Sloane Shelton, Ed Crowley

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.

Keywords:

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