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Running on Empty

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.
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Film Cast:

  • Annie Pope / Cynthia Manfield: Christine Lahti
  • Arthur Pope / Paul Manfield: Judd Hirsch
  • Danny Pope / Michael Manfield: River Phoenix
  • Lorna Phillips: Martha Plimpton
  • Harry Pope / Stephen Manfield: Jonas Abry
  • Mr. Phillips: Ed Crowley
  • Gus Winant: L.M. Kit Carson
  • Donald Patterson: Steven Hill
  • Abigail Patterson: Augusta Dabney
  • Mrs. Powell: Alice Drummond
  • School Clerk: Marcia Jean Kurtz
  • Dr. Jonah Reiff: David Margulies
  • Contact at Eldridge St.: Lynne Thigpen
  • Mrs. Phillips: Sloane Shelton
  • Librarian: Justine Johnston
  • Hospital Clerk: Herb Lovelle
  • Home Ec Teacher: Bobo Lewis
  • Mrs. Taylor: Ronnie Gilbert
  • Maid: Leila Danette
  • Spaulding: Michael Boatman
  • Music Girl: Jenny Lumet
  • Reporter: Donna Hanover
  • Julliard Man: Burke Pearson
  • Julliard Woman: Elżbieta Czyżewska
  • English Teacher: Angela Pietropinto
  • Waiter: Daniel Dassin

Film Crew:

  • Casting: Todd M. Thaler
  • Producer: Griffin Dunne
  • Producer: Amy Robinson
  • Executive Producer: Burtt Harris
  • Art Direction: Robert Guerra
  • Director: Sidney Lumet
  • Editor: Andrew Mondshein
  • Costume Design: Anna Hill Johnstone
  • Production Design: Philip Rosenberg
  • Set Decoration: Philip Smith
  • Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher
  • Writer: Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
  • Original Music Composer: Tony Mottola

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