Running on Empty [Blu-ray]

Running on Empty [Blu-ray]

Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: River Phoenix
River Phoenix
, Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti
, Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch
, Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Sidney Lumet
Running on Empty [Blu-ray]

Running on Empty [Blu-ray]

Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: River Phoenix
River Phoenix
, Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti
, Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch
, Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
Sidney Lumet

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

In this family drama from director Sidney Lumet, Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti play Arthur and Annie Pope, a pair of '60s radicals who have eluded the FBI for 16 years after bombing a napalm laboratory as a Vietnam War protest. This lifestyle involves continually moving their base of operations and establishing new identities, which is especially hard on their children, 18-year-old Danny (River Phoenix) and 10-year-old Harry (Jonas Abry), who can never amass a group of friends or an academic record. This last problem comes to the fore when they arrive in a New Jersey town where the high school music teacher (Ed Crowley) takes an interest in Danny's piano playing, encouraging him to apply for early admission to Juilliard. Danny yearns to follow this dream, but knows that separating from his parents would be a permanent break -- the aging hippies rarely even see their own parents, and can never inform anyone where they've moved. Arthur can't stand the idea of breaking up the family unit, which has provided the support that's allowed him to tolerate life on the move, but Annie sees her own sacrificed dreams in her son's prodigious musical talents, and begins pressuring Arthur to grant the boy his independence. Complicating factors, Danny has fallen in love with the daughter of his music teacher (Martha Plimpton), but can't allow himself to get too close to her, because he may have to leave again at any moment.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/27/2017
UPC: 0888574489823
Original Release: 1988
Rating: PG-13
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:56:00
Sales rank: 18,470

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
River Phoenix Danny Pope/Michael Manfield
Christine Lahti Annie Pope/Cynthia Manfield
Judd Hirsch Arthur Pope/Paul Manfield
Martha Plimpton Lorna Phillips
Ed Crowley Mr. Phillips
L.M. Kit Carson Gus Winant
Steven Hill Mr. Patterson
Augusta Dabney Mrs. Patterson
David Margulies Dr. Jonah Reiff
Lynne Thigpen Eldridge St. Contact
Marcia Jean Kurtz School Clerk
Sidney Lumet Actor,Music Girl
Sloane Shelton Mrs. Phillips
Justine Johnston Librarian
Herb Lovelle Hospital Clerk
Bobo Lewis Home Economics Teacher
Ronnie Gilbert Mrs. Taylor
Leila Danette Maid
Michael Boatman Spaulding
William Foeller Man at Meeting
Carol Cavallo Woman at Meeting
Alice Drummond Mrs. Powell
Joey Thrower Catcher
Donna Hanover Reporter
Thomas Fraioli Violinist
Burke Pearson Julliard Man
Elzbieta Czyzewska Julliard Woman
Angela Pietropinto English Teacher
Daniel Dassin Waiter
Jonas Abry Harry Pope/Stephen Manfield
Tony Mottola Composer

Technical Credits
Griffin Dunne Producer
Naomi Foner Executive Producer
Burtt Harris Executive Producer
Sidney Lumet Director
Amy Robinson Producer
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