Running on Empty (1988)

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 357 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple hiding from the FBI because of their past radical activities raises two sons on the run. Their teenage son starts to want a normal life of his own.

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What happens

Running on Empty is a 1988 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Naomi Foner and starring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton. It was produced by Lorimar Film Entertainment. It is the story of a counterculture couple on the run from the FBI, and how one of their sons starts to break out of this fugitive lifestyle. It marked the second time that Phoenix and Plimpton played romantic interests, having previously co-starred in the film The Mosquito Coast (1986). The film received two nominations at the 61st Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actor for Phoenix and Best Original Screenplay for Foner) and five nominations at the 46th Golden Globe Awards, winning Best Screenplay. Plimpton was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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