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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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