Running on Empty (1988)
September 9, 1988Release Date
Running on Empty (1988)
September 9, 1988Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Christine Lahti
Annie Pope

River Phoenix
Danny Pope

Judd Hirsch
Arthur Pope

Jonas Abry
Harry Pope

Martha Plimpton
Lorna Phillips

Ed Crowley
Mr. Phillips

L.M. Kit Carson
Gus Winant

Steven Hill
Donald Patterson

Augusta Dabney
Abigail Patterson

David Margulies
Dr. Jonah Reiff

Lynne Thigpen
Contact at Eldridge St.

Marcia Jean Kurtz
School Clerk

Sloane Shelton
Mrs. Phillips

Justine Johnston
Librarian

Herb Lovelle
Hospital Clerk

Bobo Lewis
Home Ec Teacher

Ronnie Gilbert
Mrs. Taylor

Leila Danette
Maid

Michael Boatman
Spaulding

Jenny Lumet
Music Girl

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

Elżbieta Czyżewska
Julliard Woman

Angela Pietropinto
English Teacher

Daniel Dassin
Waiter

Sidney Lumet
Director

Naomi Foner
Writer / Executive Producer

Griffin Dunne
Producer

Burtt Harris
Executive Producer / First Assistant Director

Amy Robinson
Producer

Tony Mottola
Original Music Composer

Andrew Mondshein
Editor

Todd M. Thaler
Casting

Philip Rosenberg
Production Design

Robert Guerra
Art Direction

Philip Smith
Set Decoration

Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design

Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography

Mick O'Rourke
Stunt Double

Joseph M. Caracciolo
Production Manager / Second Assistant Director

Mary Bailey
Script Supervisor

Cary Fisher
Camera Operator

Ron Zarilla
First Assistant Camera

A. Anthony Cappello
Camera Trainee

Kerry Hayes
Still Photographer

James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer

Louis Sabat
Boom Operator

Frank Graziadei
Sound Recordist

John Oates Jr.
Set Dresser

Kevin Oates
Set Dresser

Siv Sandstrom
Art Department Coordinator

Robert Griffon Jr.
Property Master

William Ward
Gaffer

James Malone
Best Boy Electric

Norman Buck
Key Grip

James McGrath
Dolly Grip

Jane Raab
Production Office Coordinator

Adrienne Kahn
Production Secretary

Stephen Danza
Location Manager
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 9, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingPG-13
Box Office$2,835,116
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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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.
Phoenix was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Danny Pope in the film; Naomi Foner was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Phoenix was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globes; Lahti was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. The film was nominated for Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama, and it won a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. Plimpton was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture. The film marked the second time that Phoenix and Plimpton played romantic interests, having co-starred in the film The Mosquito Coast two years earlier.
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