Running on Empty
They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
Running on Empty (1988)
Timing:
1:56 (116 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Romance, Crime
Budget
$3 000 000
Revenue
$2 835 116
Director
Actors
Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry, Martha Plimpton, Ed Crowley, L.M. Kit Carson, Steven Hill, Augusta Dabney, David Margulies
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Gerry Fisher
Composer
Tony Mottola
Artist
Audition
Todd M. Thaler
Editing
Andrew Mondshein
All team (48)
All team (48)
Short description
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. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
What's left behind the scenes
- In his book "How Film Is Made," director Sidney Lumet describes a disagreement between actor River Phoenix and screenwriter Naomi Foner. The film interrupts River Phoenix's character's classic piano solo, while the script stipulated that Danny Pope should be playing a jazz composition at the moment of his arrest to mask his confusion. River was vehemently opposed to this, believing that his character would never experience confusion while playing the piano. Lumet was very impressed by the young actor's persistence and ultimately filmed the scene as Phoenix wanted.
- Although River Phoenix learned all the finger movements for playing the piano, the final edit features music played by a professional pianist.
- In his book 'How Film Is Made,' director Sidney Lumet describes a disagreement between actor River Phoenix and screenwriter Naomi Foner. The film interrupts River Phoenix's character's classic piano solo, whereas according to the script, at the moment of Danny Pope's arrest, he was supposed to play a jazz composition to hide his confusion. River was strongly opposed to this, feeling that his character would never experience confusion while playing the piano. Lumet was very impressed by the young actor's persistence and ultimately filmed the scene as Phoenix wanted.
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