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    Running On Empty (1988)

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    River Phoenix stars as Danny – the musically gifted child of two former student radicals (Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti) who have been on the run from the FBI for almost 20 years since the couple bombed a university research centre, blinding a janitor in the blast.

    Living out of suitcases, the couple has been unable to stay anywhere long but face a dilemma when their son is accepted at music college.

    Both Phoenix and Hirsch are splendid, and director Sidney Lumet manages to keep the drama subtle instead of dissolving into mush.

    Annie Pope
    Christine Lahti
    Danny Pope
    River Phoenix
    Arthur Pope
    Judd Hirsch
    Lorna Phillips
    Martha Plimpton
    Harry Pope
    Jonas Abry
    Mr Phillips
    Ed Crowley
    Gus Winant
    L M Kit Carson

    Director
    Sidney Lumet

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