Cast & crew
Running on Empty (1988)
Directed by Sidney Lumet Written by Naomi Foner
Cast
| Ed Crowley | Mr. Phillips |
| Christine Lahti | Annie Pope |
| Judd Hirsch | Arthur Pope |
| Jonas Abry | Harry Pope |
| Martha Plimpton | Lorna Phillips |
| L.M. Kit Carson | Gus Winant |
| Steven Hill | Donald Patterson |
| River Phoenix | Danny Pope |
| Leila Danette | Maid |
| Jenny Lumet | Music Girl |
| William Foeller | Man at Meeting |
| Carol Cavallo | Woman at Meeting |
| Joey Thrower | Catcher |
| Thomas Fraioli | Violinist |
| Michael Boatman | Spaulding |
| Alice Drummond | Mrs. Powell |
| Donna Hanover | Reporter |
| Augusta Dabney | Abigail Patterson |
| Sloane Shelton | Mrs. Phillips |
| Justine Johnston | Librarian |
| Bobo Lewis | Home Ec Teacher |
| Ronnie Gilbert | Mrs. Taylor |
| David Margulies | Dr. Jonah Reiff |
| Lynne Thigpen | Contact at Eldridge St. |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | School Clerk |
| Herb Lovelle | Hospital Clerk |
| Burke Pearson | Julliard Man |
| Daniel Dassin | Waiter |
| Elżbieta Czyżewska | Julliard Woman |
| Angela Pietropinto | English Teacher |
Crew
| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Naomi Foner | Executive Producer |
| Todd M. Thaler | Casting |
| Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Tony Mottola | Original Music Composer |
| Burtt Harris | Executive Producer |
| Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Griffin Dunne | Producer |
| Naomi Foner | Writer |
| Amy Robinson | Producer |
| Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Karen Whittaker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| James Malone | Best Boy Electric |
| Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Cary Fisher | Camera Operator |
| Philip Smith | Set Decoration |
| Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Siv Sandstrom | Art Department Coordinator |
| Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Adrienne Kahn | Production Secretary |
| Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Production Manager |
| Kevin Oates | Set Dresser |
| Mick O'Rourke | Stunt Double |
| John Oates Jr. | Set Dresser |
| James McGrath | Dolly Grip |
| Jane Raab | Production Office Coordinator |
| Ron Zarilla | First Assistant Camera |
| Judie Fixler | Casting Associate |
| Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Sound Editor |
| A. Anthony Cappello | Camera Trainee |
| Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Artist |
| Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| Norman Buck | Key Grip |
| Lilith Jacobs | Post Production Supervisor |
| Lynette Bernay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Joseph M. Caracciolo | Second Assistant Director |
| James Sabat | Production Sound Mixer |
| Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Stephen Danza | Location Manager |
| Richard J. Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| James V. Gartland | Construction Grip |
| William Ward | Gaffer |
| Glen Trotiner | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Mark Rathaus | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robert Griffon Jr. | Property Master |