• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1988-09-09
  • Runtime116 minutes
  • TaglineThey chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.
  • Revenue2,835,116$
  • GenreDrama, Romance, Crime
  • Production
    CompaniesDouble Play, Lorimar Film Entertainment
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Christine Lahti

River Phoenix

Judd Hirsch

Martha Plimpton

Ed Crowley

L.M. Kit Carson

Steven Hill

Augusta Dabney

David Margulies

Lynne Thigpen

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Sloane Shelton

Justine Johnston

Herb Lovelle

Bobo Lewis

Leila Danette

Michael Boatman

Jenny Lumet

Alice Drummond

Donna Hanover

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Angela Pietropinto