Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic67/100
368 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Tony MottolaOriginal Music Composer
- Naomi FonerWriter
Cast
- Christine LahtiAnnie Pope
- River PhoenixDanny Pope
- Judd HirschArthur Pope
- Jonas AbryHarry Pope
- Martha PlimptonLorna Phillips
- Ed CrowleyMr. Phillips
- L.M. Kit CarsonGus Winant
- Steven HillDonald Patterson
- Augusta DabneyAbigail Patterson
- David MarguliesDr. Jonah Reiff
- Lynne ThigpenContact at Eldridge St.
- Marcia Jean KurtzSchool Clerk
Stills
Themes
vietnam waron the runpianisthidingprotestorssuspensefulcomplicated