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Running on Empty

Follows Mort who discovers he has less than a year to live, and after his fiancé leaves him, he meets Kate in a dating service that matches people by their death dates, all while being stalked by a disturbed pimp.

Director

Daniel André

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ICM Partners,Analog 77 Films,Black Magic Productions,Redwire Pictures,Lucky 13 Productions

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Dustin Milligan

Elaine

Nicole

Francesca Eastwood

Kate

Mort

Barry

Simon

Olivia

Brittany

Sid

Big Rey

Isaac C. Singleton Jr.

Rita

Leslie Stratton

Nathaniel

Dr. Abernathy

Carol

Michaela Sasner

Mrs. Harrison

Clementine

Michelle Farrah Huang

Chad

Tristan Thompson

Zamora

Brian

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- [Barry laughs]
- [chair slides] - Running on Empty

- [Barry laughs] - [chair slides]

I did. We met at Corky's
on Van Nuys. - Running on Empty

I did. We met at Corky's on Van Nuys.

I politely drank my coffee, - Running on Empty

I politely drank my coffee,

But good lord,
she had amazing legs. - Running on Empty

But good lord, she had amazing legs.

Honey I'm too desperate to discriminate - Running on Empty

Honey I'm too desperate to discriminate

[sighs] - Running on Empty

Yeah, well, we talked
about this, okay?
I don't see the point. - Running on Empty

Yeah, well, we talked about this, okay? I don't see the...

I remember hearing
about this dating service - Running on Empty

I remember hearing about this dating service

- Let's go on a date.
- She had this crazy fetish - Running on Empty

- Let's go on a date. - She had this crazy fetish

Is your old roommate
still single, or...? - Running on Empty

Is your old roommate still single, or...?

- [keys jingling]
- [melancholic music playing] - Running on Empty

- [keys jingling] - [melancholic music playing]

[paper rustling] - Running on Empty

[paper rustling]

Look, I-I know this is
very difficult for you. - Running on Empty

Look, I-I know this is very difficult for you.

Oh, no, no, not this again.
Y-you didn't kill Rupert. - Running on Empty

Oh, no, no, not this again. Y-you didn't kill Rupert.

If I hadn't needed
a Humphrey's fix that night, - Running on Empty

If I hadn't needed a Humphrey's fix that night,

A drunk driver ran a red light. - Running on Empty

A drunk driver ran a red light.

- [paper rustles]
- [keys jingle] - Running on Empty

- [paper rustles] - [keys jingle]

Mort was doomed
ever since he came out - Running on Empty

Mort was doomed ever since he came out

I mean, we all didn't
come out of your vagina, - Running on Empty

I mean, we all didn't come out of your vagina,

- That's just how it works.
- Barry, - Running on Empty

- That's just how it works. - Barry,

I'm sorry, I'm not
much of a comforter - Running on Empty

I'm sorry, I'm not much of a comforter

Then maybe get back on script,
say something nice. - Running on Empty

Then maybe get back on script, say something nice.

Maybe something sympathetic.
Show some empathy, please. - Running on Empty

Maybe something sympathetic. Show some empathy, please.

[police siren wailing distantly] - Running on Empty

[police siren wailing distantly]

Life is unpredictable. - Running on Empty

Life is unpredictable.

As much as we may try
to control the narrative, - Running on Empty

As much as we may try to control the narrative,

[clinks] - Running on Empty

[Barry] Now Mort
has nothing to fear, - Running on Empty

[Barry] Now Mort has nothing to fear,

He can do whatever he wants. - Running on Empty

He can do whatever he wants.

Well... [mumbles] It could be
like a date, right? - Running on Empty

Well... [mumbles] It could be like a date, right?

- No.
- I mean-- - Running on Empty

- No. - I mean--

Is that code
for, like, hookup, or-- - Running on Empty

Is that code for, like, hookup, or--

On the internet it's butt sex - Running on Empty

On the internet it's butt sex

[melancholic music continues] - Running on Empty

[melancholic music continues]

"Have you ever been
engaged or married?" - Running on Empty

"Have you ever been engaged or married?"

Oh, but would you like
to pick out a background first? - Running on Empty

Oh, but would you like to pick out a background first?

We have, er, city lights, - Running on Empty

We have, er, city lights,

[rustling] - Running on Empty

- [camera chimes]
- [Kate] Okay, Mortimer, - Running on Empty

- [camera chimes] - [Kate] Okay, Mortimer,

What is your username, age,
death date, and occupation? - Running on Empty

What is your username, age, death date, and occupation?

- My username is--
- Oh, just look - Running on Empty

- My username is-- - Oh, just look

Uh, my death day
is September 21st, - Running on Empty

Uh, my death day is September 21st,

Whoa, that's cool. - Running on Empty

Whoa, that's cool.

How would your best friend
describe you? - Running on Empty

How would your best friend describe you?

I think she would describe me
as... [sighs] - Running on Empty

I think she would describe me as... [sighs]

Uh, that would be my ex-fiancee. - Running on Empty

Uh, that would be my ex-fiancee.

Don't worry about saying
the right thing. Just relax. - Running on Empty

Don't worry about saying the right thing. Just relax.

Pretend we're old friends
having a cup of coffee. - Running on Empty

Pretend we're old friends having a cup of coffee.

Yeah, um, I actually
prefer the term, - Running on Empty

Yeah, um, I actually prefer the term,

Well, a few years ago,
I started reading about - Running on Empty

Well, a few years ago, I started reading about

You know, instead
of the whole wake
and casket thing, - Running on Empty

You know, instead of the whole wake and casket thing,

Uh, you know, doing
something that they loved. - Running on Empty

Uh, you know, doing something that they loved.

Riding a motorcycle
in the middle of the party, - Running on Empty

Riding a motorcycle in the middle of the party,

And it took some convincing, - Running on Empty

And it took some convincing,

That's the most beautiful
yet horrific thing
I've ever fucking seen. - Running on Empty

That's the most beautiful yet horrific thing I've ...

Yeah, I design, build, - Running on Empty

Yeah, I design, build,

You really love what you do.
That's rare. - Running on Empty

You really love what you do. That's rare.

Yeah, I mean, I think
it's a privilege to take care
of people after they die. - Running on Empty

Yeah, I mean, I think it's a privilege to take care of ...

I feel like I'm helping them
and their loved ones. - Running on Empty

I feel like I'm helping them and their loved ones.

I find it strange that people
are so afraid of death, - Running on Empty

I find it strange that people are so afraid of death,

The way I look at it before you were born - Running on Empty

The way I look at it before you were born

No, actually. I... [laughs] - Running on Empty

No, actually. I... [laughs]

I'm Tilda Svensson,
and I like to start - Running on Empty

I'm Tilda Svensson, and I like to start

What if someone has a death date
that's coming up - Running on Empty

What if someone has a death date that's coming up

Absolutely, no worries.
Of course, yes, - Running on Empty

Absolutely, no worries. Of course, yes,

You're in the driver's seat,
because there are
those individuals - Running on Empty

You're in the driver's seat, because there are tho...

I pride myself
on my matching abilities,
Mortimer, - Running on Empty

I pride myself on my matching abilities, Mortimer,

Nothing that you will be able
to take advantage of,
because you'll be dead, - Running on Empty

Nothing that you will be able to take advantage of, because ...

- I'm in.
- Can't work with you - Running on Empty

- I'm in. - Can't work with you

- You're in.
- [door opens] - Running on Empty

- You're in. - [door opens]

- [door closes]
- We'll finish
compiling your files - Running on Empty

- [door closes] - We'll finish compiling your files

[keys jingle] - Running on Empty

Come on, we're gonna
do this. Let's... - Running on Empty

Come on, we're gonna do this. Let's...

- [club music playing]
- [indistinct chatter, laughter] - Running on Empty

- [club music playing] - [indistinct chatter, laughter]

[club music continues] - Running on Empty

[club music continues]

[laid-back rock music playing] - Running on Empty

[laid-back rock music playing]

With him. This is my boyfriend. - Running on Empty

With him. This is my boyfriend.

Um... uh, Mortimer. - Running on Empty

Um... uh, Mortimer.

[scoffs] - Running on Empty

Yes, so you better beat it
before he kicks your ass. - Running on Empty

Yes, so you better beat it before he kicks your ass.

- [gulps]
- [Chad slams table] - Running on Empty

- [gulps] - [Chad slams table]

Um, no, sorry. I don't smoke. - Running on Empty

Um, no, sorry. I don't smoke.

I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, - Running on Empty

I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to,

Nah, you seem like a nice guy, - Running on Empty

Nah, you seem like a nice guy,

That's... that's not it.
[light chuckle] - Running on Empty

That's... that's not it. [light chuckle]

Ah, okay, okay.
You're taken, I get it. - Running on Empty

Ah, okay, okay. You're taken, I get it.

No, I... I'm actually not, so... - Running on Empty

No, I... I'm actually not, so...

But you know, if, if-- - Running on Empty

But you know, if, if--

Why not? I guess, you know. - Running on Empty

Why not? I guess, you know.

Brother What do you think you're doing - Running on Empty

Brother What do you think you're doing

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Follows Mort who discovers he has less than a year to live, and after his fiancé leaves him, he meets Kate in a dating service that matches people by their death dates, all while being stalked by a disturbed pimp.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Daniel André

Writer: Daniel André

Production: ICM Partners,Analog 77 Films,Black Magic Productions,Redwire Pictures,Lucky 13 Productions

Genre: comedy

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Aug 2024

Awards: N/A

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