YMMV / Running on Empty

• One-Scene Wonder: Steven Hill is in only one scene as Annie's father, but thanks to his performance (as well, of course, as Christine Lahti's performance), it's one of the most heartbreaking and powerful scenes in the movie.
• Tear Jerker: Several scenes in the film, but particularly the family birthday celebration, where they all sing and dance along to James Taylor 's "Fire and Rain." Becomes Harsher in Hindsight after the death of River Phoenix.