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Running on Empty

Running on Empty

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 9, 1988

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Crime

User Score

75%

Original Title

Running on Empty

Production Companies

Double Play, Lorimar Film Entertainment

Director

Sidney Lumet

Revenue

$2,835,116

Description

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.