PG-131h 56m1988

Running on Empty

“They chose their lives. Now their son must choose his.”

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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.

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Naomi Foner
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Release date: 9 September 1988
Box office: $2,835,116

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