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.
Unfortunately the movie Running on Empty is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Production | Griffin Dunne | Producer |
| Production | Amy Robinson | Producer |
| Art | Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Production | Burtt Harris | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Sound | Tony Mottola | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Philip Smith | Set Decoration |
| Production | Naomi Foner | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Naomi Foner | Writer |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Production | Todd M. Thaler | Casting |
| Crew | Mick O'Rourke | Stunt Double |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Production Manager |
| Directing | Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Cary Fisher | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ron Zarilla | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | A. Anthony Cappello | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Sound | James Sabat | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Art | John Oates Jr. | Set Dresser |
| Art | Kevin Oates | Set Dresser |
| Art | Siv Sandstrom | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Robert Griffon Jr. | Property Master |
| Lighting | William Ward | Gaffer |
| Lighting | James Malone | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Norman Buck | Key Grip |
| Camera | James McGrath | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Jane Raab | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Adrienne Kahn | Production Secretary |
| Production | Stephen Danza | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynette Bernay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Whittaker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | James V. Gartland | Construction Grip |
| Crew | Lilith Jacobs | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Judie Fixler | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Richard J. Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Mark Rathaus | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| Directing | Glen Trotiner | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Directing | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Second Assistant Director |
