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 | Philip Smith | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Production | Griffin Dunne | Producer |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Production | Naomi Foner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Tony Mottola | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
| Production | Burtt Harris | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Naomi Foner | Writer |
| Production | Amy Robinson | Producer |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Production | Todd M. Thaler | Casting |
| Directing | Mary Bailey | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Frank Graziadei | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Stephen Danza | Location Manager |
| Camera | A. Anthony Cappello | Camera Trainee |
| Art | John Oates Jr. | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Norman Buck | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Art | Robert Griffon Jr. | Property Master |
| Art | Siv Sandstrom | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Adrienne Kahn | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Louis Sabat | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Glen Trotiner | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Kevin Oates | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Production Manager |
| Directing | Burtt Harris | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | James Sabat | Production Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | William Ward | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ron Zarilla | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Mick O'Rourke | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Cary Fisher | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | James Malone | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | James McGrath | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Jane Raab | Production Office Coordinator |
| Editing | Richard J. Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| Editing | Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynette Bernay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Lilith Jacobs | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Judie Fixler | Casting Associate |
| Sound | Mark Rathaus | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Whittaker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | James V. Gartland | Construction Grip |
| Directing | Joseph M. Caracciolo | Second Assistant Director |
