Running on Empty (1988)

Overview

The Pope family has been living in the shadows for years, concealing their true identities. After igniting a weapons lab in the late sixties to protest the Vietnam War, parents Arthur and Annie became fugitives, pursued relentlessly by the authorities. Their precarious existence is further complicated when their oldest son, Danny, falls for a girl and expresses a desire for independence. As he grapples with his family's troubled past and the longing for a normal life, the stakes rise, forcing them to confront the consequences of their choices and the price of freedom.