Best Original Screenplay1989 Film Fan Awards61st Academy Awards
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Best Original Screenplay Nominee

Running on Empty (1988)

Ceremony Year: 1989Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1988
Nominated Talent & Credits
Naomi Foner— Naomi Foner
Synopsis / Overview

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.

Historical Academy Record
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 61st Academy Awards (1989)

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