The Sugarland Express poster
  • Year: 1974
  • Running time: 1h 50m
  • Rated: PG
  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • US release: 1974
  • IMDb

The Sugarland Express

A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

Cast

Goldie HawnLou Jean Poplin
William AthertonClovis Poplin
Ben JohnsonCaptain Tanner
Louise LathamMrs. Looby
Harrison ZanuckBaby Langston
A.L. CampMr. Nocker

Crew

Steven SpielbergDirector, Story
Hal BarwoodScreenplay, Story
Matthew RobbinsStory, Screenplay
Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography

Studios: Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company

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