The Sugarland Express (1974)
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.
- Released
- 1974-03-31
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 489 votes
Cast
- Goldie Hawn as Lou Jean Poplin
- William Atherton as Clovis Poplin
- Ben Johnson as Captain Tanner
- Michael Sacks as Slide
- Gregory Walcott as Mashburn
- Steve Kanaly as Jessup
- Louise Latham as Mrs. Looby
- Harrison Zanuck as Baby Langston
- A.L. Camp as Mr. Nocker
- Jessie Lee Fulton as Mrs. Nocker
- Dean Smith as Russ Berry
- Ted Grossman as Dietz