The Sugarland Express

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

May 29 1974 PG 1h 50m
Crime, Drama

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.

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Plot

Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas...

Written by

Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Zanuck/Brown Productions, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations total

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
20,398
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA