The Sugarland Express (1974)

  • PG
  • 03/31/1974 (US)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 50m

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

Overview

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.

Steven Spielberg

Director, Story

Hal Barwood

Story, Screenplay

Matthew Robbins

Story, Screenplay

Cast

Goldie Hawn's headshot

Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin
Ben Johnson's headshot

Ben Johnson

Captain Harlin Tanner
Michael Sacks's headshot

Michael Sacks

Patrolman Maxwell Slide
William Atherton's headshot

William Atherton

Clovis Michael Poplin
Gregory Walcott's headshot

Gregory Walcott

Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
Steve Kanaly's headshot

Steve Kanaly

Patrolman Jessup
Louise Latham's headshot

Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck's headshot

Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston Poplin

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