The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

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

PG 1974 · 110 min · ★ 6.6 · 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.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Written by Steven Spielberg

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Goldie Hawn Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks Slide
Gregory Walcott Mashburn
Steve Kanaly Jessup
Louise Latham Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck Baby Langston
A.L. Camp Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton Mrs. Nocker
Dean Smith Russ Berry
Ted Grossman Dietz

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