The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

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

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.

Date of release
1974-03-31
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (488)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Steven Spielberg

Casting

  • 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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