The Sugarland Express
1974 • Crime | Drama
6.604 (412)
Steven Spielberg
Director
Steven Spielberg
Story
Hal Barwood
Story
Matthew Robbins
Story
Status
Released
Release date
March 31, 1974
Duration
110 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.5774
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$12,800,000
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.
Cast
Goldie Hawn
William Atherton
Ben Johnson
Michael Sacks
Gregory Walcott
Steve Kanaly
Louise Latham
Jessie Lee Fulton
Dean Smith
Ted Grossman
Bill Thurman
Guich Koock
Big John Hamilton
Richard Bright
Dean Jones
