The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express
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1974
1h 50m
6.6(436 votes)
Crime
Drama
Comedy

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
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Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin

Goldie Hawn
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William Atherton

Clovis Poplin

William Atherton
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Ben Johnson

Captain Tanner

Ben Johnson
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Michael Sacks

Slide

Michael Sacks
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Gregory Walcott

Mashburn

Gregory Walcott
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Steve Kanaly

Jessup

Steve Kanaly
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Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby

Louise Latham
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Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston

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A.L. Camp

Mr. Nocker

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Jessie Lee Fulton

Mrs. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton
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Dean Smith

Russ Berry

Dean Smith
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Ted Grossman

Dietz

Ted Grossman
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Bill Thurman

Hunter

Bill Thurman
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Ken Hudgins

Standby #1

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Buster Daniels

Drunk

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James N. Harrell

Mark Fenno

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Frank Steggall

Logan Waters

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Roger Ernest

Hot Jock #1

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Guich Koock

Hot Jock #2

Guich Koock
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Merrill Connally

Mr. Looby

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Gene Rader

Gas Jockey

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Gordon Hurst

Hubie Nocker

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George Hagy

Mr. Sparrow

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Big John Hamilton

Big John

Big John Hamilton
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Kenneth Crone

Deputy

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Charles Conaway

Attorney

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Robert Golden

Dybala's Kid

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Rudy Robbins

Mechanic

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Charlie Dobbs

Local Cop

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Gene Lively

Reporter

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John L. Quinlan III

Bailiff

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Bill Scott

Station Man

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Ralph E. Horwedel

Dispatcher

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Edwin 'Frog' Isbell

Jelly Bowl

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James Robert Allen

D.P.S. Officer (uncredited)

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Marianna Clore Blase

Waitress (uncredited)

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Richard Bright

Marvin Dybala (uncredited)

Richard Bright
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Dean Jones

Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)

Dean Jones
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Al Evans

Guard (uncredited)

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Harvey Christiansen

Old Reporter (uncredited)

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