CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 50m · PG
The Sugarland Express

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

66%(488)IMDbCrimeDrama

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 bySteven Spielberg

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
March 31, 1974
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$12,800,000
Studios
Universal PicturesThe Zanuck/Brown Company

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Theatrical Trailer

Theatrical Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin

William Atherton

William Atherton

Clovis Poplin

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Captain Tanner

Michael Sacks

Michael Sacks

Slide

Gregory Walcott

Gregory Walcott

Mashburn

Steve Kanaly

Steve Kanaly

Jessup

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby

Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston

A.L. Camp

Mr. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton

Jessie Lee Fulton

Mrs. Nocker

Creative team
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Hal Barwood
Hal Barwood
Produced by
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck
David Brown
David Brown

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