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The Sugarland Express

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

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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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DirectorSteven Spielberg

Keywords

prisonpolicestadiumkidnappinghostagetexasadoptiontexas rangerbaby-snatchingbased on true storyroad tripon the runvulgarityrunaway couplefugitive lovers
Budget$3M
Box Office$13M

Cast

Goldie Hawn as Lou Jean Poplin

Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin

William Atherton as Clovis Poplin

William Atherton

Clovis Poplin

Ben Johnson as Captain Tanner

Ben Johnson

Captain Tanner

Michael Sacks as Slide

Michael Sacks

Slide

Gregory Walcott as Mashburn

Gregory Walcott

Mashburn

Steve Kanaly as Jessup

Steve Kanaly

Jessup

Louise Latham as Mrs. Looby

Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby

Harrison Zanuck as Baby Langston

Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston

A.L. Camp as Mr. Nocker

A.L. Camp

Mr. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton as Mrs. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton

Mrs. Nocker