The Sugarland Express

Name: The Sugarland Express
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1974-03-31
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott

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

Comedy Crime Drama

6.6

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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

prison policestadiumkidnappinghostagetexasadoptiontexas rangerbaby-snatchingbased on true story road tripon the runvulgarityrunaway couplefugitive lovers

Budget$3M

Box Office$13M