The Sugarland Express
1974 · Movie · PG · 110 min · ★ 6.6
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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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-03-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (460 votes)
Themes
- prison
- police
- stadium
- kidnapping
- hostage
- texas
- adoption
- texas ranger
- baby-snatching
- based on true story
- road trip
- on the run
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Goldie Hawn
as Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton
as Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson
as Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks
as Slide
Gregory Walcott
as Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
as Jessup
Louise Latham
as Mrs. Looby
- HZ
Harrison Zanuck
as Baby Langston
- AC
A.L. Camp
as Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton
as Mrs. Nocker
Directed by Steven Spielberg