The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

6.6/10 110 min Dir: Steven Spielberg View on TMDB
Crime Drama Comedy

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.

Cast

  • 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
  • Harrison Zanuck as Baby Langston

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