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The Sugarland Express (1974)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Steven Spielberg
  • Profile picture of Goldie Hawn
    Lou Jean Poplin Goldie Hawn
  • Profile picture of William Atherton
    Clovis Poplin William Atherton
  • Profile picture of Ben Johnson
    Captain Tanner Ben Johnson
  • Profile picture of Michael Sacks
    Slide Michael Sacks
  • Profile picture of Gregory Walcott
    Mashburn Gregory Walcott
  • Profile picture of Steve Kanaly
    Jessup Steve Kanaly
  • Profile picture of Louise Latham
    Mrs. Looby Louise Latham
  • Profile picture of Jessie Lee Fulton
    Mrs. Nocker Jessie Lee Fulton

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