The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

1974
1h 50m
6.6

6.6/10

450 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $12,800,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures The Zanuck/Brown Company
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 31, 1974
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0072226

Cast

Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin

William Atherton
William Atherton

Clovis Poplin

Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson

Captain Tanner

Michael Sacks
Michael Sacks

Slide

Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott

Mashburn

Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly

Jessup

Louise Latham
Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby

Harrison Zanuck
Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston

A.L. Camp
A.L. Camp

Mr. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton
Jessie Lee Fulton

Mrs. Nocker

Dean Smith
Dean Smith

Russ Berry

Ted Grossman
Ted Grossman

Dietz

Key Crew

Steven Spielberg
Director
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
David Brown
Producer
Hal Barwood
Screenplay
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay