The Sugarland Express poster

The Sugarland Express

Directed by Steven Spielberg

1974

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.

Released
31 Mar 1974
Runtime
110 min
Also known as
Loca evasión
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$3.0M
Screenplay
Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Story
Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Music
John Williams
Editors
Edward M. Abroms, Verna Fields
Elsewhere
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