The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

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

6.6 (442 votes)
1h 50m
March 31, 1974
English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins

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Original Title

The Sugarland Express

Status

Released

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$12,800,000

Production

Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company