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 (1974-03-31) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 5 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $7,500,000 |
| Screen: | Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Steven Spielberg |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 18892: Goldie Hawn - Lou Jean Poplin
- 8258: Ben Johnson - Captain Harlin Tanner
- 41278: Michael Sacks - Patrolman Maxwell Slide
- 7676: William Atherton - Clovis Michael Poplin
- 41279: Gregory Walcott - Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
- 41280: Steve Kanaly - Patrolman Jessup
- 6932: Louise Latham - Mrs. Looby
Crews
- 488: Steven Spielberg - Director - Directing
- 12235: Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography - Camera
- 491: John Williams - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1297: Richard D. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 5322: David Brown - Producer - Production
- 488: Steven Spielberg - Story - Writing
- 12678: Hal Barwood - Story - Writing
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Reviews
DanDare
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Steven Spielberg's first proper cinema movie has some great photography from Vilmos Zsigmond. The tone is uncertain. A road movie, a tragic comedy with car pile ups that is based on true facts. Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin (Goldie Hawn) takes her husband Clovis (William Atherton) ou ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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When "Clovis" (William Atherton) is incarcerated, his wife "Lou Jean" (Goldie Hawn) is facing losing their son to adoption. She's having none of this so decides to spring her husband from jail so they can go collect their bairn and head for Mexico. Things do not go to plan, though, a ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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Quality! <em>'The Sugarland Express'</em> is Steven Spielberg's first theatrical release as director, which is quite something given the movie seems like it was made by a seasoned vet. On a similar note, the look and feel of the film is absolutely outstanding; it has aged remarkab ....
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