The Sugarland Express
- Release Date
- April 5, 1974
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Goldie Hawn , Ben Johnson , Michael Sacks , William Atherton , Gregory Walcott , Steve Kanaly
- Runtime
- 110
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Writers
- Steven Spielberg , Hal Barwood , Matthew Robbins
- Tagline
- The true story of a girl who took on all of Texas...and almost won.
Summary
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.
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