The Sugarland Express
First aired on Mar 31, 1974
Runtime: 110 mins
70%
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
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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Featured Crew
Steven Spielberg | Director
Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography
John Williams | Original Music Composer
Richard D. Zanuck | Producer
David Brown | Producer
Steven Spielberg | Story