The Sugarland Express (1974)

Directed by Steven Spielberg

The Sugarland Express movie poster

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.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond · Composer: John Williams · Editors: Verna Fields, Edward M. Abroms

Production: Universal Pictures

Budget: $3.0M

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