The Sugarland Express
“A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.”
6.6(440 votes)
March 31, 1974
1h 50m
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.
Director
Steven SpielbergWriters
Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Hal Barwood
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$12,800,000
