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.
Unfortunately the movie The Sugarland Express is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Steven Spielberg | Story |
| Art | Joe Alves | Art Direction |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Editing | Verna Fields | Editor |
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Writing | Hal Barwood | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hal Barwood | Story |
| Production | David Brown | Producer |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Edward M. Abroms | Editor |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Story |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Sound | John R. Carter | Sound |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Nick McLean | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Max Balchowsky | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Fenton | Carpenter |
| Art | Bill Dietz | Property Master |
| Sound | Dennis C. Salcedo | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Ellsworth | Costume Design |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Production Executive |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Gilmore | Costume Design |
| Lighting | James O. Blair | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jack L. Richards | Camera Operator |
| Directing | James Fargo | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ted Duncan | Stunts |
| Camera | Sven Walnum | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Patty Elder | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Sound | Robert L. Hoyt | Sound |
| Crew | Al Perry | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Robert Moore | Key Grip |
| Sound | Toots Thielemans | Musician |
| Sound | John Williams | Conductor |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Directing | Ulla Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Tom Joyner | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Roy D. Smith | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Camera | John J. Connor | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Jeff Gourson | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Frank Brendel | Special Effects |
