The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1974-03-31
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 378 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
star 6.6/10
From 378 Ratings

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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  • Goldie Hawn

    as Lou Jean Poplin
  • Ben Johnson

    as Captain Harlin Tanner
  • Michael Sacks

    as Patrolman Maxwell Slide
  • William Atherton

    as Clovis Michael Poplin
  • Gregory Walcott

    as Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
  • Steve Kanaly

    as Patrolman Jessup
  • Louise Latham

    as Mrs. Looby
  • Harrison Zanuck

    as Baby Langston Poplin
  • A.L. Camp

    as Mr. Nocker
  • Jessie Lee Fulton

    as Mrs. Nocker
  • Dean Smith

    as Russ Berry
  • Ted Grossman

    as Dietz
  • Bill Thurman

    as Hunter
  • Buster Daniels

    as Buster Daniels
  • James N. Harrell

    as Mark Fenno
  • Frank Steggall

    as Logan Waters
  • Roger Ernest

    as Hot Jock #1
  • Guich Koock

    as Hot Jock #2
  • Merrill Connally

    as Mr. Vern Looby
  • Gene Rader

    as Gas Jockey
  • Gordon Hurst

    as Hubie Nocker
  • George Hagy

    as Mr. Sparrow
  • Big John Hamilton

    as Big John
  • Kenneth Crone

    as Deputy
  • Charles Conaway

    as Attorney
  • Robert Golden

    as Dybala's Kid
  • Rudy Robbins

    as Mechanic
  • Charlie Dobbs

    as Local Cop
  • Gene Lively

    as Reporter
  • John L. Quinlan III

    as Bailiff
  • Ralph E. Horwedel

    as Dispatcher
  • Edwin 'Frog' Isbell

    as Jelly Bowl
  • James Robert Allen

    as D.P.S. Officer
  • Marianna Clore Blase

    as Waitress
  • Richard Bright

    as Marvin Dybala
  • Dean Jones

    as Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)
  • Harvey Christiansen

    as Old Reporter (uncredited)
Directing Steven Spielberg Director
Camera Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Sound John Williams Original Music Composer
Production Richard D. Zanuck Producer
Production David Brown Producer
Writing Steven Spielberg Story
Writing Hal Barwood Story
Writing Matthew Robbins Story
Writing Hal Barwood Screenplay
Writing Matthew Robbins Screenplay
Editing Edward M. Abroms Editor
Editing Verna Fields Editor
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Production Shari Rhodes Casting
Art Joe Alves Art Direction
Sound John R. Carter Sound
Costume & Make-Up Del Armstrong Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Susan Germaine Hairstylist
Production William S. Gilmore Unit Production Manager
Directing James Fargo First Assistant Director
Directing Tom Joyner Second Assistant Director
Art Bill Dietz Property Master
Crew Mike Fenton Carpenter
Sound Robert L. Hoyt Sound
Sound Dennis C. Salcedo Sound Recordist
Crew Frank Brendel Special Effects
Crew Carey Loftin Stunt Coordinator
Crew Max Balchowsky Stunts
Crew Ted Duncan Stunts
Crew Patty Elder Stunts
Crew Ted Grossman Stunts
Crew Dale Van Sickel Stunts
Lighting James O. Blair Gaffer
Camera John J. Connor Assistant Camera
Camera Nick McLean First Assistant Camera
Camera Robert Moore Key Grip
Crew Al Perry Generator Operator
Camera Jack L. Richards Camera Operator
Camera Sven Walnum Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Robert Ellsworth Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up James Gilmore Costume Design
Editing Jeff Gourson Assistant Editor
Sound Toots Thielemans Musician
Sound John Williams Conductor
Directing Ulla Bourne Script Supervisor
Production William S. Gilmore Production Executive
Crew Roy D. Smith Unit Publicist

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