The Sugarland Express
"A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her."
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Goldie Hawn , Ben Johnson , Michael Sacks , William Atherton , Gregory Walcott , Steve Kanaly , Louise Latham , Harrison Zanuck
- Director: Steven Spielberg
