Movie Description
The Sugarland Express
(1974)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Steven Spielberg
- Producer : Richard D. Zanuck,David Brown
- Editor : Verna Fields,Edward M. Abroms
- Cast : Goldie Hawn,Ben Johnson,Michael Sacks,William Atherton,Gregory Walcott,Steve Kanaly,Louise Latham,Harrison Zanuck,A.L. Camp,Jessie Lee Fulton,Dean Smith,Ted Grossman,Bill Thurman,Buster Daniels,James N. Harrell,Frank Steggall,Roger Ernest,Guich Koock,Merrill Connally,Gene Rader,Gordon Hurst,George Hagy,Big John Hamilton,Kenneth Crone,Charles Conaway,Robert Golden,Rudy Robbins,Charlie Dobbs,Gene Lively,John L. Quinlan III,Ralph E. Horwedel,Edwin 'Frog' Isbell,James Robert Allen,Marianna Clore Blase,Richard Bright,Dean Jones,Harvey Christiansen
Cast
Lou Jean Poplin
Captain Harlin Tanner
Patrolman Maxwell Slide
Clovis Michael Poplin
Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
Patrolman Jessup
Mrs. Looby
Baby Langston Poplin
Mr. Nocker
Mrs. Nocker
Russ Berry
Dietz
Hunter
Buster Daniels
Mark Fenno
Logan Waters
Hot Jock #1
Hot Jock #2
Mr. Vern Looby
Gas Jockey
Hubie Nocker
Mr. Sparrow
Big John
Deputy
Attorney
Dybala's Kid
Mechanic
Local Cop
Reporter
Bailiff
Dispatcher
Jelly Bowl
D.P.S. Officer
Waitress
Marvin Dybala
Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)
Old Reporter (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Sugarland Express
Status Released
Release Information
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1974-03-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 50m
Budget₹ 3000000
Revenue₹ 12800000
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures,Zanuck/Brown Productions
Genres
- Crime
- Drama