The Sugarland Express
1974-03-31
.110 min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
1974-03-31
Runtime
110 min
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$12,800,000
Language
English
Status
Released
Genre
Production
Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company
Directors
Producers
CASTS
Goldie Hawn
Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton
Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson
Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks
Slide
Gregory Walcott
Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
Jessup
Louise Latham
Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck
Baby Langston
A.L. Camp
Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton
Mrs. Nocker
Dean Smith
Russ Berry
Ted Grossman
Dietz
Bill Thurman
Hunter
Ken Hudgins
Standby #1
Buster Daniels
Drunk
James N. Harrell
Mark Fenno
Frank Steggall
Logan Waters
Roger Ernest
Hot Jock #1
Guich Koock
Hot Jock #2
Merrill Connally
Mr. Looby
Gene Rader
Gas Jockey
Gordon Hurst
Hubie Nocker
George Hagy
Mr. Sparrow
Big John Hamilton
Big John
Kenneth Crone
Deputy
Charles Conaway
Attorney
Robert Golden
Dybala's Kid
Rudy Robbins
Mechanic
Charlie Dobbs
Local Cop
Gene Lively
Reporter
John L. Quinlan III
Bailiff
Bill Scott
Station Man
Ralph E. Horwedel
Dispatcher
Edwin 'Frog' Isbell
Jelly Bowl
James Robert Allen
D.P.S. Officer (uncredited)
Marianna Clore Blase
Waitress (uncredited)
Richard Bright
Marvin Dybala (uncredited)
Dean Jones
Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)
Al Evans
Guard (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
Old Reporter (uncredited)
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