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The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express (1974)

PG 1h 50m 6.6/10 IMDb

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.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott