PG19741h 50mCrimeDrama
The Sugarland Express
A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
70Pop Score9 of 9 sources
Critics and audiences agreeMarried 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, Story
- Steven Spielberg
- Writer, Story
- Hal Barwood
- Writer, Story
- Matthew Robbins
- Music
- John Williams
- Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Editor
- Edward M. Abroms
Ratings
Pop Score weighs critics and audiences equally, and trusts each source in proportion to how many votes or reviews back it.
Top billed cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 31 Mar 1974
- Original language
- English


































