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The Sugarland Express

A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.

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.

19741h 50mPGCrime, Drama

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About The Sugarland Express

Directors
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott, Steve Kanaly
Genres
Crime, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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