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The Sugarland Express (1974)

Film · 1974 · 110 min · PG · Crime · Drama

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.

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Starring Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott, Steve Kanaly, Louise Latham, Harrison Zanuck

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas31 March 1974
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release17 August 2004
First release anywhere31 March 1974

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