The Sugarland Express (1974) Watch Online Trailer

Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas...



The Sugarland Express (1974)
Released: 05 Apr 1974
Runtime: 110 min
Rated: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer(s): Hal Barwood (screenplay), Matthew Robbins (screenplay), Steven Spielberg (story), Hal Barwood (story), Matthew Robbins (story)
Actors: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 6.8



Plot: 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.