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A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
6.6 / 10 IMDb March 31, 1974 1h 50m
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
Runtime
1h 50m
Release Date
March 31, 1974
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$12,800,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Goldie Hawn
as Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton
as Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson
as Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks
as Slide
Gregory Walcott
as Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
as Jessup
Louise Latham
as Mrs. Looby
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Harrison Zanuck
as Baby Langston
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A.L. Camp
as Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton
as Mrs. Nocker
Dean Smith
as Russ Berry
Ted Grossman
as Dietz
Bill Thurman
as Hunter
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Ken Hudgins
as Standby #1
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Buster Daniels
as Drunk
James N. Harrell
as Mark Fenno
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Frank Steggall
as Logan Waters
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Roger Ernest
as Hot Jock #1
Guich Koock
as Hot Jock #2
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Merrill Connally
as Mr. Looby
Production Companies
Universal PicturesThe Zanuck/Brown Company
The Sugarland Express Official Trailer 1974
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