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The Sugarland Express

PG
Movie
1974
1h 50m
English
Crime, Drama
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.
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Goldie Hawn
Lou Jean Poplin
Ben Johnson
Captain Harlin Tanner
Michael Sacks
Patrolman Maxwell Slide
William Atherton
Clovis Michael Poplin
Gregory Walcott
Patrolman Ernie Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
Patrolman Jessup
Louise Latham
Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck
Baby Langston Poplin
AL Camp
Mr. Nocker
Dean Smith
Russ Berry
Buster Daniels
Buster Daniels
Frank Steggall
Logan Waters
Roger Ernest
Hot Jock #1
Guich Koock
Hot Jock #2
Merrill Connally
Mr. Vern Looby
Gene Rader
Gas Jockey
Gordon Hurst
Hubie Nocker
George Hagy
Mr. Sparrow
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: Steven Spielberg (Story), Matthew Robbins (Screenplay), + 3 more

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jarvis-13427377 says...
2 months ago
I WATCHED THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS ON DVD.
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premier1team says...
6 months ago
Could have been much better. It was kind of silly. Had to turn speaker volume way down several times due to Goldie Hawn's loud, high pitched, almost unbearable screaming voice.
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nmahoney416 says...
6 years ago
They build tension well in the first half but the second half feels repetitive. A little long. Story is a little silly compared to today's standards.
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simonynwa says...
8 years ago
One of Spielberg's early efforts and it is fair to say that this is also not one of his strongest. Whilst Spielberg manages to build some tension in the first half as the situation escalates, this gives way to a uneven tone that ensures the stakes are rarely felt or convincing. It doesn't help that the two central characters are poorly developed and difficult to care about, making their quest equally uninvolving. It doesn't outstay its welcome and there are some nice moments throughout, but its the connection with the characters that is sorely lacking and a central mistake to this film that Spielberg rarely made again.
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ColdStream96
CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10  3 years ago
**THE CAWPINE OF ‘THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS’**


WRITING: 6
ATMOSPHERE: 7
CHARACTERS: 8
PRODUCTION: 8
INTRIGUE: 6
NOVELTY: 5
ENJOYMENT: 7



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**The Good:**

In terms of directing, The Sugarland Express is a success for Steven Spielberg, who knows how to direct the actor More
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DanDare
4 years ago
Steven Spielberg's first proper cinema movie has some great photography from Vilmos Zsigmond.

The tone is uncertain. A road movie, a tragic comedy with car pile ups that is based on true facts.

Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin (Goldie Hawn) takes her husband Clovis (William Atherton) out of a minimum s More
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CinemaSerf
9 months ago
When "Clovis" (William Atherton) is incarcerated, his wife "Lou Jean" (Goldie Hawn) is facing losing their son to adoption. She's having none of this so decides to spring her husband from jail so they can go collect their bairn and head for Mexico. Things do not go to plan, though, and pretty quickl More
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