6.6
(379 votes)
The Sugarland Express
Overview
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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Movie Details
Status
Released (31/03/1974)
Original language
English
Budget
$3,000,000
Box office
$12,800,000
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