The Sugarland Express
"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.
| Release Date | March 31, 1974 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Sugarland Express | |
| Runtime | 1h 50min | |
| Budget | $3,000,000 | |
| Revenue | $12,800,000 | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Universal PicturesThe Zanuck/Brown Company | |