The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express 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.

Average Score : 66

A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.

Status: Released

Release Date: 1974-04-05

Geners Crime Drama

Production Companies Universal Pictures Zanuck/Brown Productions

Production Countries United States of America,

Run time: 110 minutes

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $12,800,000