The Sugarland Express
A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
Rating
6.6
Release Date
1974
Runtime
1h 50m
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.
Audience Pulse
6.6 / 10
Rating · 468 votes
Box Office
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$12.8M
+$9.8M
