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The Sugarland Express (1974)

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama
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Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 110 min.
Released: March 31, 1974
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $12,800,000
Certification: PG / 11+
poster

The Sugarland Express (1974)

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.prison, tmdb.stadium, tmdb.texas, tmdb.hostage, tmdb.kidnapping, tmdb.adoption, tmdb.texas-ranger + 173 more, tmdb.police, tmdb.road-trip, mdblist.certified-fresh, tmdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.police-car, imdb.year-1969, imdb.notoriety, imdb.police-captain, imdb.police-radio, imdb.epilogue, imdb.prison-visit, imdb.city-name-in-title, imdb.sniper-rifle, imdb.roadblock, imdb.drive-in-theater, imdb.directorial-debut, tmdb.baby-snatching, tmdb.vulgarity, tmdb.convicted-felon, imdb.texas, imdb.hostage, imdb.pursuit, imdb.kidnapping, imdb.fugitive, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.manhunt, imdb.car-chase, imdb.chase, imdb.shot-in-the-back, imdb.stockholm-syndrome, imdb.escape-from-prison, imdb.on-the-run, imdb.on-the-road, imdb.road-movie, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.sheriff, imdb.small-town, imdb.texas-ranger, imdb.crowd, imdb.media-hype, imdb.state-trooper, imdb.carjacking, imdb.car-pushes-another-car, imdb.radio-news, imdb.portable-toilet, imdb.vigilante, imdb.ambush, imdb.old-woman, imdb.handcuffs, imdb.rifle, imdb.river, imdb.shotgun, imdb.explosion, imdb.held-at-gunpoint, imdb.car-crash, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.on-the-run, tmdb.runaway-couple, tmdb.fugitive-lovers, imdb.old-man, mdblist.ext.4k-blu-ray, mdblist.ext.dolby-vision, imdb.woods, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.kidnapper-kidnapped-relationship, imdb.convicted-felon, imdb.helicopter, imdb.shootout, imdb.sniper, imdb.parade, imdb.gas-station, imdb.sharpshooter, imdb.lens-flare, imdb.baby-boy, imdb.news-media, imdb.running-out-of-gas, imdb.car-caravan, imdb.trading-stamps, imdb.road-trip, imdb.hostage-negotiation, imdb.news-van, imdb.police-convoy, imdb.shooting-out-a-van-s-tires, imdb.counting-cars-on-the-road, imdb.police-dispatcher, imdb.police-siren, imdb.fried-chicken, imdb.handcuffed-man, imdb.toilet, imdb.department-of-corrections, imdb.men-s-bathroom, imdb.loudspeaker, imdb.crying, imdb.hair-spray, imdb.sunglasses, imdb.singing-in-a-car, imdb.holding-one-s-hands-up-in-the-air, imdb.disarming-someone, imdb.rearview-mirror, imdb.kiss, imdb.argument, imdb.lovers-on-the-lam, imdb.dark-comedy, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.prison, imdb.husband, imdb.escape, imdb.woman, imdb.foster-parents, imdb.police, imdb.policeman, imdb.driving-a-car, imdb.neo-noir, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.slapped-in-the-face, imdb.laughter, imdb.flashlight, imdb.photographer, imdb.lawman, imdb.pet-dog, imdb.binoculars, imdb.anger, imdb.majorette, imdb.pig, imdb.newspaper-article, imdb.marching-band, imdb.scream, imdb.scoped-rifle, imdb.used-car-lot, imdb.bolt-action-rifle, imdb.music-band, imdb.death, imdb.trailer, imdb.little-boy, imdb.movie-camera, imdb.car-wash, imdb.blood, imdb.judge, imdb.listening-to-a-radio, imdb.police-station, imdb.tow-truck, imdb.polaroid-camera, imdb.revolver, imdb.bridge, imdb.driver-s-license, imdb.gunshot, imdb.map, imdb.tears, imdb.bullhorn, imdb.uniform, imdb.tractor, imdb.bus, imdb.motor-home, imdb.1960s, imdb.border-patrol, imdb.television-reporter, imdb.stadium, imdb.showdown, imdb.violence, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.anti-establishment, imdb.testimony, imdb.social-commentary, imdb.tragic-ending, imdb.social-drama, imdb.americana, imdb.out-of-control-situation, imdb.crime-drama, imdb.outnumbered, imdb.overkill, imdb.police-violence, aspectratio.2-39-1

Production companies: Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 110 min.
Released: March 31, 1974
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $12,800,000
Certification: PG / 11+

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