The Sugarland Express (1974)

Movie Details

Original Title The Sugarland Express

Original Language EN

Budget $3,000,000

Revenue $12,800,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.8

Cast

Goldie Hawn

Lou Jean Poplin

Popularity: 1.1

William Atherton

Clovis Poplin

Popularity: 2.7

Ben Johnson

Captain Tanner

Popularity: 2.8

Michael Sacks

Slide

Popularity: 0.4

Gregory Walcott

Mashburn

Popularity: 0.6

Steve Kanaly

Jessup

Popularity: 1.3

Louise Latham

Mrs. Looby

Popularity: 0.8

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Harrison Zanuck

Baby Langston

Popularity: 0.7

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A.L. Camp

Mr. Nocker

Popularity: 0.1

Jessie Lee Fulton

Mrs. Nocker

Popularity: 0.8

Dean Smith

Russ Berry

Popularity: 1.1

Ted Grossman

Dietz

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Editor Edward M. Abroms, Verna Fields

Director Steven Spielberg

Producer David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck

Screenplay Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins

Production

Universal Pictures

The Zanuck/Brown Company

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

DanDare 6/10

Jun 1, 2020

Steven Spielberg's first proper cinema movie has some great photography from Vilmos Zsigmond. The tone is uncertain. A road movie, a tragic comedy with car pile ups that is based on true facts. Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin (Goldie Hawn) takes her husband Clovis (William Atherton) out of a minimum s ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Apr 1, 2023

When "Clovis" (William Atherton) is incarcerated, his wife "Lou Jean" (Goldie Hawn) is facing losing their son to adoption. She's having none of this so decides to spring her husband from jail so they can go collect their bairn and head for Mexico. Things do not go to plan, though, and pretty quickl ... Read more

r96sk 9/10

May 8, 2024

Quality! <em>'The Sugarland Express'</em> is Steven Spielberg's first theatrical release as director, which is quite something given the movie seems like it was made by a seasoned vet. On a similar note, the look and feel of the film is absolutely outstanding; it has aged remarkably well visually ... Read more