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The Sugarland Express

1974 · Film · 110 min

Directed by Steven Spielberg

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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.

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  1. PositivebookofjoeJul 17, 2026

    I think you would enjoy "The Sugarland Express," directed by 26-year-old Steven Spielberg and released in 1974.

    https://youtu.be/JLSQBAXIKtk?si=Q8FP4c8v72PiZU93

    Available here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trailer+sugarland+express