The Sugarland Express (1974)

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean (Goldie Hawn) and Clovis Poplin (William Atherton) 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.

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 1h 49m

Original Release: 1974

Production: Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Distribution: Universal Pictures