Watch Now
Prime Video
Rent from $2.99Prime Video
Buy from $9.99On Disc
Amazon
Buy from $5.00The Sugarland Express (1974)
A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don't go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.
Photos
See all photos
Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
-
Lou Jean -
Captain Tanner -
Slide -
Clovis -
Mashburn -
Officer Ernie Jessup -
Mrs. Looby -
Baby Langston -
Mr. Alvin T. Nocker
-
Mrs. Nocker -
Russ Berry -
Dietz
-
Hunter -
Standby #1
-
Full cast
Director:
Steven SpielbergWriters:
Hal Barwood (screenplay), Matthew Robbins (screenplay), Steven Spielberg (story), Hal Barwood (story), Matthew Robbins (story)All Cast & Crew
Awards
1 win & 3 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
Write a Review
User Reviews
Metacritic Reviews
Critic Reviews
Parents Guide
Did You Know?
Trivia
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds
Quotes
Clovis Poplin:
We're in real trouble.
Clovis Poplin:
Say, I didn't mean what I said.
Maxwell Slide:
What was that?
Clovis Poplin:
When I called you a son of a bitch, I didn't mean it
Maxwell Slide:
And you ain't no mental subject neither.
Goofs
In the final chase when one of the patrol cars crashes a camera is clearly visible.
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Crime | DramaDetails
Release Date:
29 May 1974Language
English
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,500,000 (USA)
More Like This
-
1941
-
Duel
-
Always
-
The Color Purple
-
Empire of the Sun
-
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
-
Amistad
-
Twilight Zone: The Movie
-
Amblin'
-
Savage
-
Something Evil
-
Firelight
More To Explore
Search on Amazon.com
Check out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including Wonder Park, "Preacher," "Lodge 49," and The Spy Who Dumped Me.
Check out our guide to Comic-Con 2018, see what IMDb editors are watching, and more.
