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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.
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Lou Jean -
Captain Tanner -
Slide -
Clovis -
Mashburn -
Officer Ernie Jessup -
Mrs. Looby -
Baby Langston -
Mr. Alvin T. Nocker
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Mrs. Nocker -
Russ Berry -
Dietz
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Hunter -
Standby #1
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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
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Trivia
Thinking he needed to give Steven Spielberg a chance to get his feet wet on his first feature, Richard D. Zanuck instructed the production manager to start the film with relatively simple shots. He also decided to get to the location late that morning so that Spielberg could ... ...
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
Although this story is set in 1969, there are a slew of early 1970's model automobiles used in the film, including most of the police cars.
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Genres
Crime | DramaDetails
Release Date:
29 May 1974Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
San Antonio, Texas, USABox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,500,000 (USA)
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