Cult 101: The Sugarland Express (1974) 4K Restoration
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Director: Steven Spielberg Run Time: 110 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1974
Starring: Ben Johnson, Goldie Hawn, Gregory Walcott, Michael Sacks, William Atherton
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
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.
About the filmmaker:
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is the most commercially successful director in film history.
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