Spielberg's first good directorial effort, at least, in the film making itself.
Not much to say about the script. Did like that they all became friends somewhat in the end.
The Sugarland Express
A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
3/31/1974Runtime
110 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$3,000,000Revenue
$12,800,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A desperate couple's quest to reclaim their son spirals into an unlikely cross-state spectacle where tragedy and dark humor collide. What begins as a simple theft becomes a peculiar road saga where the hunters and hunted develop an oddly genuine connection amid the chaos.
Mood
BittersweetAbsurdDefiantWistful
Themes
FamilyLoveRedemptionIsolation
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Road movie
Heads up
Child endangerment
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