The Sugarland Express
“A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Goldie Hawn·Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton·Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson·Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks·Slide
Gregory Walcott·Mashburn
Steve Kanaly·Jessup
Louise Latham·Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck·Baby Langston
A.L. Camp·Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton·Mrs. Nocker
Average shot length
7.2s per shot
Steven Spielberg's career average is 6.7s across 31 measured films —see the full picture.