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The Sugarland Express

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.

Director

Steven Spielberg

Year

Genre

Box Office

$7,500,000

Production

Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations.

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Lou Jean

Captain Tanner

Slide

Clovis

William Atherton

Mashburn

Gregory Walcott

Officer Ernie Jessup

Mrs. Looby

Baby Langston

Harrison Zanuck

Mr. Alvin T. Nocker

Mrs. Nocker

Jessie Lee Fulton

Russ Berry

Dietz

Hunter

Standby #1

Buster Daniels - Drunk

Mark Fenno

James N. Harrell

Logan Waters

Hot Jock #1

Hot Jock #2

Mr. Vern Looby

Merrill Connally

Gas Jockey

Hubie Nocker

Mr. Sparrow

Big John

Big John Hamilton

Deputy

Judge Peter Michael Curry

Attorney

Charles Conaway

Dybala's Kid

Mechanic

Local Cop

Reporter

Bailiff

John L. Quinlan III

Station Man

Dispatcher

Ralph E. Horwedel

Jelly Bowl

Edwin 'Frog' Isbell

D.P.S. Officer

James Robert Allen

Waitress

Marianna Clore Blase

Proprietor

Marvin Dybala

Deputy

Wreckee

Old Reporter

Harvey Christiansen

Reporter

Michael J. Croshaw

Matron

Guard

Deputy

D.P.S. Officer

Policeman at Football Game

Reporter

D.P.S. Officer

Myles R. Kuykendall

Car Ghoul

Robert Lee Loper

Val Verde Deputy

Rafael LÃ³pez

Shoplifter

Woman from Hondo

Wrecker

Wrecker

D.P.S. Officer

FFF Boy

Hardware Man

Karen

Ambulance Driver

Helicopter Pilot

Reserve Officer

Gas Station Attendant

Michael Santiago

Small Role

Adolfo E. Urrutia

D.P.S. Officer

Robert C. Willey

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Mrs. Nocker Mr. Alvin T. Nocker

Lou Jean?
Lou Jean? - The Sugarland Express

Lou Jean? Lou Jean?

Is your name Buster Daniels - The Sugarland Express

Is your name Buster Daniels

- What kind of larceny?
- We was bustin' coin boxes
in the washaterias. - The Sugarland Express

- What kind of larceny? - We was bustin' coin boxes in ...

- Pa, you've bought it.
- I can see it. - The Sugarland Express

- Pa, you've bought it. - I can see it.

You got yourself
a real violator, huh? - The Sugarland Express

You got yourself a real violator, huh?

Oh, shit!
Our car's stole. - The Sugarland Express

Oh, shit! Our car's stole.

Our car's stole - The Sugarland Express

Our car's stole

Keep to the right
of the truck. - The Sugarland Express

Keep to the right of the truck.

God bless me,
my wife, my son, John,
his wife, plus four... - The Sugarland Express

God bless me, my wife, my son, John, his wife, plus four...

God bless me, my Lord. - The Sugarland Express

God bless me, my Lord.

I never
shot a man. - The Sugarland Express

I never shot a man.

Now, stick 'em...
Reach for your... - The Sugarland Express

Now, stick 'em... Reach for your...

C'mon, c'mon. - The Sugarland Express

2-5-9-0, Houston.
This is Capt. Tanner. - The Sugarland Express

2-5-9-0, Houston. This is Capt. Tanner.

The name of the patrolman
is Maxwell Slide. - The Sugarland Express

The name of the patrolman is Maxwell Slide.

Here they come.
Get that car
out of the hole! - The Sugarland Express

Here they come. Get that car out of the hole!

Hit it, boys!
Hit it! - The Sugarland Express

Hit it, boys! Hit it!

Sam, I couldn't see
a damn thing! - The Sugarland Express

Sam, I couldn't see a damn thing!

Doggie.!
Doggie.! - The Sugarland Express

Doggie.! Doggie.!

Baby?
Baby Langston? - The Sugarland Express

Baby? Baby Langston?

Look, they give Gold Stamps.
I want some Gold Stamps. - The Sugarland Express

Look, they give Gold Stamps. I want some Gold Stamps.

Honey?
Honey?
What? - The Sugarland Express

Honey? Honey? What?

Nod Away standard crib,
four positions, teething rail, - The Sugarland Express

Nod Away standard crib, four positions, teething rail,

And we got, uh, - The Sugarland Express

And we got, uh,

I got to go
pee-pee. - The Sugarland Express

I got to go pee-pee.

Gonna drive away
with her pants down? - The Sugarland Express

Gonna drive away with her pants down?

Now,
I just might see
what happens... - The Sugarland Express

Now, I just might see what happens...

I said,
I just might see
what happens... - The Sugarland Express

I said, I just might see what happens...

You gonna let him
get away with that, Captain? - The Sugarland Express

You gonna let him get away with that, Captain?

Well, maybe
just one piece. - The Sugarland Express

Well, maybe just one piece.

How do you like it? - The Sugarland Express

How do you like it?

Keep after 'em!
C'mon! - The Sugarland Express

Keep after 'em! C'mon!

Can you advise
if you can release units? - The Sugarland Express

Can you advise if you can release units?

Who else is out there?
The Lord only knows,
Captain. - The Sugarland Express

Who else is out there? The Lord only knows, Captain.

C'mon. Move on down here. - The Sugarland Express

C'mon. Move on down here.

Hey, help.! - The Sugarland Express

Hey, help.! - The Sugarland Express

Help! - The Sugarland Express

Jean? - The Sugarland Express

Beep-beep!
Beep-beep! - The Sugarland Express

Beep-beep! Beep-beep!

Oh, boy, that kid! - The Sugarland Express

Oh, boy, that kid!

What are you doin'
in that outfit? - The Sugarland Express

What are you doin' in that outfit?

Did you do that? - The Sugarland Express

Did you do that?

Propane.
Nice. - The Sugarland Express

We're in real trouble - The Sugarland Express

We're in real trouble

You got water
in the gas line. - The Sugarland Express

You got water in the gas line.

Which one do you want?
I'll take
that redhead. - The Sugarland Express

Which one do you want? I'll take that redhead.

Come back! - The Sugarland Express

Did you hear that, honey?
We're gonna get the baby. - The Sugarland Express

Did you hear that, honey? We're gonna get the baby.

I'm real sorry,
Captain. - The Sugarland Express

I'm real sorry, Captain.

Don't let me see you
around here again. - The Sugarland Express

Don't let me see you around here again.

9- 3-4-1. - The Sugarland Express

You're not gonna
take him away, are you?
No, ma'am. - The Sugarland Express

You're not gonna take him away, are you? No, ma'am...

Why don't you sit on your fist and lean back on your thumb - The Sugarland Express

Why don't you sit on your fist and lean back on your...

Maxwell Slide.
There's my picture. - The Sugarland Express

Maxwell Slide. There's my picture.

It's your baby.
Don't let no one
take him away from you. - The Sugarland Express

It's your baby. Don't let no one take him away fro...

There's another town
between here and Sugarland. - The Sugarland Express

There's another town between here and Sugarland.

Wanna set up some sandbags? - The Sugarland Express

Wanna set up some sandbags?

We're gonna need
more room in here. - The Sugarland Express

We're gonna need more room in here.

Excuse me, ma'am. - The Sugarland Express

Excuse me, ma'am.

You all right, sir? - The Sugarland Express

You all right, sir?

I don't know how
this is gonna look. - The Sugarland Express

I don't know how this is gonna look.

84, 185,
85, 186, - The Sugarland Express

84, 185, 85, 186,

Take off! - The Sugarland Express

Harvey, what you doin'
over here from Houston? - The Sugarland Express

Harvey, what you doin' over here from Houston?

That's real fine. - The Sugarland Express

That's real fine.

Clovis, if you
don't mind my askin', - The Sugarland Express

Clovis, if you don't mind my askin',

There it is.!
There it is.! - The Sugarland Express

There it is.! There it is.!

It's all wrong.
Look around you,
for Chrissake. - The Sugarland Express

It's all wrong. Look around you, for Chrissake.

I'm beggin' ya. - The Sugarland Express

I'm beggin' ya.

I'll take the girl. - The Sugarland Express

I'll take the girl.

Clovis! - The Sugarland Express

You okay?
Yeah, I'm all okay. - The Sugarland Express

You okay? Yeah, I'm all okay.

How about
all them crazy kids? - The Sugarland Express

How about all them crazy kids?

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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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Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Hal Barwood (screenplay), Matthew Robbins (screenplay), Steven Spielberg (story), Hal Barwood (story), Matthew Robbins (story)

Production: Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions

Genre: crime, drama

Year: 1974

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $7,500,000

Released: 29 May 1974

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations.

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