Cinematic background from The Sugarland Express 1974 - 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.

The Sugarland Express

1974

Crime, Drama

Directors:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
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Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car driving down a road near a street sign; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people in the back of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – The back of a truck parked in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Several cars parked on the side of a road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman laying on a bed looking up at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in the back of a car eating pizza; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A bunch of cars that are parked in a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A line of police cars driving down a street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man driving a car in the road; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A police car driving down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A police car parked in front of a gas station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man driving a car with his hands on the steering wheel; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman sitting in the back of a car with two men in the back; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of police cars parked on the side of a road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a hat and a jacket looking in the side mirror of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting at a table in front of a large window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A neon chicken sign on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person holding a red rose; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a cowboy hat is holding a gun; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in the back seat of a car wearing a cowboy hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car is driving over a bridge on a dirt road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car holding roses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old car is flying through the air; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting on the ground in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A large group of people standing in the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two cars parked in front of a diner with a dog laying in front of them; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man wearing a hat looking into a car mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A parking lot filled with lots of parked cars; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An empty gas station at night with no one in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a cowboy hat looking out the window of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in a parking lot next to a car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two cars driving down a road at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a police uniform driving a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Cars driving down a street under a traffic light; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old blue car in the middle of the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of cars driving down a street under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a rifle with an american flag patch on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car that is sitting in the water near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a gun while standing on the side of a road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old car parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a uniform talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – The back end of a car with red lights on it; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a cowboy hat is looking at another man in a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – The sun is setting over a parking lot with cars parked; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person taking a picture of a car on the road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car driving down a road near a fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car driving down a street next to a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in the back of a car in front of a garage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A police car is driving down the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a police uniform smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A long line of cars driving down a road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a cowboy hat is standing on the side of the road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men in suits and hats standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men in hats are holding guns and looking at a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a cowboy hat looking out over a field; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car that is driving down a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a cowboy hat and a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A police car driving down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in front of a car at sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A police car and a cop car on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a camera up to his face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man in a cowboy hat driving a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An aerial view of a city street at night with police cars; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of police officers standing next to each other on the side of the road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man looking through binoculars while wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to parked cars on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man driving a car on a road; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A car is driving on a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a hat looking out of a window at an airport; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A line of police cars driving down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man wearing a cowboy hat in front of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A large billboard on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and two women sitting in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people riding in the back of a police car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a uniform standing in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man driving a car on a road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – View of a gas gauge; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and cowboy hat in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a hat is driving a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Sugarland Express” (1974), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a black jacket standing in front of a neon sign; Close Up shot, Low angle