The Sugarland Express
1974 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 20,398 VOTES · DIR. Steven Spielberg
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,108 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:02 - Haven't seen you here before. - I ain't been here before. It's my first time.
00:06:12 which I did, but nobody knew what I was talkin' about.
00:09:42 - This is stupid! - Hubie! Hubie!
00:13:27 As long as you squared yourself with the authorities.
00:17:54 (Danials) God bless me, my Lord.
00:21:59 Take the 59 through Rosenberg, where the intersection Y's off.
00:25:42 Shit!
00:30:02 Get on back or I'll shoot him in the head!
00:36:40 - I'm sorry, we can't accept these here. - Better talk to the captain.
00:39:22 If you were half as good-lookin' as Donny I still wouldn't quit no job for you.
00:43:29 Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin has two shopliftings
00:47:42 Anybody home?
00:51:56 # Johnny cake and devil's food and sassafras tea
00:56:31 (cars honking)
00:59:50 You tired? I sure am.
01:04:02 - Meep meep! - (Lou Jean laughs)
01:08:21 Well, I am a regular fella! I never shot a man.
01:12:11 (squeals)
01:17:02 What's their names?
01:22:04 - You got to count to 10. - One, two, three, four, five, six
01:26:00 When you gonna make your escape?
01:29:38 Take care of that boy. I know you love him.
01:34:01 And I wanna go in private. Y'all hang right back here.
01:38:34 (sirens)
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,108
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:03:02
Final line01:38:34
Production Record
DirectorSteven Spielberg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$12,800,000
IMDb votes20,398