The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express is a 1974 theatrical film, the first helmed by Steven Spielberg (who also co-wrote the story, but had only directed for television prior). A petty criminal couple (with the husband having broken out of prison) seek to reclaim their baby son from foster care. They kidnap a state trooper in the process, while a growing police caravan follows in pursuit.
==References==
*When Baby Kermit talks through a cardboard tube in the fifth season Muppet Babies episode "Junkyard Muppets," a brief clip is shown of Captain Tanner (Ben Johnson) urging the fugitives to surrender.
==Connections==
*Goldie Hawn played Lou Jean Poplin
*Toots Thielemans played harmonica solos
*John Williams scored the film
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