Finden sie sugarland express in unserem vielfaltigen dvd. The sugarland express dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Sugarland express was spielbergs first feature film duel special edition dvd was released in cinemas only after its success on small screens and is one of the better road movies of the 70s. It stars goldie hawn, ben johnson, william atherton, and michael sacks it is about a husband and wife trying to outrun the law and was based on a reallife incident. With herman boone, adrian peterson, bill yoast, mitch mustain. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to. It chronicles kens journey, from awkward freshman to a football sensation, and the long and often painful road of his posthigh school success. It is about a husband and wife trying to outrun the law and was based on a reallife incident. The sugarland express is very loosely based on the true story in may 1969 of robert and ila faye dent. Loujean gets clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. The drama arrived a year before the filmmaker broke out with his first. Released 1974, the sugarland express stars goldie hawn, william atherton, ben johnson, michael sacks the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Miller, the first feature film by 30yearold steven spielberg laid an egg at the box office. Mar 31, 2019 on march 31, 1974, universal premiered steven spielbergs feature directorial debut the sugarland express in new york. A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. Even though slide becomes the couples friend, the law is bent on capturing its criminal quarry. I changed the statement to say, the movie partially takes place and was partially filmed in sugarland, texas. The actual event took place in 1969, and the young couple involved got a lot of sympathy from the folks along their route. This one was the adventures of jody shannon, and again i was recommended for the part by john hamilton.
Rent the sugarland express 1974 starring goldie hawn and ben johnson on dvd and bluray. The sugarland express 1974 movie posters cinematerial. The sugarland express is a 1974 american crime drama film cowritten and directed by steven spielberg in his theatrical feature directorial debut. The sugarland express, movie, 1974 pictures provided by.
In the movie, a woman and her husband take a police officer hostage and flee across the united states, as they try to get to their child before he is placed in foster. The sugarland express pg comedy, drama, action, adventure movie 1974 feisty goldie hawn and her fugitive husband lead a madcap chase across texas in steven spielbergs featurefilm debut. On march 31, 1974, universal premiered steven spielbergs feature directorial debut the sugarland express in new york. The sugarland express, 1974, c universal a woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. The ken hall story is based on the greatest high school football player in american history. Its plot may ape the countercultural road movies of its era, but steven spielbergs feature debut displays many of the crowdpleasing elements hed refine. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for the sugarland express 1974. The real story behind the sugarland express the courier. Despite a cast with two academy award winners goldie hawn as ila fae and ben johnson as capt. The sugarland express is a 1974 film directed by steven spielberg and starring goldie hawn hawn is lou jean poplin, a petty criminal two weeks out of jail, who arrives at the prerelease minimumsecurity facility holding her dimwitted husband clovis william atherton, another petty criminal who has four months left on his sentence. With goldie hawn, ben johnson, michael sacks, william atherton.
The sugarland express 1974 the movie database tmdb. Partially based on a true story, the film is about a young texas couple played by goldie hawn and william atherton on an illplanned quest to recover their child from. Following in the footsteps of terrence malicks 1973 tale of lovers on the run, badlands, spielbergs film centers on the exploits of lou jean goldie hawn and clovis poplin william atherton. The sugarland express 1974 stream and watch online. Shot in 1974, the sugarland express was made by steven spielberg just one year before he rose to international fame with jaws.
They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The sugarland express 1974 directed by steven spielberg. It might have helped ticket sales if the script had stayed true to the real story. Do we know for sure that any part of the movie was actually filmed in sugarland. Married smalltime crooks loujean and clovis poplin lose their baby to the state of texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Based on a true story, a desperate mother goldie hawn attempts to reunite her family by any means necessary including helping her husband escape prison, kidnapping a texas state trooper and leading the police on a wild chase across. My first issue with the film, and i understand this is inspired by a true story, is that the illegality of the protagonists actions is wholly unnecessary and not the last resort spielberg needs us to believe it is. There are lots of great set pieces along the way, and the cinematography is outstanding throughout. The movie long chase is reminiscent of other period films like vanishing point and even the blues brothers.
After a comical east texas chase, it seems lou jean goldie hawn and husband clovis william atherton, whom shes sprung from prison, have crashed their stolen car, their pursuer deputy slide michael sacks trying to follow procedure, in steven spielbergs the sugarland. Other locations used for the sugarland express are. I suppose the word i am looking for is tragicomedy. Based on a true story, a desperate mother goldie hawn attempts to reunite her family by any means necessary including helping her husband escape prison, kidna. Oct 07, 2014 the sugarland express is a peach of a picture. Sugarland express falls between the two both chronologically as well as on the humor scale. Sugarland express jaws movie photos and stills fandango. The sugarland express 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rent the sugarland express 1974 on dvd and bluray dvd. Spielbergs debut theatrical feature is a perfect blend of spectacle and character, a much tougher film than his sentimental rep suggests.
Thats the story of the sugarland express, steven spielbergs first theatrical feature, and, although its based on a real incident, like so many things in texas, it seems like a fantasy anyway. William atherton and michael sacks in the sugarland express 1974 goldie. In addition to being a good time, sugarland express is a fascinating link. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The sugarland express reimagines the standard american road movie in highoctane, musclecar terms. I m surprised most spielberg fans turn their noses up at this movie, its one of his. While sugarland express progressively improves over the course of its runtime, it still does not convey the humanity it needs to if it wants to rise above mediocrity. But things dont go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road. In the movie, a woman and her husband take a police officer hostage and flee. It stars goldie hawn, ben johnson, william atherton, and michael sacks. Two of the worlds most foolish, shortsighted petty criminals take to the road to get their child back. The movielong chase is reminiscent of other period films like vanishing point and even the blues brothers.
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Earlier, lou jean goldie hawn arrived on the bus to the texas prison prerelease center, braced by the uncredited desk man, then presenting the problem to her inmate husband william atherton, opening steven spielbergs factbased debut feature, the sugarland. The sugarland express 1974 married smalltime crooks loujean goldie hawn and clovis poplin william atherton lose their baby to the state of texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get. Thats the story of the sugarland express, steven spielbergs first theatrical feature, and, although its based on a real incident, like so many. Loujean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. There are no longer any lonesome roads with a solitary robert mitchum cruising the white lines to an existential fate. Down the trip on highway 90 from san antonio to sugarland del rio in reality of this movie, except the filming location of the home and downtown was actually floresville, tanner dodges media, the trio in the police car are welcomed and supported by. The film develops into possibly the slowest ever police chase road movie. Police chase a fugitive couple goldie hawn, william atherton across texas. The sugarland express 1974 directed by steven spielberg genres crime subgenres chase movie, crime drama, road movie release date apr 5, 1974 usa unknown run time 109 min. The sugarland express, a gripping drama cowritten and directed by a 26yearold steven spielberg, makes its mark as the directors first theatrical film debut. Based on a true story, this film features hawn playing a woman who helps.
May 04, 2012 the sugarland express hit movie theaters in 1974. The sugarland express cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. These scenes were definitely not filmed in sugarland. Sugarland express concluded my movie careeer, although i did have a significant part in an independent production that never made it off the cutting room floor. I just found the movie a little awkward at times, bordering on comedy on one hand.
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