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Actors: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Sugarland Express |
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When petty criminal Lou Jean Poplin (Goldie Hawn) is released from prison, she discovers to her horror that her child, Langston (Harrison Zanuck), has been placed in foster care and that she has been labeled an unfit mother.
Breaking her still-imprisoned husband Clovis (William Atherton) out of jail, she resolves to get the baby back by any means necessary. When the two low-rent desperadoes choose the wrong rustbucket to hitch a ride in and then mistake a routine traffic stop for a bust, things quickly get out of hand, as they kidnap a state trooper (Michael Sacks) and steal his car.
Now on the road to Sugarland, Texas, where Baby Langston lives with his foster family, the trio are pursued by hundreds of state police, led by Captain Tanner (Ben Johnson), and find themselves becoming folk heroes and media sensations as the people of Texas rally to their cause.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Sugarland Express |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Prairie?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Country/Western
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