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3 days ago · Debut Success with The Sugarland Express. On the journey towards achieving his iconic status, Spielberg took his first stride with his 1974 debut feature film, The Sugarland Express. It's a thrilling representation of a couple, portrayed by Goldie Hawn and William Atherton, ensnared in a dangerous car chase to reclaim their child from foster care.
5 days ago · Sugarland Express follows a woman who breaks her husband out of prison so the two of them can try to get back their young son, but both have to run from the law when their attempts go south.
5 days ago · "The Sugarland Express," director Steven Spielberg's first feature film, starred Goldie Hawn and William Atherton with the city of Sugar Land and environs as its setting. The 1973 film, based on a true story, also marked the beginning of Spielberg's longstanding collaboration with composer John Williams. Photo montage by Janet Sue Reid
1 day ago · He spent his first few years in Hollywood writing screenplays and directing episodes of TV shows like Marcus Welby, MD; Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law; and, most notably, Columbo, but his first taste of real success came in 1974, with the release of his first full length feature: Sugarland Express.
5 days ago · Celebrating its 50th anniversary, The Sugarland Express, released in 1974, stars Goldie Hawn as a Texas mother who breaks her husband (William Atherton) out of a prison farm when she is denied custody of their baby.
3 days ago · The Sugarland Express Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean (Goldie Hawn) and Clovis Poplin (William Atherton) 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.
4 days ago · The success of Duel enabled Spielberg to make theatrically released motion pictures, beginning with The Sugarland Express (1974), a chase picture with deft accents of comedy but an inexorable movement toward tragedy; it was anchored by Goldie Hawn’s performance.
