The Sugarland Express (Original title)
Date: 1974 (Release)Country: USADirector: Steven Spielberg
Synopsis: After serving a short term for petty theft, Lou Jean Poplin visits her husband at prison farm and persuades him to escape so that they can go across the state to Sugarland to retrieve their baby. They hijack a patrolman's car and hold him hostage. The forced relationship between them grows into friendship as they are pursued by police.
Genre: Road movie
Releases
Date: 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Length: 9874 FeetLanguage: English
Title: On the RoadArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Stills of road movies with brief captions.
In: Empire n190 April 2005 Page: 160
Title: RWD: The Sugarland ExpressAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n655 April 2005 Page: 151
Title: Sugarland ExpressAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v18 n3 November 2004 Pages: 107-108
Title: DUEL / The SUGARLAND EXPRESSAuthor: J.F. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire vSpec nSteven Spielberg Page: [whole issue]
Title: The directors collection: Steven SpielbergAuthor: BRAUND, Simon [...et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Special issue on Steven Spielberg includes a biography, analyses of his films; interviews with Dennis Weaver, Pete Postlethwaite, Kathleen Kennedy, Caroline Goodall, Steven Spielberg; features on the production of his movies and TV.
In: Empire n105 March 1998 Pages: 96-112
Title: Empire's tribute to Steven SpielbergAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A sixteen-page tribute to Steven Spielberg which considers each of his sixteen films chronologically up to SCHINDLERS LIST (1994).
In: The Listener v121 n3107 30 Mar 1989 Page: 36
Title: Innocent displeasureArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Cinema TV Today n10088 22 Jun 1974 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10088 22 Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n11 August 1974 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n11 August 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 20 Mar 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 20 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v230 n29 15 Mar 1974 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v230 n29 15 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n486 July 1974 Page: 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n486 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n2 Jul/Aug 1974 Page: 3
Title: [Jump Cut - n2 Jul/Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v224 n37 19 Jan 1973 Page: 44
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v224 n37 19 Jan 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: American Cinematographer v54 n5 May 1973 Pages: 564-7,8-9,11-20
Title: [American Cinematographer - v54 n5 May 1973: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article and interview on the new camera used for the film.
In: Cine Cubano v1 n3 1961 Page: whole issue
Title: [Cine Cubano - v1 n3 1961: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: Spanish
Description: Interview with director, scriptwriters and cinematographer of the film about its making.
In: Pages: Summer 30-34
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: Summer 2-10
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: Morris, Nigel Pages: vii, 434p.
Title: Driving visions: exploring the road movie
Author: LADERMAN, David Pages: 322 p.
Title: Steven Spielberg: the man, his movies, and their meaning
Author: TAYLOR, Philip M Pages: 198p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1219701
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10250 FeetBFI identifier: C-164559
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1219701
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1974 (Release)Country: USADirector: Steven Spielberg
Synopsis: After serving a short term for petty theft, Lou Jean Poplin visits her husband at prison farm and persuades him to escape so that they can go across the state to Sugarland to retrieve their baby. They hijack a patrolman's car and hold him hostage. The forced relationship between them grows into friendship as they are pursued by police.
Genre: Road movie
Releases
Date: 1974Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Length: 9874 FeetLanguage: English
Credits
(23)
Production Company: Universal Pictures, Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, Producer: David Brown, Production Manager: William S. Gilmore Jr, Assistant Director: James Fargo, Assistant Director: Thomas Joyner, Screenplay: Hal Barwood, Screenplay: Matthew Robbins, Original story: Steven Spielberg, Original story: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Director of Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond, Special Effects: Frank Brendel, Editor: Edward Abroms, Editor: Verna Fields, [Assistant Editor]: Jeff Gourson, Art Director: Joseph Alves Jr, Music: John Williams, Harmonica solos: Jean 'Toots' Thielemans, Sound: John Carter, Sound: Robert L. Hoyt, Stunt arranger: Carey Loftin
Cast
(35)
Goldie Hawn (Lou Jean Poplin), Ben Johnson (Capt Tanner), Michael Sacks (Maxwell Slide), William Atherton (Clovis Poplin), Gregory Walcott (Mashburn), Steve Kanaly (Jessup), Louise Latham (Mrs. Looby), Harrison Zanuck (Baby Langston), A.L. Camp (Mr. Nocker), Jessie Lee Fulton (Mrs. Nocker), Dean Smith (Russ Berry), Ted Grossman (Dietz), Bill Thurman (Hunter), Kenneth Hudgins (1st Standby), Buster Danials (Drunk), Jim Harrell (Mark Fenno), Frank Steggall (Logan Waters), Roger Ernest (1st Hot Jock), Guich Koock (2nd Hot Jock), Merrill L. Connally (Mr. Looby), Gene Rader (Gas Station Attendant), Gordon Hurst (Hubie Nocker), Big John Hamilton (Big John), George Hagy (Mr. Sparrow), Kenneth Crone (Deputy Sheriff), Peter Michael Curry (Judge), Charles Conaway (Lawyer), Robert Golden (Boy), Rudy Robbins (Mechanic), Charles Dobbs (Local Policeman), Gene Lively (Reporter), John L. Quinlan Iii (Bailiff), Bill Scott (Radio Reporter), Ralph E. Horwedel (Dispatcher), Edwin Isbell (Jelly Bowl)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(18)
In: DGA Quarterly v4 n4 Winter 2009 Pages: 62-69Title: On the RoadArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Stills of road movies with brief captions.
In: Empire n190 April 2005 Page: 160
Title: RWD: The Sugarland ExpressAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n655 April 2005 Page: 151
Title: Sugarland ExpressAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v18 n3 November 2004 Pages: 107-108
Title: DUEL / The SUGARLAND EXPRESSAuthor: J.F. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire vSpec nSteven Spielberg Page: [whole issue]
Title: The directors collection: Steven SpielbergAuthor: BRAUND, Simon [...et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Special issue on Steven Spielberg includes a biography, analyses of his films; interviews with Dennis Weaver, Pete Postlethwaite, Kathleen Kennedy, Caroline Goodall, Steven Spielberg; features on the production of his movies and TV.
In: Empire n105 March 1998 Pages: 96-112
Title: Empire's tribute to Steven SpielbergAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A sixteen-page tribute to Steven Spielberg which considers each of his sixteen films chronologically up to SCHINDLERS LIST (1994).
In: The Listener v121 n3107 30 Mar 1989 Page: 36
Title: Innocent displeasureArticle type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Cinema TV Today n10088 22 Jun 1974 Page: 22
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10088 22 Jun 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v20 n11 August 1974 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - v20 n11 August 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 20 Mar 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 20 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v230 n29 15 Mar 1974 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v230 n29 15 Mar 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n486 July 1974 Page: 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n486 July 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n2 Jul/Aug 1974 Page: 3
Title: [Jump Cut - n2 Jul/Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v224 n37 19 Jan 1973 Page: 44
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v224 n37 19 Jan 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: American Cinematographer v54 n5 May 1973 Pages: 564-7,8-9,11-20
Title: [American Cinematographer - v54 n5 May 1973: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article and interview on the new camera used for the film.
In: Cine Cubano v1 n3 1961 Page: whole issue
Title: [Cine Cubano - v1 n3 1961: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: Spanish
Description: Interview with director, scriptwriters and cinematographer of the film about its making.
In: Pages: Summer 30-34
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: Summer 2-10
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
Title: cinema of Steven Spielberg: empire of lightAuthor: Morris, Nigel Pages: vii, 434p.
Title: Driving visions: exploring the road movie
Author: LADERMAN, David Pages: 322 p.
Title: Steven Spielberg: the man, his movies, and their meaning
Author: TAYLOR, Philip M Pages: 198p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1219701
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10250 FeetBFI identifier: C-164559
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1219701
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)