Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin 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. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
prison
police
stadium
kidnapping
hostage
texas
adoption
texas ranger
baby-snatching
based on true story
road trip
on the run
vulgarity
runaway couple
fugitive lovers
Rank
#30 in 1974·#3940 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton
Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson
Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks
Slide
Gregory Walcott
Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
Jessup
Louise Latham
Mrs. Looby
Jessie Lee Fulton
Mrs. Nocker
Dean Smith
Russ Berry
Ted Grossman
Dietz
Bill Thurman
Hunter
James N. Harrell
Mark Fenno
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Verna Fields
Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
David Brown
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Joe Alves
Art Direction
Mike Fenton
Casting
Matthew Robbins
Story
Steven Spielberg
Story
Popular Reviews
123 reviews
İbrahim
5.0★ · 03/20/26
İlk filmle çok fazla benzerlikler var ve bence Steven Spielberg bu yönettiği ilk iki filmi ana akım sinemaya yön vermiş bu filmleren sonra ya çok benzerleri çıkmış yada direk aynı konuda filmler çıkmış adam daha kariyerinin başında başarılı olacağı belliymiş zaten.
İlk filmle çok fazla benzerlikler var ve bence Steven Spielberg bu yönettiği ilk iki filmi ana akım sinemaya yön vermiş bu filmleren sonra ya çok benzerleri çıkmış yada direk aynı konuda filmler çıkmış adam daha kariyerinin başında başarılı olacağı belliymiş zaten.
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Jacob
7.0★ · 04/02/26
Pretty underrated Spielberg
Pretty underrated Spielberg
Alexandre Peres
8.0★ · 03/26/26
"Well shit, our car's stole"Surpreendentemente bom para primeiro filme.
- a tentar ver (e rever) todos os filmes do Spielberg antes do Disclosure Day [22 l 34]
"Well shit, our car's stole"Surpreendentemente bom para primeiro filme.
- a tentar ver (e rever) todos os filmes do Spielberg antes do Disclosure Day [22 l 34]
Zach
7.0★ · 03/16/26
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March 16, 2026
John Kelley
8.0★ · 03/06/26
This may be one of Steven Spielberg's lesser talked about movies, but it is still incredible. Every character is much more complex than I expected when going into this movie.
This may be one of Steven Spielberg's lesser talked about movies, but it is still incredible. Every character is much more complex than I expected when going into this movie.
