Storyline
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.
Principal 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
HA
Harrison Zanuck
Baby Langston
Media Information
DirectorSteven Spielberg
StatusReleased
Runtime110 min
Genres
CrimeDrama
Release Date1974-03-31
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
Universal Pictures
The Zanuck/Brown Company