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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 71% of the 372 1970s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic65/100
486 audience votes
Key crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Hal BarwoodScreenplay
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Matthew RobbinsScreenplay
Cast
- Goldie HawnLou Jean Poplin
- William AthertonClovis Poplin
- Ben JohnsonCaptain Tanner
- Michael SacksSlide
- Gregory WalcottMashburn
- Steve KanalyJessup
- Louise LathamMrs. Looby
- Harrison ZanuckBaby Langston
- A.L. CampMr. Nocker
- Jessie Lee FultonMrs. Nocker
- Dean SmithRuss Berry
- Ted GrossmanDietz
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Themes
prisonpolicestadiumkidnappinghostagetexasadoptiontexas rangerbaby-snatchingbased on true storyroad tripon the run
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