The Sugarland Express (1974)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
A young Texas mother breaks her husband out of a prison farm so they can take back their baby from foster parents in Sugar Land, dragging a hostage patrolman and a growing convoy of police cars across Texas.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Pre-release center≈ 00:01:00Beauford H. Jester Prison FarmStated on screen
Lou Jean visits Clovis and talks him into walking out with her.
- 2Roadside where they take Slide≈ 00:12:00TexasInferred
Their stolen ride crashes and they take Patrolman Slide and his cruiser hostage.
- 3Convoy through Southeast Texas≈ 00:22:00Houston, TexasInferred
They drive slowly across Texas with dozens of police cars and news vans behind them, cheered by people along the road.
- 4Used car lot≈ 01:10:00TexasInferred
- 5Foster parents' house≈ 01:35:00Sugar Land, TexasStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,658 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 1,658 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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