The Sugarland Express (Open Captioning)

Opens Saturday, November 22, 2025

4K Restoration!

Please note that there are additional showtimes of THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS that screen without open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here.

Steven Spielberg’s brash, anti-establishment theatrical debut follows the trans-Texas odyssey of married couple Clovis (William Atherton) and Lou Jean (a radiant Goldie Hawn) in search of their young son in foster care. After Lou Jean springs Clovis from prison, the pair hijack  a Texas highway patrolman’s car and become minor celebrities and major folk heroes to the locals breathlessly following their exploits. Shot through with youthful exuberance and early-career ambition, THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS is presented in a gorgeous new 4K restoration.

Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival

• Country USA
• Year 1974
• Running Time 110 minutes
• Format 4K Restoration
• Distributor Universal
• Director Steven Spielbeg
• Cast Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, William Atherton, Michael Sacks
• Accessibility Open Captioning

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