Actor Michael Sacks (1948)

The Sugarland Express (1974) is an American crime drama film, marking Steven Spielberg’s directorial debut in the theatrical world. Lou Jean Poplin pays a visit to her incarcerated husband, Clovis Michael Poplin, informing him that their son will soon be placed under foster care. Despite his release being only four months away, she persuades him to escape and aid her in retrieving their child. Hitching a ride from the prison with a couple, they are eventually stopped by Texas Department of Public Safety Patrolman Maxwell Slide. In the ensuing chaos, the felons take control of the vehicle and flee with Slide as ...