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Having just read 'Easy Riders Raging Bulls' I wanted to see a few of the films of the 70s, some of which I'd never seen before. Sugarland Express is one such - I'm not a fan of Spielberg's at all, and his best film in my view is 'Duel', which was originally made for TV anyway. Sugarland Express demonstrates that he could put together a well-made film, although I must admit I didn't have much sympathy for the main characters. Watchable but forgettable. After this he made Jaws, and the rest is history...
Sugarland Express, The Goldie Hawn and William Atherton kidnap a cop then go on the run in Steven Spielberg's 1974 big screen debut
Although 1971's made-for-TV Duel is widely assumed to be Steven Spielberg's cinematic debut, in fact it was this film, which was released in cinemas a year before Jaws to mild rather than wild acclaim.
A modest road-movie laced with wry comedy and unobtrusive satire, The Sugarland Express lacks the grandeur of Terrence Mallick's Badlands or the intimacy of George Lucas's American Graffitti - two films by Spielberg's peers that it most closely resembles. However Spielberg's economic handling of the action and his precoc...
Sugarland Express, The
Mainly comic adventures with a bitter aftertaste, very stylishly handled.
Sugarland Express, The
Truncated for general release in the UK, this marvellously constructed chase movie from a young Steven Spielberg is here presented in its complete form. Based on truth, it is about a young couple heading for Sugarland, Texas, pursued by the police as they race across the state. As written, the couple are not particularly likeable, but as played by Goldie Hawn and William Atherton they're funny and sympathetic, even when they capture patrolman Michael Sacks and hold him hostage. The set pieces are beautifully handled, grizzled veteran Ben Johnson is watchable as the head cop on their tail, and, looking back, it's clear that Spielberg already held all the aces and knew how...
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