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.
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Lou Jean Poplin
William Atherton
Clovis Poplin
Ben Johnson
Captain Tanner
Michael Sacks
Slide
Gregory Walcott
Mashburn
Steve Kanaly
Jessup
Louise Latham
Mrs. Looby
Harrison Zanuck
Baby Langston
A.L. Camp
Mr. Nocker
Jessie Lee Fulton
Mrs. Nocker
Dean Smith
Russ Berry
Ted Grossman
Dietz
Bill Thurman
Hunter
Ken Hudgins
Standby #1
Buster Daniels
Drunk
James N. Harrell
Mark Fenno
Frank Steggall
Logan Waters
Roger Ernest
Hot Jock #1
Guich Koock
Hot Jock #2
Merrill Connally
Mr. Looby
Gene Rader
Gas Jockey
Gordon Hurst
Hubie Nocker
George Hagy
Mr. Sparrow
Big John Hamilton
Big John
Kenneth Crone
Deputy
Charles Conaway
Attorney
Robert Golden
Dybala's Kid
Rudy Robbins
Mechanic
Charlie Dobbs
Local Cop
Gene Lively
Reporter
John L. Quinlan III
Bailiff
Bill Scott
Station Man
Ralph E. Horwedel
Dispatcher
Edwin 'Frog' Isbell
Jelly Bowl
James Robert Allen
D.P.S. Officer (uncredited)
Marianna Clore Blase
Waitress (uncredited)
Richard Bright
Marvin Dybala (uncredited)
Dean Jones
Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)
Al Evans
Guard (uncredited)
Harvey Christiansen
Old Reporter (uncredited)
Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director, Story
Hal Barwood
Screenplay, Story
Matthew Robbins
Screenplay, Story
Verna Fields
Editor
Edward M. Abroms
Editor
Jeff Gourson
Assistant Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
James Fargo
First Assistant Director
Tom Joyner
Second Assistant Director
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
David Brown
Producer
Jack L. Richards
Camera Operator
Sven Walnum
Camera Operator
John J. Connor
Assistant Camera
Nick McLean
First Assistant Camera
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Robert Ellsworth
Costume Design
James Gilmore
Costume Design
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
John R. Carter
Sound
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound
Frank Brendel
Special Effects
John Williams
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Toots Thielemans
Musician
Ulla Bourne
Script Supervisor
Mike Fenton
Carpenter
Max Balchowsky
Stunts
Ted Duncan
Stunts
Patty Elder
Stunts
Dale Van Sickel
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunts
Carey Loftin
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Dietz
Property Master
Robert Moore
Key Grip
James O. Blair
Gaffer
William S. Gilmore
Unit Production Manager, Production Executive
Al Perry
Generator Operator
Roy D. Smith
Unit Publicist
Joe Alves
Art Direction
