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May 9, 2012 · The real story behind the ‘Sugarland Express’. This Week in Texas History. by BARTEE HAILE. As the sun came up on May 2, 1969, a young couple got the drop on the highway patrolman who answered their phony plea for help at an isolated ranch in southeast Texas.
May 4, 2012 · The real story behind ‘The Sugarland Express’. May 4, 2012. As the sun came up on May 2, 1969, a young couple got the drop on the highway patrolman who answered their phony plea for help at an isolated ranch in southeast Texas.
The character of Captain Tanner is based on Texas Highway Patrol Captain Jerry Miller. [9] In real life, Ila Fae did not break Bobby out of prison – he had been released from prison in April 1969, two weeks before the slow-motion car chase began.
Jul 20, 2014 · The real story behind Sugarland Express. Pursuit of Robert Dent in southeast Texas, May 1969, which inspired the film “The Sugarland Express.” Bobby Dent was driving through Port Arthur with his wife Fae, when a patrol car appeared behind him, red lights twirling at 2 AM in the morning.
May 26, 2024 · The Sugarland Express was written by Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins, and won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes.The film is based on a true story, and follows Clovis and Lou Jean Poplin (William Atherton and Goldie Hawn, respectively), two small-time criminals who kidnap a Texas police officer (Michael Sacks) and travel to Sugarland to see ...
Nov 24, 2023 · The movie’s main characters, Lou Jean and Clovis, are based on Ila Fae Dent and Robert Dent, who kidnapped Trooper Kenneth Crone and were pursued by police on their way to Wheelock, Texas. Robert Dent was killed at the end of the pursuit and Ila Fae died in 1992.
The Sugarland Express: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton. A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son.
