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THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
March 15, 2014  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

Released in 1974, this was Steven Spielberg’s first movie made specifically for theaters – before that, his wonderful telemovie Duel had been made, earlier the same year, for ABC. This one stars Goldie Hawn as a fugitive hoping to reunite with her child, with an increasingly large string of lawmakers on her trail. As with Duel, the visual scope and complex action sequences are impressive, especially for such a young filmmaker. It’s no wonder young Spielberg, based on his outdoor work here and on Duel, got the nod, the following year, to direct a little film called Jaws.

 
 
 
 
 
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