A girl with a great following. Every cop in the state was after her. Everybody else was behind her.
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.
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Classical in form, plot-driven, spare and meticulous.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Goldie HawnLou Jean Poplin
- William AthertonClovis Poplin
- Ben JohnsonCaptain Tanner
- Michael SacksSlide
- Gregory WalcottMashburn
- Steve KanalyJessup
- Louise LathamMrs. Looby
- Harrison ZanuckBaby Langston
- A.L. CampMr. Nocker
- Jessie Lee FultonMrs. Nocker
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Hal BarwoodScreenplay
- Matthew RobbinsScreenplay
- Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Verna FieldsEditor
- Edward M. AbromsEditor
- Richard D. ZanuckProducer
- David BrownProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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North by Northwest 195977% alikeBoth classical in form.
Close across the board.
Samurai Champloo 200477% alikeSeries · Close across the board.
L.A. Law 198674% alikeSeries · Both classical in form.
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