Steven Spielberg was surprised and visibly moved by a video tribute from Goldie Hawn, star of the 1974 Texas car chase drama “The Sugarland Express,” which played Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Spielberg spoke at this weekend’s screening celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the movie’s release, a milestone for the filmmaker, who made his feature debut with the film.
Casting his first theatrical feature
In a post-screening interview, Spielberg said that Hawn’s “pure and honest heart” made her perfect for the role of Lou Jean Poplin. He expressed gratitude and said that without Hawn, the movie would not have been approved by Universal Studios producers David Brown and Richard Zanuck.
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