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.
Rated PG in the USA but the overall intensity would get it a PG-13 today for Thematic Material and some Violence
Scene in restroom with married couple kissing in a stall and removing clothing (but is extra layer as part of an escape plan). Brief partial nudity in later scene.
violence
Gun shot. Bloody wound shown and later blood is seen coming out through shirt.
profanity
mild swearing, 1 F-word.
frightening
Car chases (one involving shooting and a character screaming and throwing items). Character held hostage. Gun battle. Two scenes with snipers.
