The 1976 thriller Duel was Steven Spielberg's directorial debut.
`` The Sugar Land Express '' also was the nickname of the American football player Kenneth Hall .. Kenneth Hall. Kenneth Hall ( football player ). Sugar Land. Sugar Land, Texas. The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Steven Spielberg in his theatrical feature film directorial debut .. Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg. crime. crime film. drama film. drama film. theatrical feature film directorial debut. List of directorial debuts. It stars Goldie Hawn , Ben Johnson , William Atherton , and Michael Sacks .. Goldie Hawn. Goldie Hawn. Ben Johnson. Ben Johnson ( actor ). William Atherton. William Atherton. Michael Sacks. Michael Sacks. It is about a husband and wife trying to outrun the law and was based on a real-life incident .. The event partially took place , the story is partially set , and the movie was partially filmed in Sugar Land , Texas .. Sugar Land. Sugar Land, Texas. Texas. Texas. Other scenes for the film were filmed in San Antonio , Live Oak , Floresville , Pleasanton , Converse and Del Rio , Texas .. Texas. Texas. San Antonio. San Antonio, Texas. Live Oak. Lone Oak, Bexar County, Texas. Floresville. Floresville, TX. Pleasanton. Pleasanton, Texas. Converse. Converse, Texas. The Sugarland Express marks the first collaboration between Spielberg and composer John Williams .. John Williams. John Williams. Williams has scored all but three of Spielberg-directed films since -LRB- Twilight Zone  : The Movie , The Color Purple , and Bridge of Spies being the only exceptions -RRB- ; this is the only score he has composed for Spielberg that has never been released as an album , although Williams re-recorded the main theme with Toots Thielemans and the Boston Pops Orchestra for 1991 's The Spielberg / Williams Collaboration .. The Color Purple. The Color Purple ( 1985 film ). Bridge of Spies. Bridge of Spies ( film ). Toots Thielemans. Toots Thielemans. Boston Pops Orchestra. Boston Pops Orchestra