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.
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
| Production | David Brown | Producer |
| Writing | Steven Spielberg | Story |
| Writing | Hal Barwood | Story |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Story |
| Writing | Hal Barwood | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matthew Robbins | Screenplay |
| Editing | Edward M. Abroms | Editor |
| Editing | Verna Fields | Editor |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Art | Joe Alves | Art Direction |
| Sound | John R. Carter | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | James Fargo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Joyner | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Bill Dietz | Property Master |
| Crew | Mike Fenton | Carpenter |
| Sound | Robert L. Hoyt | Sound |
| Sound | Dennis C. Salcedo | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Frank Brendel | Special Effects |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Max Balchowsky | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Duncan | Stunts |
| Crew | Patty Elder | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Lighting | James O. Blair | Gaffer |
| Camera | John J. Connor | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Nick McLean | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Moore | Key Grip |
| Crew | Al Perry | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Jack L. Richards | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sven Walnum | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Ellsworth | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Gilmore | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jeff Gourson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Toots Thielemans | Musician |
| Sound | John Williams | Conductor |
| Directing | Ulla Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Production Executive |
| Crew | Roy D. Smith | Unit Publicist |
