Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

===Movie references===
A portion of the 1974 movie ''[[The Sugarland Express]]'' takes place in Sugar Land. Many of the movie's earliest scenes were filmed at the nearby [[Jester State Prison Farm|Beauford H. Jester prison pre-release center]]. Other parts of the set were filmed in and around Sugar Land. The movie's title parses the name of the city as one word rather than two. It was among [[Steven Spielberg]]'s first films before he became famous. The film was the first theatrical feature film directed by Spielberg.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sugar Land Express Gang|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/%E2%80%9Csugarland-express%E2%80%9D-gang|work=Texas Monthly}}</ref>

In 2010, ''The Legend of Action Man'' was filmed in Sugar Land. The film was produced by Dingoman Productions, a sketch comedy group formed by Sugar Land residents Andy Young, Derek Papa & James McEnelly who got their start attending Austin High School together. The story takes place in the Sugar Land area and makes use of many of the landmarks there. ''Action Man'' is famous for being one of the least expensive films ever made, made on a budget of $200. Director Andy Young has written about the experience for ''Moviemaker'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moviemaker.com/articles-directing/how-to-make-a-feature-film-for-under-200-legend-of-action-man-20110408/ | title=How to Make a Feature Film for Under $200 - MovieMaker Magazine | date=April 26, 2011 }}</ref>