The Getaway (1994)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thompson (novel)
Walter Hill (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Choosing between love and money is one thing. Getting away with both is something else

Plot:

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Adultery | Police | Shower | Suicide By Hanging

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Carter 'Doc' McCoy
Kim Basinger	...	Carol McCoy
Michael Madsen	...	Rudy Travis
James Woods	...	Jack Benyon
David Morse	...	Jim Deer Jackson
Jennifer Tilly	...	Fran Carvey
James Stephens	...	Harold Carvey, DVM
Richard Farnsworth	...	Slim
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Frank Hansen (as Philip Hoffman)
Burton Gilliam	...	Gollie
Royce D. Applegate	...	Gun Shop Salesman
Daniel Villarreal	...	Luis Mendoza
Scott McKenna	...	Red Shirt
Alex Colon	...	Ramon
Justin Williams	...	Soldier
Peppi Sanders	...	Bookkeeper
Jo Ann Soto	...	Woman on Train
Louis Martinez	...	Train Station Cop
Boots Southerland	...	Cab Driver
Maurice Orozco	...	Jose, Customs Official
George Dobbs	...	City Jail Guard
Kenny Endoso	...	Sheriff's Van Driver
Don Pulford	...	Guard in Counting Room
Rick Taylor	...	Ralph E. Hall
Phil Allen	...	Newscaster #1
Bill Mosley	...	Newscaster #2
Debbie Dedo	...	Newscaster #3
Gary Kirk	...	Policeman
J.W. 'Corkey' Fornof	...	Pilot (as J.W. 'Corky' Fornof)
Peter Donaldson	...	Boy in Cafe
Michele Hawk	...	Waitress
Sammy Hernandez	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kacee DeMasi	...	Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Lee Hollingsworth	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Bob Huff	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Elaine Huff	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Elske McCain	...	Driver (uncredited)
Robert Sucato	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tracy Sucato	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Thompson		(novel)
Walter Hill		(screenplay) and
Amy Holden Jones		(screenplay) (as Amy Jones)

Produced by
David Foster	....	producer
John Alan Simon	....	producer
Lawrence Turman	....	producer
Marilyn Vance	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr.		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Conrad Buff IV		(as Conrad Buff)

Casting by
Allison Cowitt
Mike Fenton

Production Design by
Joseph C. Nemec III		(as Joseph Nemec III)

Art Direction by
Dan Olexiewicz

Set Decoration by
R.W. 'Inke' Intlekofer

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Diane Cummings	....	makeup artist
Jane English	....	makeup artist
Jack Freeman	....	makeup artist
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist
Robert Norin	....	makeup artist
Marilyn Patricia Phillips	....	hair stylist
Rick Provenzano	....	hair stylist: Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
Tina Sims	....	hair stylist: second unit

Production Management
Jack Roe	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Kramarchuk	....	second assistant director
Bruce Moriarty	....	first assistant director: second unit
Philip A. Patterson	....	second assistant director
Joel Segal	....	first assistant director (as Joel B. Segal)

Art Department
Steve Callas	....	construction coordinator
Mickey Cruz	....	plaster foreman
David Scott Gagnon	....	assistant property master
Gordon Huggins	....	painter
Larry D. Koszakovszky	....	set dresser
William J. Law III	....	set designer (as Wm.J. Law III)
John Mann	....	storyboard artist
Syd Moore	....	set dresser
Herb Morris	....	set dresser
Peggy Parker	....	property master
Vlad Pelinovschi	....	labor foreman
Michael J. Ray	....	lead man
Michael Schmidt	....	lead man (as Mike Schmidt)
William Solomon	....	painter
Kimberly A. Street-Lennon	....	prop assistant (as Kim Street Lennon)
Robert Webb	....	construction foreman
Mike Wells	....	general foreman
Christopher Woodworth	....	paint supervisor
Christopher Woodworth	....	scenic supervisor
Samuel Hughes	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stephen Adrianson	....	dialogue editor
Tim Amyx	....	apprentice sound editor
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phil Benson	....	assistant sound editor
Laurie Bernard	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Boekelheide	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Burton	....	sound effects editor (as Richard M. Burton)
Ed Callahan	....	dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Kim Christensen	....	sound effects editor
Kim B. Christensen	....	sound
Clayton Collins	....	sound effects editor (as Clayton R. Collins)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Dan Engstrom	....	assistant sound editor
Malcolm Fife	....	sound effects editor (as Malcolm F. Fife)
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	sound mixer
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	sound effects editor
Tim Holland	....	sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	first assistant sound editor
Chris Ingram	....	assistant sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Mark 'Frito' Long	....	sound recordist
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor (as Michael D. Magill)
Kyrsten Mate	....	assistant sound editor (as Kyrsten M. Comoglio)
Marilyn McCoppen	....	sound effects editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ronald Morgan	....	apprentice sound editor
Jennifer Myers	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Thomas O'Connell)
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
Paul Parsons	....	assistant sound editor
Jim Pasque	....	apprentice sound editor (as James Passque)
E. Jeane Putnam	....	sound effects editor
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator (as Earl F. Sampson)
Robert Shoup	....	sound effects editor
Patti Tauscher	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	foley mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist (as Tami Tredwell)
Pam Uzzell	....	assistant sound editor (as Pamela Uzzel)
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	sound effects editor
Jennifer L. Ware	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Weir	....	assistant sound editor
Marian Wilde	....	sound effects editor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	sound editor
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Dillon	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Ray Padilla	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Phil Cory	....	special effects
Steve Galich	....	special effects
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects
Ray Svedin	....	special effects foreman

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt driver
Charlie Brewer	....	stunt double
Tori Bridges	....	stunt performer
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts
Bill Catching	....	stunts (as J.P. Bill Catching)
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunt double: Kim Basinger (as Tracy Dashnaw)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (as Steve Lambert)
Ray Lykins	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Ray Lykins	....	stunt double: Michael Madsen
Gar Stephen	....	stunts
Gary Tacon	....	stunts
Amy Stephen Wilder	....	stunts (as Amy Wilder)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt coordinator
Rodd Wolff	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson	....	key grip: second unit
Tim Beumler	....	grip
David Canestro	....	best boy (as David Michael Canestro)
Kenny S. Christiansen	....	electrician
Michael S. Epley	....	dolly grip
Randy Feemster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stan Harrison	....	video assist operator
Brent Lon Hershman	....	film loader
Peter Levy	....	cinematographer: second unit
Dennis J. Lootens	....	best boy (as Dennis Joseph Lootens)
Richard Mosier	....	Steadicam assistant
Richard Mosier	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Steve Mounger	....	grip
J. Michael Muro	....	camera operator (as James Muro)
Kevin Murphy	....	gaffer
Louis Niemeyer	....	first assistant camera
Mark Reeves	....	electrician
Tim Roe	....	assistant camera
Mark S. Speake	....	grip
Suzanne Trucks	....	assistant camera (as Suzanne M. Trucks)
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer (as Merie W. Wallace)
Tony Whitman	....	key grip
Eric Wycoff	....	lighting technician
Clifton Dance	....	electrician (uncredited)
Alexander Pietrzak	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Julie Ashton	....	casting assistant
Ross Corsair	....	casting assistant
Rachel Davies	....	casting assistant
Colleen Gardiner	....	extras casting (as Coleen Gardiner)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Anita Olivar	....	extras casting
Judy Young	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Myron Baker	....	costumer: Mr. Baldwin
Wingate Jones	....	costumer
Daniel J. Lester	....	associate costume designer (as Dan Lester)
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor
Donna O'Neal	....	costumer: Ms. Basinger (as Donna D. O'Neal)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Joel Negron	....	assistant editor
Tom Nelson	....	assistant editor
Clarinda Wong	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Alex Gibson	....	music editor
Gary Jones	....	music coordinator
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Ken Kugler	....	conductor
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator
Craig Pettigrew	....	music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Seth Wittner	....	music proof reader (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Tim Abbatoye	....	driver
Fritz Braden	....	transportation coordinator
Michael W. Broomer	....	driver
Pat Carman	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Martin Coblenz	....	transportation captain
Mike Shannon	....	picture vehicle captain

Other crew
M. David Briggs	....	production assistant
Mark Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Baldwin
Karen Chalk Wheeler	....	assistant accountant (as Karen Chalk)
Holly Edwards	....	animal wrangler (as Holly W. Edwards)
J. Ellen Evans	....	additional script supervisor
Timothy Foster	....	production assistant (as Timothy G. Foster)
Robert Foulkes	....	co-location manager
David Fulton	....	publicist (as Dave Fulton)
Dariea Garibaldi	....	stand-in: Ms. Basinger
Jan Garner	....	production accountant
George Joseph Gordon	....	production assistant
Gary Greene	....	promotional consultant
Julie Hansen	....	first assistant accountant
Ty Harman	....	assistant: Ms. Basinger
Bob Hartman	....	assistant accountant
Stephen W. Hollocker	....	production assistant
Richard Klotz	....	location manager
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera	....	production coordinator
Karen L. McFadden	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Owensby	....	assistant: Mr. Madsen
Marie Randall	....	craft service
Sean David Reintjes	....	production assistant
Sharron Reynolds	....	script supervisor
Marliese Schneider	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson
Neil Scognamiglio	....	cook
Barnaby Shapiro	....	production assistant
James M.C. Smith	....	production assistant
Marlon Stansbury	....	production assistant
Scott Stravitz	....	first aid
Scott Stravitz	....	set medic
Lou Sumien Jr.	....	projectionist
Ladd Vance	....	assistant: Marilyn Vance
Crystal Weaver	....	assistant to producers
Daniel Wheatcroft	....	studio executive
Kevin White	....	promotional consultant
Brandon Willenberg	....	production assistant (as Brandon T. Willenberg)
Dina Woodworth	....	production secretary (as Dina Anne Woodworth)
Heather Wray	....	craft service (as Heether Bud Wray)
Glenn Zoller	....	production assistant
Ron Bertolini	....	stand-in: James Woods (uncredited)
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Largo Entertainment
• JVC Entertainment Networks (in association with)
• Turman-Foster Company
• David Foster Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• Transmundo Films (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmayer (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS) (uncut and unrated version)
• Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Arcade Movie Company (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• AMLF (1994) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Eastman Kodak  negative film
• Mitchell Security  security
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• R/Greenberg Associates (West)  main and end title design
• Skywalker Sound  sound re-recording
• Variety Cinema Catering  catering

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

115 min | Australia:116 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby | Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (original cut) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa - 2400 E Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

They were plans to do a sequel which never materialized.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of a crew member can be seen moving in the mirror of Rudy's motorcycle after he shoots the beer can.

Quotes:

Doc McCoy:What happened to Hansen?
Rudy Travis:He didn't make it... And neither did you!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Homicide: Life on the Street: End Game (#3.14)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

NOW AND FOREVER

The big gundown

Roger Donaldson's remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 gangster movie classic "The Getaway" is alright, but cannot - as many remakes - reach the power, humor and style of the original version. There are some plus points - the bloody and lengthened showdown in the hotel at the end tries to overpower the impact of the original version, and it works.

There are some good supporting roles from James Woods and Michael Madsen (with dreadful hair style that belongs rather into an Ace Ventura or Wayne's World movie). The plot, even many story details, are just repetitions of the Peckinpah movie, but the tempo of the film is okay as well.

Otherwise there are also too many low points: the score is boring and can't compete with Quincy Jones' original jazz funk fusion grooves. The photography is to clean despite all the Mexican dust and sometimes too MTV style and without the dirty atmosphere that was typical for many Peckinpah movies.

Kim Basinger is alright in the Ali McGraw role, but Alec Baldwin is trying too hard to copy an image of Steve McQueen which isn't working at all. The dialogues aren't as witty as with McQueen and McGraw, and Donaldson would have done a far better job if he could have managed to give an individual life to this picture instead of just doing a 1994 techno grunge remix of an early seventies classic.

Anyway, if you like to watch an entertaining contemporary gangster and road movie, the 1993 version of "The Getaway" is still fun to watch. But if you have the choice to take the original VHS or DVD, skip the remake.