The Getaway (1994)

An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Jim Thompson (novel), Walter Hill (screenplay)

Stars:

Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

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Plot Keywords:

manhunt | fugitive | neo noir | one last job | suicide by hanging | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Getaway

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$16,096,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,059,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 116 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Farnsworth was personally embarrassed, having to converse with profane cursing spoken to him, by others. He quickly regretted that he agreed to join this program.

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Goofs

When the police cars are chasing Doc and Carol after they have robbed the gun store. One of the police car tips over and you can see the log, used by stuntman to turn cars over, rolling down the road.

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Quotes

Rudy Travis: It's been my experience that having friends is overrated.

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Alternate Versions

US theatrical version trimmed sex scenes between Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger to get a R-rating. The European release and US unrated videocassette are uncut.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

Now and Forever
(End Title)
Written and Performed by Richard Marx
Published by CHI-BOY MUSIC
Courtesy of CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.

User Reviews

The original is far better

This movie is not terribly bad as a crime story, but could have been much better. The major problem is weakness in storylines, particularly the relationship between main and sub plots. The writers should have put much more effort on it.