An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
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Roger Donaldson
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| 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 | |
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Scott McKenna | ... | Red Shirt |
| Alex Colon | ... | Ramon | |
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Justin Williams | ... | Soldier |
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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. Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
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Choosing between love and money is one thing. Getting away with both is something else See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 February 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$5,806,515, 13 February 1994Gross USA:
$16,094,974Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$30,057,974Company Credits
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Rudy Travis: Get back in the front. Get back up there with Harold! Get up there!
Harold Carvey, DVM: I don't want to play... this game... anymore!
Rudy Travis: You pee in your pants.
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When Rudy puts the pistol in the hotel manager's mouth, he cocks the hammer, but in the next shot, the hammer isn't cocked. See more »Quotes
Carol: Oh, I guess we should stop, 'cause Harold has to pee.Rudy Travis: Get back in the front. Get back up there with Harold! Get up there!
Harold Carvey, DVM: I don't want to play... this game... anymore!
Rudy Travis: You pee in your pants.
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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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Let me start by saying that I have not seen the original, 1972 version of "The Getaway". As a result, this critique for the 1994 version will concentrate solely on the impressions it left me after having viewed it, without any references and comparisons with the original one.
"The Getaway" is a typical action film, in which the two main heroes, Doc McCoy (Baldwin), and his sexy wife, Carol (Basinger), are being double-crossed by their gang mates; although it involves several smaller sub-plots, the movie is mainly showing us the couple being on the run, as they are trying to flee from successive unpleasant situations.
The idea of the storyline does not sound very novel, and indeed it is not. And yet, although the movie has a "have-seen-it-several-times-before" taste, it does work and it is quite enjoyable.
Donaldson's direction keeps the story rolling fast, and yet successfully avoiding to overdo the action scenes. As far as the acting is concerned, the duo does a fair job, with Bassinger proving us that she has also some substance apart from her splendid looks; I liked also Madsen in his role as the archetypal bad guy, while Woods has a small but well-acted appearance as the rich mobster.
To sum this up, "The Getaway" may not be a masterpiece, yet it offers two entertaining hours. 6/10.