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The Getaway

  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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The Getaway (1972)
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
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A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
33K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,935
193
    • Sam Peckinpah
    • Walter Hill(screenplay)
    • Jim Thompson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Ali MacGraw
    • Ben Johnson
    • Sam Peckinpah
    • Walter Hill(screenplay)
    • Jim Thompson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Ali MacGraw
    • Ben Johnson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 174User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    Steve McQueen in The Getaway (1972)
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    Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in The Getaway (1972)
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    Steve McQueen
    Steve McQueen
    • Doc McCoy
    Ali MacGraw
    Ali MacGraw
    • Carol McCoy
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Jack Beynon
    Sally Struthers
    Sally Struthers
    • Fran Clinton
    Al Lettieri
    Al Lettieri
    • Rudy Butler
    Slim Pickens
    Slim Pickens
    • Cowboy
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • The Thief
    Jack Dodson
    Jack Dodson
    • Harold Clinton
    Dub Taylor
    Dub Taylor
    • Laughlin
    Bo Hopkins
    Bo Hopkins
    • Frank Jackson
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Cully
    John Bryson
    John Bryson
    • The Accountant
    Bill Hart
    Bill Hart
    • Swain
    Tom Runyon
    • Hayhoe
    Whitney Jones
    • The Soldier
    Raymond King
    • Boy on the Train
    Ivan Thomas
    • Boy on the Train
    C.W. White
    • Boy's Mother
      • Sam Peckinpah
      • Walter Hill(screenplay)
      • Jim Thompson(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw are standing outside the car and McQueen suddenly slaps her, the slap was unscripted; this is evident by MacGraw's shocked reaction.
    • Goofs
      After the robbery, Doc and Carol's blue car plows through a neighboring porch. The windshield is clearly shattered by one of the broken porch columns. As soon as they are out of town, the blue car is immaculate.
    • Quotes

      Rudy Butler: That's a walk-in bank. You don't have to be Dillinger for this one.

      Carter 'Doc' McCoy: Dillinger got killed.

      Rudy Butler: Not in a bank.

    • Alternate versions
      To get permission to release the film in Spain, which at the time was ruled by Francisco Franco, an additional sequence was tacked onto the end in which McCoy is captured and returned to prison, because it's bad for the moral health of the people to show that criminals can escape from paying their debt to society.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Stars and Stripes Forever
      (uncredited)

      Music by John Philip Sousa

      Played during the parade

    User reviews174

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    9/10
    Bloody, exciting, and amazing on all accounts
    Steve McQueen, the number one bad ass of his time (aside from Clint Eastwood of course). So what's wrong with rooting for the bad guy? This movie seems almost flawless with its excellently executed car chases, it's suspenseful and exciting shoot-outs, and its riveting emotional sequences. Both McGraw and McQueen make this movie well worth the experience. While it is a violent movie (especially for the year it was released!) its moments of comic relief and even serenity make this movie worthy of any moral person's eyes.

    Without spoiling the movie, just imagine Bonnie and Clyde with the greatest action/adventure experience ever. And to think it was over a measley $500,000... Of course, they were being chased for $750,000.

    9/10 for an adventure close to perfection.
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    • J-Bizzle
    • Jul 20, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1972 (Italy)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • First Artists
      • Foster-Brower Productions
      • Solar Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color

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