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The Getaway

The Getaway (1972)

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In Sam Peckinpah's version of Walter Hill's script, from Jim Thompson's novel, an ex-con and his wife go on the lam after a Texas bank heist. Denied parole after four well-behaved years, Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) sends his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) to dirty politician Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson) to get him out of prison. Carol secures Doc's freedom, on the condition that he does one more bank job for Benyon. Doc and his accomplices Rudy (Al Lettieri) and Jackson (Bo Hopkins) get the cash, but Doc

R, 2 hr. 2 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Jim Thompson, Walter Hill

May 31, 2005

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (3) | DVD (7)

The action and the violence of The Getaway are supported by no particular themes whatsoever. The movie just unravels.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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It's like one of those devices for executive desks, with the stainless steel balls on the strings: It functions with great efficiency but doesn't accomplish anything.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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...ultimately comes off as an above-average thriller that's elevated by the inclusion of several electrifying sequences and an expectedly charismatic turn from Steve McQueen.

June 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

...it's Al Lettieri who practically steals the show from McQueen..... He was one of Hollywood's most memorable bad guys. (HD-DVD Edition)

March 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

The Getaway scores a triple play: It's a good character examination, a good relationship study, and a good action flick.

March 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Relentlessly depicts ruthless robbery and murder, not to mention adultery, kidnaping, bribery, extortion, and general mayhem. The vivid direction and lightning pace, however, make the film completely fascinating.

August 30, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Tough as nails and very effective.

September 29, 2005 Comment
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

simply too contrived to be taken seriously

May 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

A tough crime drama with a steely McQueen performance and the usual quota of Peckinpah violence.

August 22, 2002 Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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Peckinpah's action flick is well made and original though not one of his best.

October 28, 2011
Graham Jones

Super Reviewer

Filmed on location across various parts of Texas this is the story of Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen), a bankrobber who gets released from prison after his wife Carol (Ali MacGraw) does whatever is necessary to make it happen. As per part of the deal she makes, the two of them, plus a couple of others, are pulled

June 22, 2006
cosmo313
Chris Weber

Super Reviewer

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