The Getaway (1994)
Genre: Action / Crime
Duration: 115 minuten
Country:
United States / Japan
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger and Michael Madsen
IMDb score:
5,9 (21.538)
Releasedate: 11 February 1994
The Getaway plot
"A dangerous deal. A double cross. And the ultimate set up is yet to come."
Doc and Carol McCoy specialize in bank robberies. When Doc is trapped in a filthy Mexican prison, Carol must enlist the help of mobster boss Jack Benyon to free him. In exchange for his help, Carol and Doc must pull off a major heist for Benyon. When the robbery ends in a shooting that kills, and they narrowly escape ambushes while fleeing, it seems that the two have been betrayed by someone.
Actors and actresses
Carter Doc McCoy
Carol McCoy
Rudy Travis
Jack Benyon
Jim Deer Jackson
Fran Carvey
Harold Carvey
Slim
Gollie
Frank Hansen
Reviews & comments
606
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- 23885 messages
- 12360 votes
Very fun movie with plenty of action.
Acting was also fine.
Story is also well developed.
3.5 star
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Theunissen
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- 12328 messages
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This story revolves around the criminal couple Carter 'Doc' McCoy (Alex Baldwin) and Carol McCoy (Kim Basinger), who flee after being betrayed by someone after a bank robbery gone wrong.
Smooth remake of the eponymous action thriller (1972) by director Sam Peckinpah (then starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw), which largely follows the beaten track of the original follows. At the beginning of the film, screenwriter Walter Hill, who also wrote for Peckinpah, has added some variations, but once the flight has started there is nothing new to experience. The supporting roles are well done with James Woods (who has a crush on Kim Basinger) and Michael Madsen (who is mainly for money) and we also see the unfortunately much too early deceased good actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Nice to have seen this remake and especially because of Kim Basinger, who was a very beautiful woman at the time. That's what I thought of the sensual Jennifer Tilly, who also plays in this Action / Crime movie.
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scorsese
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- 13504 messages
- 11315 votes
Nice film about a criminal couple whose husband ends up in prison. Maybe not as good as the original, but still quite successful as a remake. The film remains entertaining and has some decent action scenes. A cast with secretly quite a few well-known names. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger are well cast together. Easily 3.0 stars.
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