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Cast
- Steve McQueenDoc McCoy
- Ali MacGrawCarol McCoy
- Ben JohnsonJack Beynon
- Sally StruthersFran Clinton
- Al LettieriRudy Butler
- Slim PickensCowboy
- Richard BrightThe Thief
- Jack DodsonHarold Clinton
- Dub TaylorLaughlin
- Bo HopkinsFrank Jackson
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
Brutal but hugely entertaining. - 80
Time Out
Peckinpah's own control of the escalating frenzy is masterly; this is one of his coldest films, but a great thriller. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
This violent film, typical of Peckinpah's slam-bang action movies, 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. - 70
Variety
The Getaway has several things going for it: Sam Peckinpah's hard-action direction, this time largely channeled into material destruction, although fast-cut human bloodlettings occur frequently enough, and Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw as stars. - 60
Empire
Intense direction (Pekinpah) coupled with assured acting (McQueen). - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway is a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy. 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. - 50
The New Yorker
Sam Peckinpah directed in imitation of Sam Peckinpah; it's a mechanical job, embellished with a vivacious, erotic subplot involving Al Lettieri and Sally Struthers. - 40
The New York Times
The action and the violence of The Getaway are supported by no particular themes whatsoever. The movie just unravels.
