Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Alec BaldwinCarter Doc McCoy
- Kim BasingerCarol McCoy
- Michael MadsenRudy Travis
- James WoodsJack Benyon
- David MorseJim Deer Jackson
- Jennifer TillyFran Carvey
- James StephensHarold Carvey
- Richard FarnsworthSlim
- Burton GilliamGollie
- Philip Seymour HoffmanFrank Hansen
Recommendations
- 80
Orlando Sentinel
Putting up with weeks - or even months - of such media-fed psychobabble is a big price to pay for a couple of hours of defiantly unwholesome entertainment. The Getaway might just be worth it, though. - 70
Variety
The Getaway is a pretty good remake of a pretty good action thriller. - 70
The New York Times
Their appeal as a couple of gorgeous outlaws is the main reason to see this sleek, entertaining remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 action film. - 70
Los Angeles Times
A perfectly respectable thriller that mostly manages to be as crisp and efficient as the crimes it depicts, this Roger Donaldson-directed Getaway compares favorably with the Sam Peckinpah original. - 60
Empire
A little too exactly like the original but with (fewer) memorable performances. - 60
Time Out
It's a treat to see the double-barrelled menace of Woods and Madsen together at last. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is a true throwaway: By the end, it seems to have disposed of itself. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger step into the roles originally played by Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, but their attempts to inject steamy romance into the action are undermined by indifferent direction.
