THE GETAWAY is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Sam Peckinpah's hard-bitten 1972 caper thriller. 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.
Safecracker Doc McCoy (Alec Baldwin) is released from a Mexican prison through the intervention of Arizona racketeer Jack Benyon (James Woods), who needs Doc to supervise the robbery of a Phoenix dog track. With the help of his wife, Carol (Kim Basinger), Doc and two men selected by Benyon, Rudy
(Michael Madsen) and Frank (Philip Hoffman), pull off a successful ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
115 mins