The Getaway (1994 film)
- Alec Baldwin: Carter "Doc" McCoy
- Kim Basinger: Carol McCoy
- Michael Madsen: Rudy Travis
- James Woods: Jack Benyon
- David Morse: Jim Deer Jackson
- Jennifer Tilly: Fran Carvey
- James Stephens: Harold Carvey
- Richard Farnsworth: Slim
- Philip Seymour Hoffman: Frank Hansen
Getaway is an American film directed by Roger Donaldson, which was produced in 1994. It is a remake of the thriller Getaway of 1972 and how it is based on the novel by Jim Thompson.
Action
Carter "Doc" McCoy goes for a robbery gone awry in jail. His wife Carol is sleeping with the influential Jack Benyon, so this works for the release of Carter.
Benyon asked later by Carter that it participates in another robbery. Carter and Carol escape with the stolen money to El Paso, where they obtain false documents for the flight to Mexico. But before it comes to a showdown with the people of Benyon, they have tracked down at a hotel. After they shot their opponents, they can freely go on to Mexico.
Reviews
- Desson Howe wrote in the Washington Post of 11 February 1994, in the time of the actor couple Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, the couple Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger offer to see anything exciting. He praised some scenes with Jennifer Tilly.
- Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times of 11 February 1994, the film had a similar " dramatic depth" like a computer game.
- The Cinema wrote that " Sam Peckinpah's original with Steve McQueen of 1972" is a masterpiece, " this infusion in clip aesthetics is not. Conclusion: remake without the fire of the original "
Awards
Kim Basinger in 1994 for the MTV Movie Award, and in 1995 nominated for the Golden Raspberry.