The Getaway
The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Walter Hill, and stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers. The plot follows imprisoned mastermind robber Carter "Doc" McCoy, whose wife Carol conspires for his release on the condition they rob a bank in Texas. A double-cross follows the crime, and the McCoys are forced to flee for Mexico with the police and criminals in hot pursuit.
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| Running time | 122 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $3.3 million
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| Box office | $36.7 million (US)
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Rudy Butler: He didn't make it. Neither did you.
(pulls his gun)
Carter 'Doc' McCoy: (shoots Rudy)
- The orange Volkswagen Beetle that Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw pass as they flee town after the bank heist is driven by James Garner. Garner had been visiting a friend on the shoot and was hired for his vehicular skills by stunt coordinator Carey Loftin.
- Shot almost entirely in sequence.
- For this film, Ali MacGraw learned how to fire a gun and drive a car.
- The radio station playing at the drive-in restaurant is WHIL, an obvious reference to scriptwriter Walter Hill.
- Writer Jim Thompson was originally hired to adapt his own novel for the movie. Thompson worked on the screenplay for four months and produced a prose treatment, a first draft, and alternate scenes and episodes. Thompson's script included the original borderline-surrealistic ending of the novel featuring the kingdom of El Rey. Steve McQueen objected to the depressing ending and had Thompson replaced with rising screenwriter Walter Hill.
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