The Getaway

1994

Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 29% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 29% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 21130 21.1K

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Plot summary

An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.

Director

Roger Donaldson Photo
Roger Donaldson

Top cast

Jennifer Tilly Photo
Jennifer Tilly as Fran Carvey
Burton Gilliam Photo
Burton Gilliam as Gollie
Philip Seymour Hoffman Photo
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Frank Hansen
David Morse Photo
David Morse as Jim Deer Jackson
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
978.61 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 6
1.85 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by elo-equipamentos 7 / 10

Criminally underrated remake with the breathtaking Kim Bassinger!!!

This remake suffers for the original be a near masterpiece leading by superstar Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, in such status whatever the outcome it was fated at contempt, also directed by the legendary figure of Sam Peckinpah that increase the gap between both, nonetheless seems to be almost criminal the meager 5.8 of rating gave by IMDB's users along all these years, sounds at first look be purposeful.Still Roger Donaldson made a robust and decent job here, Baldwin is miles away of McQueen, although he tries to hard overcame himself, already Kim Basinger are one step ahead of the skinny MacGraw, her sex appeal lifts the movie beyond, an action packed movie that holds the audience with a non-stopping breathtaking sequences, has some holes on the script as well, though it didn't wreck deep damages as a whole.Further the supporting casting as Michael Madsen and James Woods are smirking and foreseeable as usually the gangsters are, also the ambiguous and sexy girl Jennifer Tilly is awesomely cogent, strengthening the storytelling with mastery, further the long chase car sequence and the hotel clash aside a bit contrived are enough to improve the high adrenalin rush, my DVD come out during the transition of VHS into DVD and wasn't a proper restoration that the movie deserves, hope in near future it comes to light on the real format with bonus material and fully restored!!Thanks for reading.Resume:First watch: 1998 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.5.
Reviewed by rpmmurphy 7 / 10

Rare Chemistry Makes This Remake Work... Look At Michael Madson's Hair!

Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger were a married couple when they portrayed the married McCoys in this 1994 remake of the 1972. Their on-screen chemistry is incredible. Any time you get this kind of casting occurrence in a film, it is at least worth checking out. Here it really works. The thing that distinguishes this Jim Thompson story is the catch-22 Carol McCoy is faced with- and the percussive effect her necessary action has on the McCoy couple- while the tension is ratcheted up to 11- in their non-stop hour-and-a-half getaway throughout the Southwest.It is a juicy role for a married couple, and Baldwin & Basinger make the most of it. They both are in prime form here and very compelling to watch together. Besides the McCoys (and Richard Farnsworth), it is a B film. Michael Madson's hair is a real challenge to deal with. At least you can cut out of the Richard Marx end credit song. You have to live with Michael Madson's hair for the whole ride. IMDb rating should be around 7.
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