Getaway, The Movie Summary and Review

Movie Review for Getaway, The

Getaway, The Movie Brief

Sam Peckinpah directed this ‘70s movie starring Steve McQueen and Sally Struthers. It is based on a novel by Jim Thompson.

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DVD Release For Getaway, The

The DVD for the movie Getaway, The runs 123 minutes , was released on May 31, 2005 by Warner Home Video and is rated PG Click To Buy.

Film Plot For Getaway, The

The movie The Getaway concerns a husband and wife bank robbing team who manage to flee both the police and their accomplices after a heist goes terribly wrong.

The heist is interrupted when one of the minions assigned to the robber by a corrupt businessman winds up shooting and killing a guard. Will they be able to getaway? Watch this movie and find out!

Cast of Getaway, The Film

Carter Doc McCoy - Steve McQueen
Carol Ainsley McCoy - Ali MacGraw
Jack Beynon - Ben Johnson
Fran Clinton - Sally Struthers
Rudy Butler - Al Lettieri
Cowboy - Slim Pickens
Thief at Railway Station - Richard Bright
Harold Clinton - Jack Dodson
Laughlin - Dub Taylor
Frank Jackson - Bo Hopkins
Cully - Roy Jenson
The Accountant - John Bryson
Swain - Bill Hart
Hayhoe - Tom Runyon
The Soldier - Whitney Jones

Getaway, The Movie Trivia Items

Peter Bogdanovich was originally enlisted to direct The Getaway, but had to back out of the project in order to finish directing What’s Up, Doc?

The M1911 is the model of the pistol Steve McQueen uses throughout The Getaway.

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70's Film Facts:

The Film Getaway, The was released on December 15, 1972 by Warner Bros., and earned $36,734,619 in ticket sales in US theatres.

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