The Getaway

– Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchang..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
The Getaway (1994)

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

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The Getaway (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Feb 1994

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer:

Jim Thompson (novel), Walter Hill (screenplay), Amy Holden Jones (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods

Plot:

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Production:

Universal

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
Metacritic:
51%